PUZZLE PAGE 32 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 QUICK CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19/11 Across 1. Anovelway to fit in coal distribution (9) 5. The crowdinvolved in organised crimeinAmerica (3) 7. Each half, betweenright andleft,itis genuine (4) 8. Thesingular storyofadwellingplace?(8) 10. It maybedecent if arrangement is available for those madeill (8) 11. Bittersound of what the coffin rests on (4) 13. Scowl –orgrowl, possibly,about the East (6) 15. Haveamealaround away to push the boat out (6) <strong>18</strong>. Do return, by goinground the corpse(4) 19. Afinishingpress for paper,and creel thatcan be made from it (8) 22. Makeitknown how nunmanoeuvred canoe (8) 23. Instructiontoshoot, withpassion (4) 24. Sesame is ignited in reverse (3) 25. In slang,ague maybespoken of in French and German (9) DOWN 1. Fellow hasmargin of difference in working theland (7) 2. Bad,inage, to be run together like husksofcorn(5) 3. Neither she norhecan be got from the tureen(6) 4. Eleven Bingo parts in adarts match(4) 5. Grindertakes one on in vastnumber (7) 6. Howcould rowbemadeintoashady recess? (5) 9. Awarderwithabroken-winded horse (5) 12. Provide food for afeline with hesitation(5) 14. It’s like first numberinroad, perhaps: 50 (7) 16. Control andmake use of heras poles are switched (7) 17. Abirdmay find calf no different (6) <strong>18</strong>. Brag aboutbeing LeadingSeamanin ayacht (5) 20. Is cheating in entering agreyhound (5) 21. The attractionofahittothe left fora right-hander(4) www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, everyrow and 3x3 box containsthe digits1to 9. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <strong>18</strong> 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Across 1. Spanish ricedish(6) 5. Line on weather map (6) 8. Racket(3) 9. Infrequently(6) 10. Empty inside (6) 11. Period of prosperity(4) 13. Pertinent (8) 14. Summerfruit(5) 15. Slogan (5) 19. Apart (8) 21. Pretence (4) 22. Attractively oldfashioned(6) 23. In agreement (6) 25. Imp(3) 26. Humiliate (6) 27. Sieve(6) Down 2. Impressive(7) 3. Young boy (3) 4. Look up to (6) 5. Breathe in (6) 6. Unaware (9) 7. Fruit of the oak (5) 12. Butter substitute (9) 16. Aerial swing(7) 17. Beef up (6) <strong>18</strong>. Spurn (6) 20. Give off (5) 24. Sick (3) CODECRACKER QUICK CROSSWORD Across: 1. Paella,5.Isobar,8.Din, 9. Seldom, 10. Hollow,11. Boom, 13. Relevant,14. Berry, 15.Motto, 19.Separate, 21. Sham, 22. Quaint, 23. United,25. Elf, 26. Demean, 27. Filter. Down: 2. Awesome,3.Lad,4.Admire, 5. Inhale, 6. Oblivious, 7. Acorn, 12.Margarine, 16. Trapeze,17. Fatten,<strong>18</strong>. Rebuff,20. Exude,24. Ill. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across: 1. Fictional5.Mob 7. Real8.Bungalow10. Infected 11. Bier13. Glower 15.Launch<strong>18</strong>. Body 19. Calender 22.Announce 23. Fire 24.Til 25.Languages. Down: 1. Farming 2. Chaff3.Neuter 4. Legs 5. Million 6. Bower9. Screw 12.Cater 14.Ordinal16. Harness 17. Falcon<strong>18</strong>. Boast20. Doing 21.Pull. TARGET ails aisle asci ceil ceils cilia ciliate cite cites elastic elicit elicits ices iciest ileitis ilia iliac isle islet italic ITALICISE laciest laic laicise liaise lice licit lies list lite sail silica silicate silt site slice slit stile tail tails telic ties tile tiles MEDIUM HARD EASY TARGET C I E L I A I T S Good 22 Very Good 31 Excellent 39+ ALL PUZZLES ©THE PUZZLE COMPANY How many words of four letters or more can you make? There is at least one nine-letter word. Each letter may be used only once and all words must contain the centre letter. No words starting with acapital, no plurals ending in sunless the word is also averb, e.g. he fires the gun. Margaret Feiss Margaret isatrue local; born and bred in Mid Canterbury and knows the area inside and out. Margaret has almost 30 years experience selling real estate in the Methven area. Margaret lives and breathes property and specialises in helping clients bring their real estate ambitions to lifewith an impressive track record. Professionalism is her key. 021 751 009 • margaret.feiss@raywhite.com Methven•Tinwald •<strong>Ashburton</strong> •rwashburton.co.nz •03303 3032 Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLimited Licensed (REAA 2008)
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