Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • New Zealand Listener

    DIVERSIONS

    Jun 27, 2021 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1604

    Clues across

    1. What famous phrase was never said by Jimmy Cagney in any film? (3,5,3)

    8. What is the horizontal rootstalk of plants such as ginger? (7)

    9. What vegetable was once thought to ward off snakes? (5)

    10. Which television sitcom of 1993-96 features Lenny Henry at Le Château Anglais? (4)

    11. What is a tiny yet significant advantage useful for future progress? (7)

    12. Who was prime minister between Clark and English? (3)

    13. Which country is home to the bee hummingbird, the world’s smallest bird? (4)

    15. What long-legged bird appears in Egyptian hieroglyphics? (4)

    17. Dinornis robustus was the largest what? (3)

    19. What is the state capital of Washington? (7)

    20. What large bird of South America is related to the ostrich and emu? (4)

    23. What part of a helmet

    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