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BIG PUZZLE PAGE crossword 1

ACROSS 9 Thug ( 7 ) 10 Colorless glass ( 7 ) 11 She intertwines yarn ( 7 ) 12 Ennoble ( 7 ) 13 Bother ( 9 ) 15 Native of New Zealand ( 5 ) 16 Kudos ( 7 ) 19 Gratify ( 7 ) 20 An order of classical Greek architecture ( 5 ) 21 Melodious ( 9 ) 25 A meeting ( 7 ) 26 Deny ( 7 ) 28 Flyer ( 7 ) 29 Tie together ( 7 )
DOWN 1 Wife of Siva ( 6 ) 2 Astrological symbols ( 6 ) 3 Spot ( 4 ) 4 A living thing in an early stage ( 6 ) 5 Plotters ( 8 ) 6 Orderly ( 10 ) 7 Radio , television or railroads ( 8 ) 8 Dozily ( 8 ) 14 They love being punished ( 10 ) 16 Plinth ( 8 ) 17 A word square ( 8 ) 18 A theological school ( 8 ) 22 Turfed ( 6 ) 23 Sixty-eight in Roman numerals ( 6 ) 24 Gaped ( 6 ) 27 Collections ( 4 )
ACROSS 1 . Dispirited ( 8 ) 5 . Liveliness ( 6 ) 9 . Frenzy ( 8 ) 10 . A fragrant oleoresin ( 6 ) 12 . News coverage ( 9 ) 13 . Cheat ( 5 ) 14 . The state of living ( 4 ) 16 . Accost ( 7 ) 19 . A thin cotton fabric ( 7 ) 21 . Chore ( 4 ) 24 . Surpass ( 5 ) 25 . Opera as opposed to Rock ( 9 ) 27 . Thin ( 6 ) 28 . Scoundrels ( 8 ) 29 . Official seal ( 6 ) 30 . Adopts a theory or policy ( 8 )

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sudokU 2

DOWN 1 . Remove a bull ’ s “ weapons ” ( 6 ) 2 . Wife of Mary ( 6 ) 3 . Transparent ( 5 ) 4 . Building ( 7 ) 6 . Platforms ( 9 ) 7 . Systematic investigation ( 8 ) 8 . Self-doubt ( 8 ) 11 . Breastplate ( 4 ) 15 . Impertinence ( 9 ) 17 . Preoccupies ( 8 ) 18 . Arranging into a pile ( 8 ) 20 . Engrave ( 4 ) 21 . Instructs ( 7 ) 22 . Groups of 8 ( 6 ) 23 . Explosions ( 6 ) 26 . Bearskin ( 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 !

sudokU 1

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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