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In which Australian state would you be if you were visiting Burnie?
ACROSS
1) Possessed, old-style 6) Small container for liquids 11) Physique, informally 14) Draw out 15) Populous province of China (Var.) 16) Monopoly abbr. 17) Removals 19) Still in a wrapper 20) Eye-opening problem? 21) “La Boheme,” e.g. 22) Currency no more 23) Bossy sound 25) Grandeur 27) Book appendix 32) High school subject 33) Hilo garland 34) English exam finale, often 36) Small music ensemble 39) Short pants 41) Conceitedness 42) Prepare to be knighted 43) Allow to enter 44) Finger or toe 46) Miss-named? 47) Thing on an agenda 49) Herb used in Mexican cuisine 51) Old cleaning vessel 54) Anger 55) Tiny, informally 56) Iraqi port 59) Supergarb 63) Married woman in Mex. 64) Shoulder injury 66) Wriggly fish 67) Some members of the choir 68) Became fainter 69) “Do” followers on a music scale 70) Overly sentimental 71) Trucking allowances
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1) Chops with an ax 2) Way out of a mine 3) Military obligation 4) Villain’s plan 5) Spread, as hay 6) Roughen, as lips 7) Investment firm T. ___ Price 8) Deprive of weaponry 9) Peace salutation 10) Coast Guard officer (Abbr.) 11) Ostracism 12) Blatant 13) “___ Defeats Truman” (infamous headline) 18) Crosses 22) Disclose 24) Ballroom dance 26) Salt, on the briny 27) Pond dweller 28) Expired 29) Heave-hos 30) Brought into play 31) Illusionist’s specialty 35) Jellystone Park denizen 37) Common alcoholic beverage 38) Fake butter 40) Short and meaningful, as a saying 45) Sacro-___ 48) Like some homes 50) Bee’s attraction 51) Having better judgment 52) “ ___ Grows in Brooklyn” 53) One of the senses 57) Pig food 58) Optimistic 60) Man Friday 61) Master of rhymes 62) Concludes 64) Crow kin, briefly 65) Away from the bow 1. Steven Tyler is the front man for which rock band? 2. What is the capital of Kenya? 3. Conservationist Dian Fossey was best known for her work with which primates? 4. Who preceded Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister? 5. Impossible Princess; Fever and Aphrodite are all studio albums by which pop princess? 6. Rapper ASAP Rocky and which award winning singer have just become parents to a son? 7. Which three colours make up the flag of Norway? 8. Artist Pro Hart called which Australian city home? 9. With which sport do we associate Aussie athlete Rechelle Hawkes? 10. Ragdoll and Russian Blue are breeds of which animal? 11. Steven Gerrard is the manager of which EPL club? 12. “…in my dreams I have a plan. If I got me a wealthy man. I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’d fool around and have a ball…” is an iconic line from which ABBA hit? 13. The attack on Pearl Harbour was part of which major international conflict? 14. What was the name of the spaceflight that saw Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first Americans to walk on the moon? 15. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson won a college football championships with which university before making his name as a pro-wrestler? 16. In what year did the Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent invasion of troops with tanks occur? 17. Having served as a lady in waiting to his first two wives, who was Henry VIII’s third wife? 18. In which Australian state would you be if you were visiting Burnie? 19. Who played the titular role in the mafia biopic Donnie Brasco? 20. Which United States Senator was assassinated on June 6, 1968? 21. According to the nursery rhyme what did Little Jack Horner pull out of his pie? 22. In which year
Sudoku
How to play:
To solve this puzzle each 3x3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers from 1 to 9.
7 4 5 2 3 1 6 9 8 2 6 3 8 9 7 1 5 4 8 1 9 6 5 4 2 7 3 3 2 8 4 6 9 5 1 7 1 5 6 3 7 8 9 4 2 9 7 4 1 2 5 3 8 6 4 3 7 5 1 6 8 2 9 5 9 2 7 8 3 4 6 1 6 8 1 9 4 2 7 3 5
did Mark Ricciuto win his Brownlow Medal? 23. One of Van Gogh’s most famous series of paintings focus on which flower? 24. Who is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors? 25. How many sides does a heptagon have? 26. What is a baby wombat called? 27. Baby One More Time was the debut single of which teen pop sensation? 28. Eternity and Euphoria are fragrances by which iconic fashion brand? 29. Peter Lalor was the leader of which 19th century rebellion by Australian miners? 30. For Once in my Life and PartTime Lover are hit singles by which R & B artist? 31. Which horse won the 2021 Cox Plate? 32. Daniel Ricciardo drives for which Formula 1 team? 33. Who was the original front man of Aussie rock band INXS? 34. Who is the Federal Member for Barker? 35. Who is the defending Men’s Singles champion at the French Open? 36. Who is Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, taking over the role from Barnaby Joyce? 37. Who is the oldest Kardashian sister? 38. Who is Jane Eyre’s romantic interest in the classic Charlotte Bronte novel of the same name? 39. In which fictional town is the Aussie prime time soap Home & Away set? 40. Who are the award winnings hosts on the hit radio show Jonesy and Amanda?
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