WIN! A SHARE OF $2000
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Folk called for pea pole (6)
5. Stogie rolled for self-centred person (6)
8. Flip nuts to amaze (4)
9. Al at end of NSW vs Qld footy game is fresh (8)
10. Ply holding ten, again is more than enough (6)
11. Made me annoyed, in part, to humiliate (6)
12. Son leaves cowboy hat due to editor’s direction (4)
14. Reportedly tucks dress suit (3)
15. Net on southern part of roost (4)
16. Little Victor and Timothy together are subject of crime (6)
18. Catch out parent (6)
20. Nico (not I) follows sweetheart to Spanish dance (8)
22. Talk at place by church (4)
23. Dolt is terribly dull and unimaginative (6)
24. Type of seed from half of kids’ TV show (6)
DOWN
2. Former lot turned up for praise (5)
3. Yearn with enthusiast for pesto ingredient (4,3)
4. Yes, comets destroyed environment (9)
5. Amelia holds Biblical priest (3)
6. Opine, um, losing heart on drug (5)
7. Beetles are endlessly into scabs (7)
11. New detox sure is skilful (9)
13. Let go on journey with one of three children (7)
15. Sees advertisements (7)
17. ’Til Ma turned up with Sri Lankan (5)
19. Actor Mr Pacino with gun causing panic (5)
21. Don turns in sign of agreement (3)
SUDOKU
Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each smaller 3 x 3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.
THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Completely, … informed
4. Mature (4,2)
8. Monotony, dullness
12. Japanese tennis star, Naomi …
16. Light wood for model making
18. Official say-so, … to proceed
19. Red, blue or yellow (7,6)
21. Instructs, enlightens
23. Famous Roman fountain
24. Begged, pleaded
