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ACROSS 1 Favoritism ( 8 ) 5 Graduates ( 6 ) 9 Waterproof coat ( 8 ) 10 Expands abnormally ( 6 ) 12 Death notices ( 5 ) 13 Inscription ( 9 ) 14 Motorcyclists ( 6 ) 16 A loose African men ’ s tunic ( 7 ) 19 Perfectly ( 7 ) 21 Expression ( 6 ) 23 Scribe ( 9 ) 25 Value ( 5 ) 26 Appointing ( 6 ) 27 Retain ( 8 ) 28 Rags ( 6 ) 29 Inebriated ( 8 )

DOWN 1 Not wide ( 6 ) 2 Simple or naive in style ( 9 ) 3 Short nails ( 5 ) 4 Horse barns ( 7 ) 6 In an illegal manner ( 9 ) 7 Prefix meaning more than one ( 5 ) 8 Badge ( 8 ) 11 An upright in a wall ( 4 ) 15 Made spirited ( 9 ) 17 Deepest within oneself ( 9 ) 18 Objects ( 8 ) 20 Tug ( 4 ) 21 Submissive ( 7 ) 22 Not in direct sunlight ( 6 ) 24 Hearsay ( 5 ) 25 A fish related to the mackerel ( 5 )

To solve a Sudoku puzzle , every number from 1 to 9 must appear in : Each of the nine vertical columns Each of the nine horizontal rows Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes Remember , no number can occur more than once in any row , column or box . Good luck !

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