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THURSDAY, MARCH <strong>28</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
EXTENSIVE TRAINING was<br />
a key factor in Ailsa Newton’s<br />
walk of 8480 steps in the Les<br />
Mills City2Surf fun run.<br />
Not bad for a 92-year-old.<br />
Ailsa completed the 6.5km<br />
distance from Porritt Park to<br />
Rawhiti Domain in one hour<br />
and 43 minutes.<br />
“The event was very good<br />
and very well organised. It was<br />
a relief to finish and I was very<br />
glad to sit down.<br />
“I am quite proud of myself<br />
for having done it. As people<br />
say, use it or lose it. I must say<br />
thank you to all who supported<br />
me.”<br />
Ailsa, a resident at the<br />
Archer Retirement Village and<br />
Rest Home in Beckenham,<br />
said having its staff organise<br />
the walk helped push her to<br />
complete it.<br />
She was joined by her son<br />
Brian McCracken and fellow<br />
residents, the home’s general<br />
manager Jane Haughey and site<br />
manager Philip Hanson.<br />
The ex-Brookhaven resident<br />
had persevered with extensive<br />
training for six weeks by<br />
walking daily.<br />
On the event day, she<br />
surpassed her 6km milestone<br />
which she had achieved the<br />
week before.<br />
• Turn to page 7<br />
www.starnews.co.nz<br />
92yo Ailsa’s motto:<br />
‘Use it or lose it’<br />
STEADY PACE: Ailsa Newton managed to cover 8480 steps in the Les Mills City2Surf<br />
fun run. She was supported by her son Brian McCracken, as well as fellow residents<br />
and staff from Archer Retirement Village and Rest Home.<br />
Residents<br />
call on<br />
police,<br />
patrollers<br />
to do more<br />
about crime<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
CAR THEFTS, home burglaries<br />
and other petty crimes have<br />
forced Avonhead and Russley<br />
residents to ask for more action<br />
from police and the community<br />
patrol.<br />
However, Christchurch North<br />
Community Patrol president<br />
Mary Chappell said the patrol<br />
needs more volunteers to monitor<br />
the behaviour.<br />
“We have<br />
about 30 regular<br />
patrollers, but<br />
each is only<br />
required to do<br />
one patrol per<br />
month.<br />
“If we had<br />
more volunteers,<br />
we could get<br />
Mary<br />
Chappell<br />
more patrols running.<br />
“Crime is constant. We get<br />
called out mostly to residential<br />
incidents.<br />
Chappell said the patrollers<br />
continue to talk to businesses in<br />
their area about crime and update<br />
them on “what’s going on”.<br />
“The crimes are worse in some<br />
areas and often, when crime<br />
dies in one spot, it increases in<br />
another,” Chappell said.<br />
“Break-ins to cars are difficult to<br />
catch as they happen in the early<br />
morning.”<br />
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‘Thieves will get inside your<br />
house even if you’re home’<br />
•From page 1<br />
“House break-ins can<br />
happen anytime during the<br />
day,” Chappell said.<br />
“It’s spooky – thieves will<br />
get inside your house even if<br />
you’re home.”<br />
The call for more action<br />
comes after residents<br />
approached Waimairi<br />
Ward city councillor Sam<br />
MacDonald to tell him<br />
about their<br />
experiences<br />
with criminal<br />
activity.<br />
MacDonald<br />
then got in<br />
touch with<br />
the patrol and<br />
Sam<br />
MacDonald<br />
police.<br />
He said<br />
it was quite<br />
concerning to<br />
hear residents concerns and he<br />
was taking them seriously.<br />
“It’s not ideal for an area of<br />
little crime.<br />
“We have to do something.<br />
We are working with the<br />
relevant organisations to help.<br />
They all do a great job.”<br />
MacDonald sent an email<br />
to Canterbury metro area<br />
commander, Superintendent<br />
Lane Todd, last week to ask<br />
if there had been an increase<br />
in crime in the area and get<br />
some advice to give back to the<br />
community.<br />
“(Todd’s) response was<br />
there had been an increase<br />
from <strong>March</strong> to November last<br />
year but it has dropped back<br />
to a more normal amount,<br />
following historical trends,”<br />
MacDonald said.<br />
“The good thing is the police<br />
are aware and are continuing<br />
to monitor the area.<br />
“They have a focus on<br />
particular measures for youth<br />
crime.<br />
“But the best and biggest<br />
thing the community can do<br />
is to make sure everyone is<br />
reporting every crime.<br />
“This helps the police with<br />
the numbers and where to put<br />
resources. I also encourage<br />
anyone who can to join the<br />
BROKEN: Residents<br />
posted these photos<br />
of car break-ins to the<br />
Russley/Avonhead/<br />
Yaldhurst Community<br />
Group page on Facebook.<br />
community patrol.<br />
“Some other suggestions is<br />
to not leave any valuables in<br />
your vehicles, and try not to<br />
park on the street as much as<br />
possible.”<br />
MacDonald said he<br />
will continue to monitor<br />
community feedback on crime<br />
in the area.<br />
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meeting sometime after Easter<br />
to discuss these issues and the<br />
solutions.<br />
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Climbing into our Learning at the<br />
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In week four we were lucky enough to head to the Botanical<br />
Gardens to kick off our integrated learning about structures<br />
which is our focus for the whole year. We started off with a fun<br />
bus ride through town then grabbed a seat under some shady<br />
trees to eat our morning kai. After eating we had so much fun<br />
playing on the playground, learning to share the equipment.<br />
We then set out on a really fun scavenger hunt around the<br />
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sculptures. We finished off the trip with a bite to eat, a play in<br />
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and having fun exploring the parachute making up our own<br />
games. Then headed back to school with tired eyes - I think we<br />
all slept well that night.<br />
Year 3 and 4’s visit to the<br />
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In week 4 and 5, the Year 3 and 4 teams went on a field trip<br />
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integrated topic focus on Structures. The students gained<br />
an understanding of the waste hierarchy and effective<br />
waste minimisation and management processes.<br />
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methods.<br />
The students learnt about the benefits of hot heap<br />
composting and worm farming methods. We also explored<br />
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We got to visit the Transfer station floor,<br />
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magnitude of items destined for landfill, some<br />
of which could have been recycled or reused.<br />
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recycle rather than dispose of items.<br />
Year 4-8 Swim Fun Day @ Halswell Pool<br />
Year 7&8 visit the<br />
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Council<br />
The Year 7&8 Hub students visited<br />
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Te Pae and important structural sites<br />
in the inner city. This was to aid the<br />
students with hands-on experience<br />
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a mock debate.<br />
They also met different individuals<br />
that work for the Christchurch City<br />
Council. The Graffiti Team, the Park<br />
Rangers, The Youth Consulting Team<br />
and more. Andrei Moore spent the<br />
day with us.<br />
Each year the Year 4-8 students and teachers head down to Halswell Pool for our annual Swim<br />
Day. On the programme were width and length races where students could earn points for their<br />
respective House.<br />
This was followed by the House Challenges - organised and run by the <strong>2024</strong> House Leaders and<br />
Yr 8 Senior leaders. The ‘Big Splash’ challenge, where students in each house try to do the biggest<br />
splash, was won by Miro who earned 200 house points.<br />
The second challenge was the ‘how quickly<br />
can you get the objects out of the pool’<br />
challenge. This was won by Miro house.<br />
Following this students had a free swim and<br />
cooled down with a refreshing ice block<br />
At about 1:00pm the majority of students<br />
returned to school whilst 110 students<br />
remained, taking part in the school swim trials<br />
- on offer, a chance to represent the school at<br />
the upcoming SW zones swim meet.<br />
It was a wonderful day, with warm weather and<br />
a great friendly, encouraging spirit evident.
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Collectors<br />
Required for<br />
the RSA Poppy<br />
Appeal <strong>2024</strong><br />
CELEBRATED: Archer Village’s acting activities provider, Bridie O’Flaherty,<br />
helped Ailsa Newton prepare for the walk and presented her with flowers<br />
and a pair of socks.<br />
Ailsa setting sights<br />
Every day the RSA supports veterans throughout New Zealand, and the<br />
demand for our services has never been higher.<br />
Since 1990 New Zealand has created over 30,000 veterans under the age of<br />
50, and there are around 140,000 living veterans across New Zealand. The total<br />
number of those eligible for our support is much higher as the RSA provides<br />
support to all current and former serving members of New Zealand’s Armed<br />
Forces and their families.<br />
We require COLLECTORS for our poppy sites on this side of Christchurch City<br />
on Friday 19 April and Saturday 20 April <strong>2024</strong>. Please email us at admin@<br />
templetonrsa.org.nz or call us on (03) 349 4701 if you can assist and are<br />
willing to spend two hours on either or both days at one of our Manned Sites.<br />
(Chairs provided.)<br />
on next challenge<br />
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“I’m still asking myself why I did it. I will<br />
never do it again.<br />
“But, I am looking at taking on a 5km<br />
Pink Ribbon walk in October. I’m resting for<br />
now, so we will see . . . I’ll be a bit older by<br />
then,” she said.<br />
Having been a keen walker for many years,<br />
Ailsa was once a part of the WEA Trampers<br />
and the Cashmere Athletic walking group.<br />
“I started walking when I was one year old<br />
. . . but I joined my groups a long time ago<br />
so I’ve been actively walking for about 75<br />
years.”<br />
She continues to walk 1.5km four days<br />
a week and takes part in the rest home’s<br />
activities programme.<br />
A gathering took place at the home on<br />
Tuesday to celebrate the achievement of the<br />
three walkers and the village team.<br />
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At Summerset, we’re proud of what we<br />
offer, with our modern homes, welcoming<br />
communities, and excellent staff.<br />
Now there are even more great reasons<br />
to choose Summerset. We’ve been voted<br />
winner of the Reader’s Digest Quality<br />
Service Award, and Aged Advisor People’s<br />
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So, if you are contemplating village life,<br />
come and see for yourself. We’d love to<br />
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Love the life you choose
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Meet the people who love living at Summerset Prebbleton<br />
Join us at Summerset Prebbleton for our Open Day and meet the residents who call the village<br />
home. They’ll let you in on the lifestyle they enjoy in our growing village, and show you the range of<br />
brand-new homes that are available*.<br />
“Everyone here gets on really well. At our time of life, you want to relax, enjoy yourself, not worry<br />
about things.” ANN & BRIAN - SUMMERSET PREBBLETON RESIDENTS.<br />
Perfectly located in the heart of Prebbleton, just a short stroll to the local shops, and an easy drive<br />
to the Lincoln Golf Course, our village offers a relaxing and low maintenance lifestyle, all safe and<br />
secure within our fully gated community.<br />
Our modern homes feature two or three bedrooms, an internal access garage and a bright and<br />
spacious open plan living with a contemporary kitchen, ideal for entertaining friends and family.<br />
Love the life you choose<br />
Open Day<br />
Thursday 4 April, 10am - 2pm<br />
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578 Springs Road, Prebbleton<br />
03 353 6312 | summerset.co.nz/prebbleton<br />
*All Summerset homes are sold under a licence to occupy and are subject to availability. Summerset does not offer rental accommodation. Images are indicative.<br />
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Cheers to the bottomless brunch<br />
EASTER IS THE perfect<br />
time for brunch. With a long<br />
weekend and nowhere to go,<br />
what better way to pass the time<br />
than with a slow leisurely start<br />
to the day with friends and<br />
family.<br />
For those with a sweet tooth,<br />
how about a super-easy pancake<br />
recipe, packed with seeds, that<br />
you can serve straight from the<br />
pan with a side of berries and<br />
cocoa sauce.<br />
Then, to add a celebratory<br />
touch, serve with a bloody<br />
Mary, the ultimate brunch<br />
drink.<br />
Seeded baked pancake<br />
with berries and cocoa<br />
sauce<br />
Serves 4<br />
Pancake batter<br />
50g (generous 1/3 cup) plain,<br />
all-purpose flour<br />
3 Tbsp coconut flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
150ml (2/3 cup) milk<br />
3 eggs, beaten<br />
4 Tbsp runny honey<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
5 Tbsp mixed seeds, such as<br />
linseeds/flaxseeds, chia seeds,<br />
sunflower seeds, poppy seeds<br />
2 Tbsp coconut oil<br />
Cocoa sauce<br />
4 Tbsp raw cocoa powder<br />
2½ Tbsp runny honey<br />
2½ Tbsp coconut oil, melted<br />
To serve<br />
150g (¾ cup) Greek yoghurt<br />
50g dried berries, such as goji,<br />
acai, cranberries etc<br />
100g mixed fresh berries such<br />
as blueberries, raspberries, red<br />
currants etc<br />
Icing/confectioners sugar, to dust<br />
23cm ovenproof frying pan/<br />
skillet<br />
Method:<br />
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.<br />
• To make the pancakes, sift the<br />
plain/all-purpose flour, coconut<br />
flour, baking powder and salt<br />
into a mixing bowl. Combine the<br />
milk, eggs, honey and vanilla in<br />
a separate bowl and beat into the<br />
flours to make a smooth batter.<br />
Fold in the mixed seeds.<br />
• Heat the coconut oil in<br />
the ovenproof frying pan/<br />
skillet until melted. Pour in the<br />
pancake batter and transfer to<br />
the preheated oven. Bake in the<br />
preheated oven for 15 minutes<br />
until the pancake is puffed up<br />
and golden.<br />
• Meanwhile, make the cocoa<br />
sauce. Place all the ingredients<br />
in a saucepan with 4 tablespoons<br />
water and heat gently, stirring,<br />
until smooth. Keep warm.<br />
• As soon as the pancake is<br />
cooked, remove it from the oven.<br />
Spoon the yoghurt into the centre<br />
and top with the dried and fresh<br />
berries. Drizzle over the cocoa<br />
sauce and serve at once, dusted<br />
with a little icing/confectioners’<br />
sugar.<br />
Best ever Bloody Mary<br />
Serves 4<br />
400g cherry vine tomatoes<br />
olive oil, for drizzling<br />
500ml tomato juice<br />
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce<br />
2 Tbsp sriracha chilli sauce<br />
3cm piece of fresh horseradish,<br />
peeled and finely grated<br />
60ml freshly squeezed<br />
lime juice<br />
300ml vodka<br />
sea salt and freshly ground black<br />
pepper<br />
To garnish<br />
Celery stalks<br />
Chilli flakes<br />
Method:<br />
• Preheat the oven to 180°C.<br />
• Place the tomatoes on a<br />
baking sheet, drizzle with<br />
olive oil and season with salt<br />
and pepper. Roast for 15-20<br />
minutes, or until the skins<br />
begin to split.<br />
• Put the tomato juice and<br />
roast tomatoes in a food<br />
processor and blend until<br />
smooth.<br />
• Transfer to a large jug and<br />
stir in the Worcestershire sauce,<br />
sriracha chilli/chilli sauce and<br />
grated horseradish. Season with<br />
salt and pepper, cover with<br />
cling film and chill in the fridge<br />
for at least 30 minutes.<br />
• When ready to serve, add<br />
the lime juice and vodka and<br />
stir well.<br />
• Place a celery stalk in four<br />
highball glasses, half-fill each<br />
glass with ice and pour in the<br />
Bloody Mary mixture. Garnish<br />
each with a pinch of chilli flakes<br />
and enjoy!<br />
Hop on down to VALENTINES<br />
this Easter Weekend<br />
Hornby restaurant offers more choices and familiar favourites<br />
Thousands of Christchurch families will<br />
have fond memories of enjoying the tasty<br />
food and friendly vibe of Valentines buffet<br />
restaurant, which was located for many<br />
years in the central city.<br />
A New Zealand-wide franchise<br />
operation, the business went through many<br />
changes over the years, then with new<br />
owners taking over the company six years<br />
ago, it gained a new momentum.<br />
A third franchise was set up in Auckland,<br />
its Rotorua restaurant reopened, and in<br />
July 2019, Valentines Christchurch opened<br />
at a new location – Chalmers Street,<br />
Hornby.<br />
As company director Ron Lal explains,<br />
Valentines has a rich history in Kiwi<br />
culture and they wanted to retain that<br />
feeling of nostalgia, but with some new<br />
concepts added to the mix.<br />
“We wanted to offer our customers a new<br />
experience that’s up with the times, and<br />
with a modern twist on hospitality.<br />
“Customers have a lot more choice of<br />
food now,” he says, “for example you can<br />
choose your own meat, which will be<br />
cooked individually for you. We offer a big<br />
selection of dishes, seafood and desserts,<br />
and of course there are the familiar<br />
favourites that the children love, like the<br />
chocolate fountain and an endless supply<br />
of ice-cream.<br />
“We want to wow the customers and<br />
at the same time we want to create that<br />
nostalgic Valentines feel.”<br />
The Valentines tradition of a free meal<br />
for a customer on their birthday has been<br />
upgraded to a celebratory birthday treat<br />
and, of course, with the famous birthday<br />
song being sung by staff, too. Families are<br />
also invited to take advantage of the school<br />
holiday special from time to time. During<br />
the holidays, one child under the age of<br />
eight gets a free lunch if accompanied by a<br />
full paying adult. (T’s & C’s apply.)<br />
Valentines has always been seen as a<br />
100 per cent family restaurant, a tradition<br />
that the new Valentines team is keen to<br />
continue, but Valentines is also a restaurant<br />
for everyone, from families to couples,<br />
to friends getting together to celebrate a<br />
special occasion.<br />
Situated in the heart of the Hornby<br />
shopping precinct, not only is Valentines<br />
the ideal place for people from the Hornby<br />
community to enjoy tasty food and a<br />
warm, friendly vibe, it also employs local<br />
staff, who are treated well and therefore<br />
enjoy working there and giving their<br />
customers the best possible service.<br />
Valentines is open seven days a week,<br />
from 10am till late. Outside the buffet<br />
times they also do the popular Valentines<br />
Shareboxes, which offer a range of<br />
amazing dishes.<br />
7/11 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch<br />
0800 VAL BUFFET valentines.co.nz
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A GOOD EXAMPLE of SUVs<br />
being hot and hatches not is the<br />
Toyota Yaris a funky five-door<br />
hatch, which hardly gets a sales<br />
look-in against its slightly SUV<br />
sibling the Yaris Cross that costs<br />
almost $4k more.<br />
The current Yaris is now<br />
four years old, but considered<br />
the biggest transformation in<br />
decades of the dull, but utterly<br />
dependable Yaris. Some even<br />
described it as a quantum leap in<br />
refinement and technology over<br />
its predecessors.<br />
The starting point for a Yaris is<br />
$32,190 for the GX hybrid with a<br />
big jump to $38,390 for the high<br />
spec ZR hybrid provided for this<br />
road test.<br />
Motoring with Bob Nettleton<br />
If you’re serious about<br />
reducing you carbon footprint<br />
by driving some something<br />
clean and green, the distinctive<br />
Yaris hybrid makes a compelling<br />
case with super low CO2 engine<br />
emission figure at just 76g/<br />
km. The 1.5-litre three-cylinder<br />
petrol electric hybrid system<br />
has a combined power output of<br />
85kW. Collectively this combo<br />
does a fine job.<br />
In urban motoring, the hybrid<br />
has amazingly low engine noise<br />
levels. You can almost hear a<br />
pin drop in the cabin when it’s<br />
running in electric-only mode<br />
and it does this for extended<br />
periods on reasonably flat<br />
terrain.<br />
Ratings out of 10: Performance 7; Handling 7; Build Quality<br />
7; Comfort 7; Passenger and Load Space 6; Styling 7; Value<br />
for money 6; Safety – Five Star ANCAP crash rating.<br />
Overall points out of 10: 7<br />
It switches seamlessly between<br />
its double life of petrol and<br />
electric and back again, a credit<br />
to an advanced and effective<br />
lithium-ion battery and electric<br />
motor set-up.<br />
I noticed the hybrid seemed<br />
to work harder when faced with<br />
energy draining hill climbs, and<br />
isn’t as spritely at it during hill<br />
free driving.<br />
This compact five-door<br />
hatch is happiest in the urban<br />
motoring that it was designed<br />
for. Going beyond the city limits<br />
pushes it and the driver out of<br />
their comfort zones. Longer open<br />
road trips are doable and the test<br />
car proved comfortable enough<br />
on a 200km roadie. A direct, and<br />
it is, shift CVT (continuously<br />
variable transmission) is a<br />
purpose built electronically<br />
controlled gearbox, tuned for<br />
the gear shifting efficiency<br />
needed to deliver on its claimed<br />
3.5L/100km fuel economy.<br />
Quality and fashionable<br />
materials are not what you<br />
typically find in a mini hatch<br />
for the masses such as the<br />
Yaris, nor the climate control<br />
air conditioning, smart entry<br />
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speedometer and head-up<br />
display. If a roomy cabin and a<br />
decent size rear hatch is on your<br />
list then you won’t find it, instead<br />
it’s a tight 4-seater for those who<br />
don’t travel with a lot of luggage.<br />
Connectivity is well sorted<br />
on all fronts, with a multimedia<br />
system incorporating a<br />
7-inch touchscreen display,<br />
full smartphone integration<br />
including Apple CarPlay and<br />
Android Auto.<br />
Almost every element of<br />
this vehicle is executed with<br />
precision, but then that’s<br />
something Toyota has always<br />
done better than most.<br />
This is the best riding and<br />
handling Yaris yet. Balanced,<br />
nimble, and with deep reserves<br />
of grip on even the poorest<br />
road surfaces, ensure an action<br />
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The steering is engaging with<br />
just the right amount of road feel<br />
and weighting, to quickly gain<br />
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SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
WORDBUILDER<br />
241<br />
6<br />
U R C<br />
O L A<br />
12 13 14 15<br />
16<br />
17 18<br />
19<br />
20 21 22 23 24<br />
How many words of three or more letters,<br />
How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
from allowed. the There's six letters, at least one using six-letter each word. only<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 14 Very Good 17 Excellent 21<br />
Solution 240: Ire, lei, let, lie, lip, lire, lit, lite, litre,<br />
pelt, per, peri, peril, pert, pet, pie, pier, pile, pit, rep,<br />
word.<br />
ret, riel, rile, rip, ripe, rite, tie, tier, tile, tiler, tip, tire,<br />
trip, tripe, TRIPLE.<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Good 14 Very Good 17 Excellent 21<br />
25 26<br />
27 <strong>28</strong><br />
29 30<br />
31 32<br />
33 34<br />
Across<br />
1. Tawdry or tasteless (6)<br />
5. Rush madly (6)<br />
10. Without purpose (7)<br />
11. Deliberately vague (7)<br />
12. Heat (6)<br />
15. Cow-like (6)<br />
16. Temporary stay, visit (7)<br />
17. Delight (4)<br />
18. Charges (4)<br />
19. Ruddy (7)<br />
20. Lifeless (4)<br />
22. Girl (4)<br />
25. Punctuation mark in French (7)<br />
27. Entreaty (6)<br />
<strong>28</strong>. Involve (6)<br />
31. Lack of sophistication (7)<br />
32. Minor illness (7)<br />
33. Car model; insect (6)<br />
34. Dawn (literary) (6)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
2. Submerge in liquid (7)<br />
3. Perspires (6)<br />
4. Chaff (4)<br />
5. Musical symbol (4)<br />
6. Justification (6)<br />
7. Imposing building (7)<br />
8. Eavesdrop (colloq) (6)<br />
9. Niche (6)<br />
13. Nonetheless (7)<br />
14. Bedroom (7)<br />
15. React angrily or defensively (7)<br />
20. Rely (6)<br />
21. One of the Seven Deadly Sins (7)<br />
23. Unpaid performer (7)<br />
24. Military greeting (6)<br />
25. Building material (6)<br />
26. Deer horn (6)<br />
29. Ancient harp (4)<br />
30. Mad (colloq) (4)<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Kitsch, 5. Career,<br />
10. Aimless, 11. Evasive,<br />
12. Warmth, 15. Bovine, 16.<br />
Sojourn, 17. Glee, 18. Fees,<br />
19. Reddish, 20. Dead, 22.<br />
Lass, 25. Cedilla, 27. Prayer,<br />
<strong>28</strong>. Entail, 31. Naivety, 32.<br />
Ailment, 33. Beetle, 34.<br />
Aurora.<br />
Down: 2. Immerse, 3.<br />
Sweats, 4. Husk, 5. Clef,<br />
6. Reason, 7. Edifice, 8.<br />
Earwig, 9. Recess, 13.<br />
However, 14. Boudoir, 15.<br />
Bristle, 20. Depend, 21.<br />
Avarice, 23. Amateur, 24.<br />
Salute, 25. Cement, 26.<br />
Antler, 29. Lyre, 30. Gaga.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
arc, arco, car, carl, carol,<br />
caul, coal, col, cola, cor,<br />
coral, cru, cur, curl, lac, lour,<br />
oar, oca, OCULAR, oral, orc,<br />
orca, our, roc<br />
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