BIG PUZZLE PAGE crossword 1
ACROSS 8 A Hindu deity( 4) 9 Pertaining to birds( 5) 10 Prompted( 4) 11 Riddle( 6) 12 Where one sprays deodorant( 8) 13 Mooching( 8) 15 African-Americans( 6) 17 Liberate on bond( 2 words)( 7) 19 Avid( 7) 22 Enter( 6) 24 Consider as a standard of excellence( 8) 26 Envisages( 8) 28 The gas we need to live( 6) 30 Tall woody plant( 4) 31 Lurch or thrust( 5) 32 Across( 4)
ANSWERS PAGE 35 crossword 2
sudokU 2
DOWN 1 Pottery oven( 4) 2 Borderline( 8) 3 Hunting expedition( 6) 4 Disclose( 7) 5 Uneatable( 8) 6 Dross( 6) 7 Scorch( 4) 14 Poems of praise written by King David( 5) 16 A clumsy person( 5) 18 Mean spirited( 8) 20 Hard candy on a stick( 8) 21 Smooches( 7) 23 Spars( 6) 25 Elicits( 6) 27 Muck( 4) 29 Sword( 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 8 Rant( 4) 9 20( 5) 10 Press laundry( 4) 11 Riches( 6) 12 Threshold( 8) 13 Not broadly( 8) 15 Wry( 6) 17 A pendant earring( 7) 19 Normal( 7) 22 City in Saskatchewan( 6) 24 An instillment( 8) 26 Fluttering( 8) 28 In a courteous manner( 6) 30 An alliance of countries( 4) 31 At the ends of fingers( 5) 32 Wander( 4)
sudokU 1
DOWN 1 Used to tie a shoe( 4) 2 Of good upbringing( 8) 3 Shun( 6) 4 Farewell( 7) 5 Speed( 8) 6 Debacle( 6) 7 Where the heart is( 4) 14 Memorable saying( 5) 16 A Rocky Mountain state( 5) 18 Speeches( 8) 20 Unsafe( 8) 21 The most important person in a group( 7) 23 A forceful consequence( 6) 25 Complete( 6) 27 Letup( 4) 29 Sixty-six in Roman numerals( 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!
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