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42 Thursday March 16 2017
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The Star
Puzzles
THE CROSSWORD
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9
10 11
12 13
14 15
16 17
18 19
20 21
DECODER
Each number
represents a different
letter of the alphabet.
Write the given letters
into all squares with
matching numbers.
Now work out which
letters are represented
by the other numbers.
As you get the letters,
write them into
the main grid and
the reference grid.
Decoder uses all 26
letters of the alphabet.
22 23
ACROSS
6. Paradoxical (6)
7. Astrological diagram (6)
10. Strait north of Stewart Island (7)
11. The __: New Zealand film which
won three Oscars in 1994 (5)
12. Wealthy (4)
13. Crayfish (Maori) (5)
16. NZ weekly newspaper, 1905-
2013 (5)
17. Olympic sport (4)
20. Smell (5)
21. Rower (7)
22. Daggers (6)
23. Reflect (6)
DOWN
1. Walking trail which includes the
Clinton, Mintaro and Dumpling huts
(7,5)
2. Felon (7)
3. Competitor (5)
4. Liken (7)
5. Giant in Greek mythology (5)
8. Section of three-day event in
which NZ riders often excel (5-7)
9. Blackmail (9)
14. Feared (7)
15. Shortened form of a report (7)
18/19. Former politician who lost an
expensive and embarrassing court
case in 2016 (5,5)
WORDBUILDER
W K E
R
A
How many words of three or more letters can you
make, using each letter only once? Plurals are
allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning
with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word.
Good 9 Very Good 12 Excellent 15
SUDOKU
330
Fill the grid so that every row,
every column and every 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9.
HOW TO PLAY
It’s like sudoku: each
vertical and horizontal
line has to contain
the numbers 1-6, and
the numbers can’t be
repeated in any row or
column.
But it’s sudoku with a
twist: The numbers in
each heavily outlined
set of squares, called
cages, must produce the
number in the top corner.
For example, 5+ means
the numbers add up to 5,
9x means the numbers
multiply to equal 9.
TIP: Numbers can be repeated in a cage, as long as they are not in the
same line or row.
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SOLUTIONS
The number game that
improves your arithmetic
KenKen is a registered trademark of Nextoy LLC
Number FuN
2 Digits
22
41
64
78
3 Digits
251
312
323
477
495
761
4 Digits
0698
1081
2142
5976
6148
6928
8487
9122
5 Digits
20217
28327
28711
30537
54440
54620
6 Digits
532846
876847
8 Digits
15718102
27448974
43261533
53467230
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NUMBER FUN
0
6
9
8
2
7
4
4
8
9
7
4
6
1
5
7
1
8
1
0
2
4
7
7
5
3
2
8
4
6
5
3
4
6
7
2
3
0
1
0
8
1
2
1
4
2
8
7
6
8
4
7
2
5
1
9
1
2
2
4
3
2
6
1
5
3
3
2
KENKEN
DECODER
WORDBUILDER
are, ark, awe,
ear, era, erk, kea,
rake, raw, wake,
waker, war, ware,
weak, wear,
weka, wreak.
NZ CROSSWORD
Across: 6. Ironic, 7. Zodiac,
10. Foveaux, 11. Piano, 12.
Rich, 13. Koura, 16. Truth,
17. Judo, 20. Aroma, 21.
Oarsman, 22. Knives, 23.
Mirror.
Down: 1. Milford Track, 2.
Convict, 3. Rival, 4. Compare,
5. Titan, 8. Cross-country, 9.
Extortion, 14. Dreaded, 15.
Summary, 18/19. Colin Craig.
SUDOKU
SUDOKU
NZ CROSSWORD
Across: 6. Ironic, 7. Zodiac,
10. Foveaux, 11. Piano, 12.
Rich, 13. Koura, 16. Truth,
WORDBUILDER
are, ark, awe,
ear, era, erk, kea,
rake, raw, wake,
waker, war, ware,
weak, wear,
weka, wreak.
17. Judo, 20. Aroma, 21.
Oarsman, 22. Knives, 23.
Mirror.
Down: 1. Milford Track, 2.
Convict, 3. Rival, 4. Compare,
5. Titan, 8. Cross-country, 9.
Extortion, 14. Dreaded, 15.
Summary, 18/19. Colin Craig.
DECODER
KENKEN
4
3
2
6
1
5
3
3
9
1
2
2
1
0
8
1
5
3
4
6
7
2
3
0
2
2
5
1
5
3
2
8
4
6
8
7
6
8
4
7
4
7
7
6
2
7
4
4
8
9
7
4
2
1
4
2
0
6
9
8
1
5
7
1
8
1
0
2
SOLUTIONS
NUMBER FUN
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