Bay Harbour: June 15, 2022

<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

20<br />

PUZZLES<br />

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />

8<br />

9 10<br />

11 12 13<br />

14<br />

<strong>15</strong> 16 17<br />

18<br />

19 20 21 22<br />

23<br />

24 25<br />

26 27<br />

QUICK CROSSWORD<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />

17/6<br />

Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />

Across<br />

1. Game, with white wine and enjoyable, young<br />

starters (6)<br />

4. You can count on a taxi returning with you and<br />

me (6)<br />

9. It is no good: one must not be so extravagant<br />

(7)<br />

10. It could benefit one to be poorly outside<br />

Virginia (5)<br />

11. A goose, say, is not to be broken (4)<br />

12. Row that is coarsely overgrown (4)<br />

13. The Foreign Office took on the East as an<br />

enemy (3)<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Period of military duty on which actor is<br />

doing the provinces (4)<br />

16. Sound pleased to have back-up with a<br />

bishop (4)<br />

19. It takes a fool to undermine one (3)<br />

21. Daily could suffer a loss in a nonchalant<br />

way (4)<br />

22. In the same place, in short, find one on offer<br />

(4)<br />

24. Tell’s target? His son, who was that of his<br />

eye (5)<br />

25. Turn I’ve given to a wasp-waisted tube (7)<br />

26. They were wrong to have been published (6)<br />

27. Once round track, hound is a cuddly animal (6)<br />

Down<br />

1. Using shoe put out by Gallery as a<br />

residential development (7,6)<br />

2. Principal character, when in bed, needs a<br />

smoke (7)<br />

3. It takes an eternity to put woman right (4)<br />

5. No lights must be shown in sudden loss of<br />

consciousness (8)<br />

6. Banter may have separated wheat from<br />

it (5)<br />

7. Quarter of a century on, couples celebrate<br />

it (6,7)<br />

8. Try to produce a piece written by Lamb (5)<br />

14. First discernible stage for Tim under<br />

revision (8)<br />

17. Book given a new cover, a spring-back?<br />

(7)<br />

18. Divided a piece of garlic (5)<br />

20. Daily might appear without a distribution<br />

(5)<br />

23. She was of some value in India and could<br />

be taken either way (4)<br />

SUDOKU<br />

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3<br />

box contains the digits 1 to 9.<br />

8<br />

9 10<br />

11 12 13<br />

14 <strong>15</strong><br />

16<br />

17 18 19<br />

20<br />

21 22 23<br />

24 25<br />

Across<br />

1. Provide (6)<br />

4. Carpenter (colloq) (6)<br />

9. Oarsman (5)<br />

10. Enmity (3,4)<br />

11. Savings (colloq) (4,3)<br />

13. Musical instrument (4)<br />

14. Ruin (11)<br />

17. Move to and fro (4)<br />

18. Parched (7)<br />

21. Scottish symbol (7)<br />

22. Fewest (5)<br />

24. Repayment (6)<br />

25. Lyrical (6)<br />

Down<br />

1. Become smaller (6)<br />

2. Church seat (3)<br />

3. Substantial (5)<br />

5. Assist (4,3)<br />

6. Toxic (9)<br />

7. Holler (4)<br />

8. Grumpy (11)<br />

12. Crooked, off-centre<br />

(4-5)<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Chance your arm<br />

(colloq) (3,2,2)<br />

16. Supernaturalist (6)<br />

19. Ice house (5)<br />

20. Agitate (4)<br />

23. Perform (3)<br />

CODECRACKER<br />

QUICK CROSSWORD<br />

Across: 1. Supply, 4. Chippy, 9. Rower, 10. Ill will, 11. Nest egg, 13.<br />

Oboe, 14. Destruction, 17. Sway, 18. Thirsty, 21. Thistle, 22. Least, 24.<br />

Refund, 25. Poetic.<br />

Down: 1. Shrink, 2. Pew, 3. Large, 5. Help out, 6. Poisonous, 7. Yell, 8.<br />

Disgruntled, 12. Skew-whiff, <strong>15</strong>. Try it on, 16. Mystic, 19. Igloo, 20. Stir,<br />

23. Act.<br />

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />

Across: 1. Hockey 4. Abacus 9. Useless 10. Avail 11. Iron 12. Rank 13.<br />

Foe <strong>15</strong>. Tour 16. Purr 19. Sap 21. Idly 22. Ibid 24. Apple 25. Venturi 26.<br />

Errata 27. Lapdog.<br />

Down: 1. Housing estate 2. Cheroot 3. Ever 5. Blackout 6. Chaff 7. Silver<br />

wedding 8. Essay 14. Rudiment 17. Rebound 18. Clove 20. Paper 23.<br />

Anna.<br />

TARGET<br />

alga along alto anoa atonal<br />

canal canola cant canto clan<br />

clang coal coat cola conga<br />

coolant gala galoot gloat gnat<br />

goal goat lagan lagoon loan<br />

natal octagon OCTAGONAL<br />

octal taco tala talc talon tang<br />

tango toga tonal<br />

MEDIUM HARD<br />

EASY<br />

TARGET<br />

N A G<br />

C A L<br />

O O T<br />

Good 18<br />

Very Good 25<br />

Excellent 32+<br />

ALL PUZZLES © THE PUZZLE COMPANY<br />

How many words of four letters or more can you<br />

make? There is at least one nine-letter word.<br />

Each letter may be used only once and all<br />

words must contain the centre letter.<br />

No words starting with a capital, no plurals<br />

ending in s unless the word is also a verb, e.g.<br />

he fires the gun.<br />

Mon-Thurs: 7am - 4pm<br />

Fri-Sun: 7am - 5pm