Nor'West News: November 11, 2021

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Thursday November 11 2021
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SUDOKU
Every row, column and box should
contain the digits 1 to 9.
WORDBUILDER
WordBuilder
118
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O A N
E C B
CROSSWORD
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218
How many words of three or more letters,
How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six
letters, using
including
each letter
plurals,
only once?
can
No
you
foreign
words or words beginning with a capital are
make allowed. from There's the at six least letters, one six-letter using word.
each only once? TODAY
Good 18 Very Good 22 Excellent 26
No
Solution
words
117: beg,
beginning
bel, big, bile,
with
bilge,
a
bio,
capital
blog,
are bog, bogie, allowed. bogle, There’s boil, bole, ego, at gel, least gibe, one glib,
glob, globe, gob, leg, lei, lib, lie, lob, lobe, log, loge,
six-letter word.
obi, OBLIGE, ogle, oil.
Good 18 Very Good 22 Excellent 26
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DECO
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SOLUTION
No.118
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S M K G Y I D A H X B Q F
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L C R Z N V E O U T J P W
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W I
Decoder
Across
1. Lurch (7)
5. Anzac Day symbols (7)
9. Religious paintings (5)
10. Wrongdoer (9)
11. Utter, articulate (9)
12. Stadium (5)
13. Guides for a horse (5)
15. Pseudonym (5,4)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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5 12 9 10 17 24 11 15 6
N
18. Widespread (9)
19. Leg bone (5)
21. Climb (5)
23. Onlooker (9)
25. High-spirited (9)
26. Public square (5)
27. Ceremonial staff (7)
28. Blocks off, forces into
place (7)
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I
Down
1. Captain (7)
2. Express regret (9)
3. Vigour, enjoyment (5)
4. Recall the past (9)
5. Spread (5)
6. Enduring (9)
7. Likeness (5)
8. Fill to satisfaction (7)
14. Financial document (9)
16. Genuine (9)
17. Intervene (9)
18. Own (7)
20. Outstanding debts (7)
22. Entertain (5)
23. Form (5)
24. Gradually reduce (5)
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DECODER
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Each Enter number the given represents letters into a different all squares letter with of the matching alphabet. numbers. Write the
given The challenge letters into now all squares is to work with out matching which letters numbers. are Now represented work out
which by the letters other are numbers. represented As you by the get other letters, numbers. enter As you them get into the
letters, the main write grid, them and into the reference main grid and grid. the To reference keep track grid. Decoder of the
uses letters all you 26 letters have of found, the alphabet. cross them off the alphabet provided.
11 21 24 13 8 7 14 21 9 5 21
7 21 9 2 5 1
3 21 5 17 21 2 8 9 14 10 19 2
16 25 21 22 1 8 22
14 10 9 24 24 8 3 5 1 18 7
24 21 19 2 12 2 21 12 5 16 11
17 1 4 26 12 16 12 21 10
9 21 10 1 12 10 23 7 17 12
7 1 7 26 15
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented
by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into
the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the
letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.
6 7 10 10 7 20 1 9 23 9 3 18
8 14 17 5 3
9 19 15 12 21 10 19 7 5 2 7
2 21 21 1 10 21 1
22 21 5 20 19 2 21 12 14 2 21 24
7 7 4 23 7 8
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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118
Crossword
Across: 1. Stagger, 5.
Poppies, 9. Icons, 10.
Miscreant, 11. Pronounce,
12. Arena, 13. Reins, 15.
Stage name, 18. Prevalent,
19. Tibia, 21. Scale, 23.
Spectator, 25. Exuberant,
26. Plaza, 27. Sceptre, 28.
Corners.
Down: 1. Skipper, 2.
Apologise, 3. Gusto, 4.
Reminisce, 5. Paste, 6.
Permanent, 7. Image, 8.
Satiate, 14. Statement, 16.
Authentic, 17. Arbitrate,
18. Possess, 20. Arrears,
22. Amuse, 23. Shape, 24.
Taper.
WordBuilder
ace, acne, aeon, bacon,
ban, banco, bane, BEACON,
bean, ben, boa, bonce,
bone, cab, can, cane, canoe,
cob, con, cone, ebon, eon,
nab, neb, nob, oca, ocean,
once, one.
Sudoku
SOLUTION
No.117
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E L I N O P V T S A F D R
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