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ACROSS 1 Certification ( 14 ) 10 Earlier in time ( 5 ) 11 Exclusive ( 9 ) 12 A fire-breathing monster of Greek mythology ( 7 ) 13 A perforated sheet used in duplicators ( 7 ) 14 Sends out ( 5 ) 16 Piety ( 9 ) 19 Chastise ( 9 ) 20 Backs of necks ( 5 ) 22 Army reserves ( 7 ) 25 Wedge-shaped ( 7 ) 27 Timber workers ( 9 ) 28 Labor organization ( 5 ) 29 Sins ( 14 )
DOWN 2 Heat , water and electricity ( 9 ) 3 Steed ( 5 ) 4 Longing for something past ( 9 ) 5 Runs an engine in neutral ( 5 ) 6 Accumulation ( 9 ) 7 Relating to the lower body ( 5 ) 8 Pins ( 7 ) 9 Native American tribe ( 6 ) 15 Speed ( 9 ) 17 Bandages ( 9 ) 18 Increasing in size ( 9 ) 19 King Arthur ’ s capital ( 7 ) 21 A trigonometric function ( 6 ) 23 Vampire ( 5 ) 24 Knights wore this ( 5 ) 26 Nymph ( 5 )
ACROSS 8 Young males ( 4 ) 9 Kinds or sorts ( 5 ) 10 Mother of Zeus ( Greek mythology ) ( 4 ) 11 Phlegm ( 6 ) 12 A disposition to kindness ( 8 ) 13 Spanish ranch ( 8 ) 15 Strain ( 6 ) 17 Monumental ( 7 ) 19 Foolish ( 7 ) 22 Shortsighted ( 6 ) 24 Rotating ( 8 ) 26 Pertaining to a court of justice ( 8 ) 28 Cow-like ( 6 ) 30 A style of jazz ( 4 ) 31 Result ( 5 ) 32 Absorb written material ( 4 )
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DOWN 1 Gunk ( 4 ) 2 Receptacles for cigarette ash ( 8 ) 3 Nuclear ( 6 ) 4 Quip ( 7 ) 5 Adopted ( a cause ) ( 8 ) 6 A sliding box in a bureau ( 6 ) 7 Shout ( 4 ) 14 Precarious ( 5 ) 16 Heir ( 5 ) 18 Innoculations ( 8 ) 20 Eats plants and animals ( 8 ) 21 Incapable ( 7 ) 23 Anguished ( 6 ) 25 Suffuses with color ( 6 ) 27 Murres ( 4 ) 29 Built an ark ( 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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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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