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PUZZLES

WIN!

A SHARE IN $2000

COMPACT STARS

To win one of six prizes of $50, complete the puzzle and read the coloured squares to reveal a TV series featuring Laura Linney (5). Write this title on the coupon.

SUDOKU

Slot the numbers 1 to 9 into every horizontal line, vertical row and 3 x 3 square. Here are three puzzles, graded from easy to hard.

SUPER CROSS

For a chance to win one of two prizes of $250, simply solve the crossword to reveal the name of an epic historical film featuring our pictured star (3,8) in the coloured squares. Write this on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

– Peace Prize, humanitarian honour (5)Legitimate, authorised (5)Skewer meal (5)K in JFK (7) Suva’s country (4) Winged archer of love (5) Sweets, chocolates and lollies (13) Feudal agricultural peasants (5) Military installation (4) Supple, limber (5) Seaweed (4) Hamlet’s doomed love (7), TV sitcom (6) Nun’s garb (5) Jazzy dance (4) Famous rock at Spain’s southern tip (9) Lois –, Superman’s girlfriend (4) Bar of precious metal (5) – Davis, actress (5) Ungainly, uncomfortable (7) Watery cavern (6) –, Victor Hugo novel which inspired a stage and screen musical (3) Harsh, disagreeable to taste (4) Dedicated poem (3) France’s capital (5) Give up (5) Young swan (6) Cultural pursuit (3) Netting (4) Wildcard (5) Intoxicating Polynesian beverage (4) Iconic small car (4) Workers’ organisation (5) Unpleasant to look at (4) Circular playing field (4) Animal’s hairy coat (3) – Portman, actress (7)

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