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www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
PUZZLE PAGE<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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1. Bench on theSpeaker’sright, where rich<br />
depositismade (8)<br />
4. Whatalongtime it takes asone matures<br />
(4)<br />
8. Rubbish put back in store(3)<br />
9. Slant canbelevelifthe Frenchisn’t used<br />
(5)<br />
10. One takes it thusamiss, being unwell(3)<br />
11. Where peopleeat withawhole case of<br />
cutlery (7)<br />
12. Is positioned with vision,one is told(5)<br />
13. Is inverted, stern-foremost? (4,2,5)<br />
17. Acarrying-chair from the Andes (5)<br />
18. It will stickout as aschemeofsomething<br />
to be done (7)<br />
20. It is no longerfashionable to be dismissed<br />
(3)<br />
21. Singlefiguresare subdivisionsofalarger<br />
body(5)<br />
22. It canhear abit of corn (3)<br />
23. 8going backnorth forthe rent (4)<br />
<strong>24</strong>. Assume smallstature anddisparage<br />
one(8)<br />
Down<br />
1. Chitre-issuedthree times(6)<br />
2. Is gone, like thefoodintreat,engagingly<br />
(5)<br />
3. Standard black of aflier(5)<br />
5. Willshinewithasingleturn round end of<br />
night(7)<br />
6. Colddishes, as served up by youngsters<br />
(6)<br />
7. In whichthere are forms,anddesks too<br />
(10)<br />
9. End-of-term activity is goingtopieces (8,2)<br />
14. He carries out raid so that he canverify<br />
accounts(7)<br />
15. Go along with one coster,sortof(6)<br />
16. To have no intake will look hard,when<br />
aboutfive (6)<br />
18. In the first place, onewilllay atrain to<br />
it (5)<br />
19. Leaveofabsence from regatta Exeter<br />
gave up (5)<br />
SUDOKU<br />
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box contains the digits 1to9.<br />
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1. Netting (4)<br />
4. Standard(6)<br />
8. Hone (7)<br />
9. Depart (5)<br />
10. Portal (4)<br />
11. Outside chance (4,4)<br />
13. Thickener(9)<br />
17. Morgue (8)<br />
19. Hint(4)<br />
21. Scold (5)<br />
22. Cut off(7)<br />
23. Group of seven (6)<br />
<strong>24</strong>. Enthusiastic(4)<br />
Down<br />
2. Stretchy (7)<br />
3. Optimism(4)<br />
4. Someone whorefuses<br />
to fit in (13)<br />
5. System of worship (8)<br />
6. Flooded (5)<br />
7. Small-minded (5)<br />
8. Wise(4)<br />
12. Dispute (8)<br />
14. Setfree(7)<br />
15. Slap (5)<br />
16. Yield (4)<br />
18. Elevate(5)<br />
20. Bottle stopper (4)<br />
CODECRACKER<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
Across: 1. Mesh,4.Normal,8.Sharpen, 9. Leave, 10. Gate,11. Long<br />
shot, 13.Cornflour,17.Mortuary, 19. Clue, 21.Chide, 22. Isolate,23.<br />
Septet,<strong>24</strong>. Keen.<br />
Down: 2. Elastic, 3. Hope, 4. Nonconformist, 5. Religion,6.Awash, 7.<br />
Petty, 8. Sage, 12. Argument,14. Release, 15. Smack, 16.Cede, 18.<br />
Raise, 20.Cork.<br />
CRYPTICCROSSWORD<br />
Across: 1. Treasury 4. Ages 8. Rot 9. Bevel10. Ill 11. Canteen12. Sited<br />
13.Back to front 17. Sedan18. Project 20. Out 21. Units22. Ear 23. Torn<br />
<strong>24</strong>.Belittle.<br />
Down: 1. Thrice 2. Eaten 3. Raven5.Glisten 6. Salads7.Classrooms 9.<br />
Breaking up 14.Auditor15. Escort 16. Starve 18. Prime 19.Exeat.<br />
TARGET<br />
aggro agog eggar eggy ergo<br />
gage gape gaper gayer gear<br />
GEOGRAPHY goer gopher gore<br />
gorge gorygrape graphgrapy<br />
grey grog grope gyre gyro ogre<br />
orgypagepager pogeyporgy<br />
rage raggy yeggyoga<br />
MEDIUM HARD<br />
EASY<br />
TARGET<br />
E R H<br />
A G G<br />
O Y P<br />
Good 17<br />
Very Good 23<br />
Excellent 28+<br />
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