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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 complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
37dn & 51ac
Former Prime Minister (8,6)
ACROSS
1 Salad dressing (7)5 Intone (4)7 Formula (6)11 Very pale (5)15 Lariat (5)16 Largest town in the West Coast region (9)17 Head wine waiter (9)18 Female sheep (3)19 Cuss (5)20 Desire (3)21 Indian instrument (5)23 Unmanned aeroplane (5)25 M¯aori New Year (8)27 Iconic ice cream company (3,3)29 No good (7)33 Very big (4)35 Ceremony (6)36 Raise one’s shoulders (5)38 Spouse (7)
Otago lake and resort town (6) Stringed instrument (5) Baggy (5) Ground meat (5) Loft (5) Circa (5) Ledge (5) See Mystery Clue Elementary particle (7) Winter sportsperson (5) Verse (6) Silver …, test netballer (4) Pilot (7)See 55 Down See upper-right photo (8) Midday meal (5) Homo sapiens (5)Faucet (3) Wading bird (5)Sailor (3)Of great importance or consequence (9)Nappy fastener (6,3) Relating to a king or queen (5) Very fast or cold (5)