BIG PUZZLE PAGE crossword 1
ACROSS 8 A large brass instrument ( 4 ) 9 Blame ( 5 ) 10 Dwarf buffalo ( 4 ) 11 An island in French Polynesia ( 6 ) 12 Beings or things ( 8 ) 13 Persevering ( 8 ) 15 Cream mixed with eggs and liquor ( 6 ) 17 Molded synthetic material ( 7 ) 19 Got away ( 7 ) 22 Morals ( 6 ) 24 Pull out ( 8 ) 26 Spotted cats ( 8 ) 28 Of the immediate past ( 6 ) 30 Not new ( 4 ) 31 Explosive devices ( 5 ) 32 Type of cheese ( 4 )
ANSWERS PAGE 33 crossword 2
sudokU 2
DOWN 1 Goddess of healing ( Babylonian mythology ) ( 4 ) 2 Rationalities ( 8 ) 3 Where administrative staff work ( 6 ) 4 Golden ( 7 ) 5 Stammers ( 8 ) 6 Buxom ( 6 ) 7 Achy ( 4 ) 14 Cove ( 5 ) 16 Classical music theater ( 5 ) 18 Autograph ( 8 ) 20 Physiologically dependent ( 8 ) 21 Duo ( 7 ) 23 Hinder ( 6 ) 25 Push forcefully ( 6 ) 27 Gaelic ( 4 ) 29 A low tide ( 4 )
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 !
ACROSS 1 Summoning ( 6 ) 4 Preoccupies ( 8 ) 10 Pork sausage ( 9 ) 11 Committee ( 5 ) 12 Express indirectly ( 5 ) 13 Corrosive in tone ( 9 ) 14 Away from the wind ( 7 ) 16 Was ( 4 ) 19 Put away ( 4 ) 21 A loose African men ’ s tunic ( 7 ) 24 In a normal manner ( 9 ) 25 System of beliefs ( 5 ) 26 Islamic jurist ( 5 ) 27 By the national government ( 9 ) 28 Untidy ( 8 ) 29 Pass by ( time ) ( 6 )
sudokU 1
DOWN 1 Not in a hidden manner ( 8 ) 2 Wrestles ( 8 ) 3 Very recently ( 5 ) 5 Basin ( 7 ) 6 Void ( 9 ) 7 One by one ( 6 ) 8 Choose ( 6 ) 9 Faced with courage ( 6 ) 15 Affixing ( 9 ) 17 Skid ( 8 ) 18 A unit of computer memory ( 8 ) 20 Deliberate ( 7 ) 21 Wood nymphs ( 6 ) 22 Units of postage ( 6 ) 23 Choose ( 2 words ) ( 6 ) 25 They form reefs ( 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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