Ashburton Courier: September 24, 2021

PUZZLE PAGE
26 Ashburton Courier, September 23, 2021
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Orderone cord to be madefree (5)
4. Old womanwill make athousand
poundsbefore lunch(7)
8. One at pains, one is told, to see what
he couldbuy (6,7)
10. It looksforbidding, thebackofthe
ship (5)
11. It’s abig blow having alesson
contain it (4)
12. Acardinal pointintransformationof
anumber of airmen (4)
16. Three-day contestinthe seventies5)
17. Savefor charged particle,everything
unknownisnot usually seen (13)
19. Coins weregiven in biblical timesfor
natural aptitudes (7)
20. To deviate outofhere’s possible (5)
Down
1. Where onefinds letters of the
afternoon at Ten(7,6)
2. Universal demand on bank for
payment will speedily go (3)
3. Pick nothing the Frenchhave athing
about(6)
4. One over-effusiveand well-oiled? (6)
5. Decks theNavyinasort of soda (6)
6. Extending from column intoline,as
mightPoleinexpiring (9)
7. Atwhich hands arebrought together
piously early(7,6)
9. Icall it op thatinaway is to do with
government (9)
13. Riverawriterwill colourmore
intensely (6)
14. Is neglectful, concerning what
doesn’tscore (6)
15. Howone toleratestripods (6)
18. Shelterfound in terrible,exposed
setting(3)
SUDOKU
Fill the grid so that every column, everyrow and 3x3
box containsthe digits1to 9.
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QUICK CROSSWORD
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Across
1. Gesture (6)
4. Most peculiar (6)
9. Children’scough (5)
10. Malice (3,4)
11. Apparent (7)
13. An additional
amount (4)
14. Practical,realistic
(4-2-5)
17. Head and
shoulders sculpture (4)
18. Type of cheese (7)
21. Form amental
picture(7)
22. Happen (5)
24. Churchmen (6)
25. Restrain(4,2)
Down
1. Holy(6)
2. Sticky substance
(colloq)(3)
3. Fruit (5)
5. Quandary (7)
6. Left one’s own
country(9)
7. Converse (4)
8. Presenttoken (4,7)
12. Vaccinate (9)
15. Zero (7)
16. Rehearsal (inf)(3,3)
19. Run awaytomarry
(5)
20. Metaloftenin
sunscreen (4)
23. Tin(3)
CODECRACKER
QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Signal, 4. Oddest, 9. Croup, 10.Ill will, 11.
Evident,13. More,14. Down-to-earth,17. Bust,18.
Cheddar,21. Imagine,22. Occur, 24. Clergy, 25.Reinin.
Down: 1. Sacred, 2. Goo, 3. Apple,5.Dilemma, 6.
Emigrated, 7. Talk,8.Giftvoucher, 12. Inoculate, 15.
Nothing, 16.Dry run, 19. Elope, 20. Zinc, 23.Can.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across: 1. Doric4.Grandam 8. Window shopper 10.
Stern 11. Gale 12.Wing16. Event 17. Exceptionally 19.
Talents20. Sheer,
Down: 1. DowningStreet2.Run 3. Choose 4. Gusher 5.
Adorns 6. Deploying 7. Morning prayer 9. Political13.
Deepen 14.Remiss 15. Stands18. Lee.
TARGET: amount amour antrum
armour arum aunt auto enamour
erratum euro manure mature maturer
menu moue mount mounter mourn
mourner muon murre mute nature
NUMERATOR outer outran remount
rerun return rout route router rumen
rune runt tour tourer true truer tuna
tune tuner turn turner unmet unto urea
MEDIUM HARD
EASY
TARGET
R M T
N U A
O R E
Good 23
Very Good 33
Excellent 41+
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Armand
vander Eik
Armand is truly passionate forproperty and people.
Having been in the sales industry for30+ years, Armand has
the contacts and the ability to negotiate deals like noother.
Armand is married with 2adult children, who he loves
spending time with. He loves his sport and also enjoys agood
battle and alaugh on the squash court.
021 597 527 •armand.vandereik@raywhite.com
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