The Star: September 21, 2017

44 Thursday September 21 2017
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6. Male former student (3,3)
7. Person who causes damage (6)
10. New Zealand’s best-known poet
(3,4)
11. Walking or cycling path (5)
12. Female deer (4)
13. Sea creature, wheke in Maori (5)
16. Friendly (colloq) (5)
17. Stare (4)
20. Popular NZ biscuit (5)
21. Matching cardy and jumper (7)
22. Genuine (inf) (6)
23. Emotional problem (4-2)
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Down
1. Male who takes on main role at
home (5,7)
2. Refuse to change one’s mind (7)
3. Add minutes to prepay phone (3-2)
4. Distinctive NZ bird, piwakawaka in
Maori (7)
5. Model of excellence or perfection (5)
8. NZ body of water shaped like a
lightning bolt (4,8)
9. Code of behaviour (9)
14. Repair (5,2)
15. Barbecue favourite (7)
18. Form of oxygen (5)
19. Competitor (5)
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented
by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into
the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the
letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.
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L K M H F Y S D C I U J R
Every row, column and box
T B O
should
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contain
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P V E X
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SOLUTION
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WORDBUILDER
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.
N T U S E
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 13 Very Good 16 Excellent 22
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