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Which SA footballer was elevated to Legend status at last week’s AFL Hall of Fame function?
ACROSS
1) Word hyphenated with “ran” 5) Sudden gush 10) Liquid in a trunk 13) Within striking distance 14) Relieves, as pain 15) Pimples, collectively 16) What tourists do 19) Anger or fury 20) Like some futures or cheeks 21) Celebrity bit part 22) British Conservative 23) Three-legged stands 25) Ages, as cheese 28) Brief period of time 29) A god of war 30) Showy adornment 31) Capturing-of-thoughtwaves skill 34) Gives an exaggerated reaction 38) They loop the Loop 39) Hospital employee 40) Appliance with a door 41) It can show you the world 42) Calculating 44) In an abrasive manner 47) One of “Wrath” in a “Star Trek” sequel 48) Conscious 49) Torque wrench, e.g. 50) In vitro items 53) “I promise you” 57) Pilot & flight attendants, collectively 58) With hearing organs 59) Nevada’s second-largest city 60) Men and boys 61) Orderly grouping 62) Cannon’s sound
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1) One who hasn’t turned pro? 2) Jet-set jet 3) “For heaven’s___!” 4) Valuable mine rock 5) Spanish gents 6) Legendary country singer Cline 7) Like a post-eruption landscape 8) Ball elevator 9) Laser center? 10) Schmendrick 11) Wanted in on a poker hand 12) Mexican currency 15) Open-mouthed in shock 17) Monopoly board circler, once 18) It’s formed in mid-drip 22) Some wallet bills 23) Comanche group 24) Mini stream 25) ___ into the sunset 26) Statue that’s sacred to some 27) Slapstick staples 28) Supporting beam 30) Quick, sudden attack 31) Place for 18-Down 32) Alter 33) Remain undecided 35) “O Canada” is one 36) Hardly thrilling 37) Having trouble deciding 41) In a crooked position 42) Rundown 43) Time for a marching band 44) Be egged no longer? 45) Cognizant 46) Tends to the fall fall 47) Divided Asian country 49) Unit of pressure 50) Common cookie 51) Italian wine 52) Molecule member 54) Thumbs-up vote 55) Failed negotiation result 56) Sphere 1. With which sport do we associate Andrew Redmayne? 2. Which four teams made the Suncorp Super Netball 2022 finals? 3. British actress Olivia Colman won the 2018 Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Favourite – who did she play? 4. Maude and Gwen are two restaurants founded by which Aussie celebrity chef? 5. What is the smallest planet in the solar system? 6. Which SA footballer was elevated to Legend status at last week’s AFL Hall of Fame function? 7. What is the capital of New Zealand? 8. What is the painting ‘La Gioconda’ better known as? 9. Which is the only vowel on a standard QWERTY keyboard that is not on the top line of letters? 10. A standard chess set has how many pieces? 11. Where were the key US documents Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stored during World War II? 12. Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility? 13. What is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer? 14. By what name was the Turkish city Istanbul previously known? 15. What is a baby giraffe called? 16. Love Story and You Belong With Me are early hits by which multiaward winning US songstress? 17. Who did Australia defeat in a penalty shoot out to book a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup? 18. How many legs does a spider have? 19. Jeff Kennett is a former Premier of which Australian State? 20. Chris Kirkpatrick was the founding member of which 1990s boy band?
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.
9 4 8 2 5 6 7 1 3 3 1 5 4 9 7 8 2 6 7 2 6 1 3 8 9 5 4 2 9 4 6 1 5 3 7 8 1 6 3 7 8 2 4 9 5 8 5 7 3 4 9 1 6 2 6 7 1 8 2 3 5 4 9 4 8 9 5 6 1 2 3 7 5 3 2 9 7 4 6 8 1
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