Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue

Coded Puzzle
Holiday Jigsaw
All answers start with the given letter. Fit the answers where
you can...
A – Source of Pink Ladies, Granny Smiths or Red Galas, for
example (5,4)
B – The way one conducts oneself; manners (9)
C – A person who shows no emotion (4,4)
D – A semi-detached house (6)
E – A puzzling thing or person (6)
F – Omnivorous six-footer of tropical and subtropical America
that can inflict a painful sting (4,3)
G – Indian clarified butter especially from the milk of a buffalo
or cow (4)
H – Established customs (6)
I – Excessive adoration of or devotion to someone or
something (8)
J – A glossy black varnish or lacquer (5)
K – A vertical Japanese wall-picture, usually painted or
inscribed on paper or silk and mounted on rollers (8)
L – Salty expanse in South Australia (4,4)
M – Large Western Australian freshwater crayfish which lives
on the sandy bottoms of permanent rivers and streams (6)
N – A fine, soft cotton fabric, originally from the Indian
subcontinent (8)
O – A connoisseur of wines (9)
P – Small stretch of coastline not available to be used by the
general public (7,5)
Q – A bitter colourless alkaloid which is used in medicine as a
stimulant and to treat malaria (7)
R – A (future) time of financial need (5,3)
S – A person who looks on at a show, game, incident, etc. (9)
T – Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder (7)
U – An encouraging person (5)
V – A cheap wine generally for popular consumption (3,9)
W – A person experienced or distinguished in fighting in an
armed force, tribe, etc. (7)
X – Worked as a radiographer (1-5)
Y – A light conical tent of skins etc, supported by posts, used
by nomads in Siberia and Mongolia (4)
Z – A soft, mild breeze (6)
The Local Voice Since 1991
Work out which letters are represented by the numbers in the
puzzle. There are three starting letters that are already populated
in the grid. Work out the rest of the combinations. All letters of
the alphabet have been used. Proper nouns may be present.
Word Search
Allenby | Amelia | Anana | Apex | Attunga
Berry | Birdwood | Briony | Collaroy | Coral
Coronation | Fielding | Gunyah | Hordern | Hudson
John Fisher | Lagoon | Minmai | Nareen | Narrabeen
Pamela | Pavich | Phillip | Plateau
[ALL Puzzle solutions on p72]
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