Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • New Zealand Listener

    DIVERSIONS

    Nov 01, 2020 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1571

    Clues across

    7. John Joseph Woods composed music for the poem , written by which Irishman who arrived in New Zealand in 1869? (6,7)8. Barack Obama, Nicole Kidman and Bruno Mars were born in which city? (8)9. Which Edwin invented the Polaroid self-developing-film camera? (4)10. What is a crackling or hissing noise on radio caused by electrical interference? (6)12. A milliner might also be called a what? (6)14. was a big 80s hit for which Norwegian band? (1-2)15. Who tends the furnace on a coal-fired train or steamship? (6)17. European traders first encountered which cotton fabric in the Iraq town of Mosul, the origin of the cloth’s name? (6)19. What type of weapon was given names such as Minuteman, Peacekeeper, Trident? (1,1,1,1)21. Born in 1886 in what is now Lithuania, who was dubbed23. The narrow top of what short-stemmedballoon glass traps the aroma inside? (6,7)

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from New Zealand Listener

    New Zealand Listener3 min readCrime & Violence
    Branching Out
    Alexander Hamilton described the courts as the least dangerous branch of government. They had neither soldiers nor money to enforce their decrees. Like all public institutions, the courts rely for their continued acceptance and legitimacy on the trus
    New Zealand Listener2 min read
    Putting It Out There
    If you go online, you can find a 15-minute documentary series called Artists Prepare. The six episodes explore the creative process of New Zealand art practitioners, and it features dancers, singer-songwriters, poets and even mime artists. There’s a
    New Zealand Listener3 min read
    Uncovering Our Past
    There’s a Māori whakataukī (proverb) that says, “Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua. / I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past.” The loop of past, present and future speaks to New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana, the la

    Related