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44 <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
PUZZLE PAGE<br />
<strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />
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Across<br />
1. Wearing abeard where kids are around (9)<br />
5. An objection toanouter room in Scotland<br />
(3)<br />
7. Invalid diet forsoaks (4)<br />
8. It maybeimparting aslant on fishing like<br />
this (8)<br />
10. Their deliverybeing crude, they will lose<br />
out (3-5)<br />
11. Let it stand correction of acorrection (4)<br />
13. Woodcraftsman who was an artist (6)<br />
15. Cricketers in the field one commands<br />
withaweapon (6)<br />
18. Twohogsheads may be filled with<br />
tobacco (4)<br />
19. Howtooffload bun under difficulty (8)<br />
22. Magnificent, the way rogues go astray (8)<br />
23. Do nothing on the motorway to condemn<br />
one (4)<br />
24. It signifies agreement in every Esperanto<br />
rendering (3)<br />
25. There should be no danger of onegetting<br />
the point of it (6,3)<br />
Down<br />
1. Whatmay be nothing to us is acomplete<br />
failure (4-3)<br />
2. Instigate one to give me lip like this (5)<br />
3. Asmall wave from 18 Across moving left<br />
and right (6)<br />
4. Sayone didn’t disown one (4)<br />
5. Show one’s annoyanceatblisteritcauses<br />
(7)<br />
6. One istoo concise to be intoxicated (5)<br />
9. The left always bar control (5)<br />
12. Marsh, being American,isnot the real<br />
thing (5)<br />
14. Files anews storyonexplosivenoises (7)<br />
16. Bringer of sleep to the fellow on the<br />
beach (7)<br />
17. Fun had with broken leg mayswallow<br />
one up completely (6)<br />
18. Alittle gluttonous, where toes are<br />
concerned? (5)<br />
20. Between doctor an operation, nothing<br />
must grow faint (5)<br />
21. They makeupamatch as onelaysthe<br />
table (4)<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Fillthe grid so thatevery column, everyrow and 3x3<br />
box contains the digits 1 to 9.<br />
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QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
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Across<br />
1. Bee colonies (5)<br />
4. Carpenter (colloq) (6)<br />
7. Also (3)<br />
8. Fleetofships (6)<br />
9. Usual (6)<br />
10. Balderdash (8)<br />
12. Movable part of a<br />
fence (4)<br />
13. Post graduate<br />
research project(6)<br />
15. Pick (6)<br />
16. Car forhire (4)<br />
17. Surround (8)<br />
19. Heavenly(6)<br />
20. Writer (6)<br />
22. Humdrum grind (3)<br />
23. Agovernment office<br />
(6)<br />
24. Wipe out (5)<br />
Down<br />
1. Deaf (4-2-7)<br />
2. By wayof(L) (3)<br />
3. Discoloured area (5)<br />
4. Own up(7)<br />
5. Unorthodox (9)<br />
6. Prank (9,4)<br />
11. Belief someone is<br />
guilty (9)<br />
14. Landscape (7)<br />
18. Wooden box(5)<br />
21. Hotdrink (3)<br />
CODECRACKER<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
Across: 1. Hives, 4. Chippy, 7. Too, 8. Armada, 9. Normal, 10. Nonsense,<br />
12. Gate, 13.Thesis, 15. Select, 16. Taxi, 17. Encircle,19. Divine, 20.<br />
Author, 22. Rut, 23. Agency,24. Erase.<br />
Down: 1. Hard-of-hearing, 2. Via, 3. Stain, 4. Confess, 5. Irregular, 6.<br />
Practicaljoke, 11. Suspicion,14. Scenery, 18. Crate, 21. Tea.<br />
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />
Across: 1. Whiskered 5. But7.Sops 8. Spinning 10. Oil-wells 11. Stet<br />
13. Turner 15. Covers 18. Pipe 19. Unburden22. Gorgeous 23. Doom24.<br />
Yes 25. Safety pin.<br />
Down: 1. Wash-out 2. Impel3.Ripple 4. Deny5.Bristle 6. Tight 9. Lever<br />
12.Bogus14. Reports16. Sandman 17. Engulf 18. Piggy 20. Droop21.<br />
Sets.<br />
TARGET<br />
akin eking intake kamekart<br />
keratin kern kiangkineking<br />
kite knitkrait make maker<br />
making mankier mark market<br />
MARKETING markingmike<br />
minknark rake raking ramekin<br />
rank remaking retaking rink<br />
MEDIUM HARD<br />
EASY<br />
TARGET<br />
A G E<br />
T K I<br />
R M N<br />
Good 20<br />
Very Good 26<br />
Excellent 34+<br />
ALL PUZZLES©THE PUZZLE COMPANY<br />
How many words offour letters or more can you<br />
make? There isatleast one nine-letter word.<br />
Each letter may be used only once and all<br />
words must contain the centre letter.<br />
No words starting with acapital, no plurals<br />
ending in sunless the word is also averb, e.g.<br />
he fires the gun.<br />
HOME OWNER<br />
“I’m interested in knowing what myhome is<br />
worth.”<br />
Tracey Frost<br />
021 279 1972 tracey.frost@raywhite.com<br />
TRACEY FROST<br />
“I’d love to helpwith that. Let’s organise a<br />
time to meet so Ican prepare afree no<br />
obligation market appraisal onyourhome.”<br />
36 McMillanStreet<br />
Methven<br />
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rwashburton.co.nz•03 <strong>30</strong>3 <strong>30</strong>32<br />
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