SUDOKU extra
SKILL LEVEL Easy
Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
MEGA CROSSWORD
When completed, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
9dn & 35dn
Sporting great (5,5)
ACROSS
1 Wither (7)
5 Agile (4)
7 Ancient relic (6)
11 Remove one’s clothes (5)
15 Untruthful (5)
16 Also (3)
17 Hot-water vapour (5)
18 See upper-right photo (9)
19 Popular flavour of 62 Down (7)
20 Paddock (5)
21 Financial institution (4)
22 Sign of a cold (6)
24 Aquatic bird (4)
26 Place in the Canterbury region north of Timaru (9)
28 Curly lock of hair (7)
31 Loo (6)
32 Forceful (6)
34 Very wet (6)
36 Christchurch’s river (4)
Eminent conductor or composer (7) Spaceship (6) Nefarious (4) Rugby huddle (5) Keen (5) Skeletal part (4) Courageous (6)Amended (7) Ma¯ori woman (6) Nocturnal parrot (6) Right to vote (9)Type of cotton cloth (6) Lubricated (5)Large group of musicians (9) Snooker stick (3) US seaport known for its17th-century witch trials (5)