BIG PUZZLE PAGE crossword 1
ACROSS 1 Illegal hunters( 8) 5 Exit( 6) 9 A large arboreal boa( 8) 10 A binding commitment( 6) 12 Graves( 5) 13 Artilleryman( 9) 14 Practical( 6) 16 The omission of a vowel( 7) 19 Subjugate( 7) 21 Converse non-verbally( 6) 23 Make stronger( 9) 25 Twenty-three in Roman numerals( 5) 26 Exclusively( 6) 27 Underwear( 8) 28 Forever( 6) 29 Lemon ________ pie( 8)
ANSWERS PAGE 30 crossword 2
sudokU 2
DOWN 1 Braids( 6) 2 They needlessly cry“ Wolf”( 9) 3 They’ re used to catch fish( 5) 4 Extremist( 7) 6 A horse, running( 9) 7 Empower( 5) 8 Affirming( 8) 11 Leg joint( 4) 15 Terribly( 9) 17 Visualizing( 9) 18 Cornhusker state( 8) 20 Makes a mistake( 4) 21 Fleck( 7) 22 Kleenex( 6) 24 Relative of a spouse( 5) 25 Twenty-seven in Roman numerals( 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!
ACROSS 1 Favoritism( 8) 5 Anew( 6) 9 Honored( 8) 10 Miserly( 6) 12 Acclaim( 5) 13 Polyglots( 9) 14 Lacking vigor( 6) 16 Improved or altered( 7) 19 Patella( 7) 21 Stinks( 6) 23 Book-lending services( 9) 25 Dike( 5) 26 Very sad( 6) 27 Pledged( 8) 28 Boarder( 6) 29 Hearten( 8)
sudokU 1
DOWN 1 Required( 6) 2 Peevishness( 9) 3 Larceny( 5) 4 Varnish( 7) 6 Devise( 9) 7 Boundaries( 5) 8 Slope( 8) 11 Native of South America( 4) 15 Equip with armored vehicles( 9) 17 Broadcasted( 9) 18 Gaunt( 8) 20 Duo( 4) 21 An ancient Egyptian musical instrument( 7) 22 Dampen( 6) 24 Plait( 5) 25 Oblivion( 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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