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No. 123
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1 Perplexing choice between two alternatives (7) 4 Kitchen tools (8) 8 Renounce one’s throne (8) 11 Card given on
February 14 (9) 13 A long and thin creamfilled pastry (6) 14 Tasmanian location of the oldest stone span bridge in Australia (8) 16 Conspicuous success (7) 17 Used to hold a letter (8) 19 Impediment (8) 20 Clover-like plants (9) 24 Sensible (8) 25 Takes unjustly (6) 27 Revolving device (8) 29 Piece of plumage (7) 31 Neatest (7) 33 Female member of the US House of
Representatives (13) 37 Ancient Greek festival held in honour of the god of wine (8) 41 Substance in the tusk of an elephant (5) 42 Italian isle (5) 43 Accustom (5) 44 Short-term retail outlet (3-2) 45 Carnival game (4,4) 48 Benevolent (13) 51 Pistol (7) 54 Professional school (7) 56 No. 1 on the periodic table (8) 57 Slave to a habit (6) 58 Dining surface (8) 59 Measure (9) 63 Newspapers such as the
Herald Sun (8) 65 Knick-knacks (8) 68 Lightest known metal, used in batteries (7) 69 English folklore character (3,5) 70 Source of so-called divine guidance (6) 71 Chairman of a TV discussion program (9) 72 Stay (8) 73 Watch (8) 74 Fast food (4,3) TODAY's sOLUTIONs
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1 Gives over to a particular pursuit (7) 2 A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules (7) 3 Mennonites (5) 4 Unavailing (7) 5 Ornamental recess (5) 6 US state (5) 7 Yield (9) 8 Machine that controls temperature in a building (3,11) 9 Dog breed (9) 10 Relating to music or colour (5) 12 Russian space dog (5) 15 Gauge (7) 18 Ambiguous (5) 21 Trick (4) 22 Preoccupy with (6) 23 Cabbage (4) 26 Designs (8) 28 Middle Eastern country (4) 30 Torture (7) 32 Baseball round (6) 34 Perennial bearing purplish flowers (5) 35 Quintessence (7) 36 — Arabia (5) 38 Worshipped to excess (8) 39 Shout of joy or pleasure (6) 40 Being able to adjust to a new climate (14) 46 Pasta (6) 47 Mexican snack food (4) 49 Tea (4) 50 Nil (4) 52 Pittance (7) 53 Quality (9) 54 One better than a golfing eagle – or large seabird (9) 55 A source of timber and sugar, — tree (5) 59 Illness (7) 60 Mesh (7) 61 Dialect (5) 62 Idiot (7) 64 Quarters (5) 66 Portrait (5) 67 A region in western
Pakistan (5) 68 Lawful (5)
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1612 sudoku MEDIUM No. 123
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
