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
11dn & 38ac
Actor and director (5,7)
ACROSS
Large gourd (7)Sage (4)Tittle-tattle (6) Garbage (5) Step (5) Special right, prerogative (9) Turkish peninsula, site of WWI landing (9) Lubricate (3) Canoe (5) Butane, for example (3) Deserve (5) Material possession (5) Spiced, smoked beef (8) Coromandel town (6) Non-acceptance (7) Close (4) Opulence (6) Traverse (5) See Mystery Clue Native tree with yellow flowers (6) Conductor’s stick (5) Ringlike coral island (5) Male duck (5) Mindless (5) Hawk or eagle’s nest (5) Pry, nose (5) Irks (6) Male spouse (7) Electric car manufacturer (5) European New Zealander (6) Second-hand (4) Early leader in a field Rewarding (8) Mistake (5) Small shoreline opening (5)Very inventive or clever (9) Rome’s country (5) Give away (6) One who makes a living by dubious means (7)