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starnews.co.nz The Star, <strong>December</strong> 4, <strong>2025</strong> CHRISTCHURCH CREMATORIUM FUNERALS CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 429 SUDOKU Every row, column and box should contain the digits 1 to 9. WordBuilder WORDBUILDER N B E L E A 6 329 329 L E A 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 How words or beginning with a capital are from many allowed. the words There's six letters, of three at least one using or more six-letter each letters, word. only including once? plurals, can you make from the six TODAY letters, Good using 10 each Very letter Good only 15 once? Excellent No 20 foreign No words beginning with a capital are words Solution or words 328: ego, beginning allowed. There’s eon, erg, at ergo, with least gen, a capital one gin, girn, are allowed. six-letter giro, goer, There's gone, goner, at least gore, one grin, six-letter groin, IGNORE, word. word. ion, ire, iron, nog, noir, nor, ogre, one, ore, REGION, reign, rein, rig, ring, roe. TODAY Good 10 Very Good 15 Excellent 20 letters, including plurals, can you make Solution 328: ego, eon, erg, ergo, gen, gin, girn, giro, goer, gone, goner, gore, grin, groin, IGNORE, ion, ire, iron, nog, noir, nor, ogre, one, ore, REGION, reign, rein, rig, ring, roe. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Across 1. Procession (6) 4. Kiss (6) 9. Circular band of metal (4) 10. Sensible or business-like (2-8) 11. Dally (6) 12. Family member (8) 13. Occurring (9) 15. In cards, a three of any suit (4) 16. Extreme anger (4) 17. Tsunami (5,4) 21. Again (4,4) 22. Worn out, threadbare (6) 24. Devilish (10) 25. Clock face (4) 26. Vegetables (colloq) (6) 27. Boil with anger (6) Decoder Down 1. In proportion (L) (3,4) 2. Swift (5) 3. Underground prison (7) 5. Layer between earth’s crust and core (6) 6. Depose (9) 7. The study of past events (7) 8. Stubbornness (13) 14. Porous (9) 16. Discovering (7) 18. Clear of blame (7) 19. Oscillate (7) 20. Powder found in flowers (6) 23. Financial inspection (5) Crossword Across: 1. Parade, 4. Smooch, 9. Hoop, 10. No-nonsense, 11. Dawdle, 12. Relation, 13. Happening, 15. Trey, 16. Fury, 17. Tidal wave, 21. Once more, 22. Shabby, 24. Diabolical, 25. Dial, 26. Greens, 27. Seethe. Down: 1. Pro rata, 2. Rapid, 3. Dungeon, 5. Mantle, 6. Overthrow, 7. History, 8. Intransigence, 14. Permeable, 16. Finding, 18. Absolve, 19. Vibrate, 20. Pollen, 23. Audit. WordBuilder Able, alb, ale, alee, anele, bale, BALEEN, ban, bane, bean, bee, been, bel, ben, eel, elan, ENABLE, lab, lane, lea, lean, lee, nab, neb. DECODER Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out which letters are represented by the other numbers. All puzzles copyright T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz Sudoku CHRISTCHURCH CREMATORIUM FUNERALS chchcremations.co.nz 03 341 6117