WIN! A SHARE OF $2000
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
7. Aiming for painkiller (gram) (8)
8. Guide to heavy metal (4)
9. So Liam turned up with person from Mogadishu (6)
10. Jugs seen in part of sewers (5)
11. Sore that left out of style (4)
12. Clean an ornament from dry region? (4,4)
14. Rears turn user away (8)
18. Cleaning product from TV show (4)
20. Baby’s complaint as comic drops 1000 for 50 (5)
22. Individual rotten but unique (3-3)
23. If turning to jig – not good in holiday island (4)
24. Cycle around men showing mercy (8)
DOWN
1. Accompany into new sector (6)
2. Melting a new connective band of tissue (8)
3. Felt sorry when tied to private investigator (6)
4. Serge turns to southern exit (6)
5. Hint leads to snooker stick on left (4)
6. Looked after conflict in Polish capital (6)
13. Surrounded as I edge up to Seb in retreat (8)
15. Ragged child gets sea creature (6)
16. Part of retro Coco’s ornate style (6)
17. Won a point that’s cut (6)
19. Pretend to act on (6)
21. Lad accepts one put down (4)
SUDOKU
Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each smaller 3x3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.
THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
$1000 PRIZE See ‘How To Enter’ (last page)
ACROSS
1. Noise volume
5. Engrave on metal
8. Often-used phrase
11. Archer’s bullseye, eg
16. Take an exam again
17. Put into the shade
19. Italian rice dish, mushroom …
20. Star of Pretty In Pink, … Ringwald
21. Debt reminders (abbrev)
22. High values or principles
23. Wears away
25. Kitchen hand protector
