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23 5 6 16 14 16 24 15 18 3 Wednesday <strong>July</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 31 CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 299 SUDOKU Every row, column and box should contain the digits 1 to 9. WordBuilder WORDBUILDER 199 6 R A E S E R 11 <strong>12</strong> 13 14 15 many words of three or more letters, How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. once? TODAY Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 22 letters, including plurals, can you make from the six letters, using each only No words beginning with a capital are allowed. There’s at least one six-letter Solution 198: ash, ham, hams, has, hum, human, HUMANS, hums, man, mans, manus, mas, mash, word. mun, mush, san, sham, shun, sum, sun. Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Across 1. Disappear (6) 4. Insult (6) 9. Against (4) 10. Showing sound judgement (10) 11. Pub/inn (6) <strong>12</strong>. In spite of the fact that (8) 13. Replace (9) 15. Swift (4) 16. Singing voice (4) 17. Domicile (9) 21. Military accommodation (8) 22. Arid area (6) 24. Not logical (10) 25. Highest point (4) 26. Excavating (6) 27. Erase (6) Decoder Down 1. Pacific island nation (7) 2. Sound (5) 3. Becomes smaller (7) 5. Icy (6) 6. Turn to vapour (9) 7. Joy (7) 8. Mayonnaise or vinaigrette (5,8) 14. Have guests (9) 16. Word formed from another (7) 18. Pamper (7) 19. Funeral procession (7) 20. Director’s command (6) 23. Gawp (5) H X G S E A O Y C P F D B 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 T E L Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. DECODER Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented Each by the number other represents numbers. a As different you get letter the of letters, the alphabet. enter them Write into the given the main letters grid, into all and squares the reference with matching grid. numbers. To keep Now track work of the out which letters letters you are have represented found, cross by them other off the numbers. alphabet provided. 18 4 19 13 18 6 19 5 19 1 18 11 10 8 26 <strong>12</strong> 15 25 4 8 16 22 4 19 21 24 3 17 14 20 19 9 18 17 25 19 5 3 2 25 18 26 18 18 17 6 2 8 4 11 5 18 4 19 11 25 20 13 24 2 19 4 18 17 14 16 26 18 18 8 8 11 26 19 2 19 11 22 18 25 26 19 20 11 1 1 20 19 13 23 8 6 19 6 18 7 19 5 17 P U T 4 17 18 19 16 18 26 2 18 11 25 13 19 6 18 11 25 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 <strong>12</strong> 13 T U 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 P SOLUTION No.198 199 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 <strong>12</strong> 13 T O D G S R V Y A I C M P B J Z U W L X H N K Q E F 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 13 24 3 <strong>12</strong> 22 2 3 6 17 24 20 19 5 16 22 16 25 24 5 24 17 5 6 18 26 1 24 <strong>12</strong> 22 25 24 2 16 17 17 5 <strong>12</strong> 24 16 22 4 3 6 25 23 3 25 7 13 22 25 24 25 26 7 8 7 13 24 15 5 K L I R W T J U Z Q N V M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 <strong>12</strong> 13 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 <strong>12</strong> 13 L 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 E T All puzzles copyright T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz SOLUTION No.199 20 22 3 22 25 13 5 <strong>12</strong> 15 22 13 25 13 9 24 <strong>12</strong> 22 5 22 24 15 16 <strong>12</strong> 24 23 25 6 15 13 18 <strong>12</strong> 16 24 20 24 26 5 25 16 10 24 24 3 6 11 25 21 7 6 Crossword Across: 1. Vanish, 4. Offend, 9. Anti, 10. Reasonable, 11. Tavern, <strong>12</strong>. Although, 13. Supersede, 15. Fast, 16. Alto, 17. Residence, 21. Barracks, 22. Desert, 24. Irrational, 25. Apex, 26. Mining, 27. Delete. Down: 1. Vanuatu, 2. Noise, 3. Shrinks, 5. Frosty, 6. Evaporate, 7. Delight, 8. Salad dressing, 14. Entertain, 16. Anagram, 18. Indulge, 19. Cortege, 20. Action, 23. Stare. WordBuilder are, ares, ear, ears, ease, era, eras, erase, ERASER, ere, err, errs, rare, rase, rear, rears, res, saree, sea, sear, see, seer, sera, sere. Sudoku