8 WE HAVE 2 X $50 GIFT CARDS TO GIVE AWAY! WIN A $50 GIFT CARD (Coles Supermarkets, Coles Central, Coles Express, Myer, including Myer.com.au, Target, Kmart, Officeworks, Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor.) Simply complete the Crossword and/or the Sudoku puzzle and post to DECEMBER CROSSWORD COMPETITION or DECEMBER SUDOKU COMPETITION PO Box 3302, Burleigh Town City Q. 4220 Write your name and address on the back of an envelope. First correct crossword and first correct sudoku entry drawn will win. Entries close 10.01.2026 Winner notified by post. H H H H H H H H H H H H H H SU DO KU Instructions: The numbers 1 to 9 must appear in each row, column and 3 x 3 box. Numbers can not be duplicated. No. 201 5 1 9 4 8 3 5 8 3 1 2 5 9 8 4 3 8 7 2 9 3 5 7 9 Answer next month CROSSWORD 201 by Mona Elliott ACROSS 1. GRANT 7. LENGTHENED 8. FROLICS 9. ATTRACTION 10. PERFORMS 11. STEPPING 14. ENTRUSTED 18. STABLEMAN 19. DREARIER 21. PLASTER 2 3 4 9 11 12 13 15 16 20 21 23 22. ENDLESS 23. NUMBERS DOWN 1. ROUGE 2. SWINDLE 3. WITHSTOOD 4. LET IT STAND 5. HARDENED 6. FLAVOUR 12. SANCTIONED answer next issue 13. MAJESTIC 15. RECTANGULAR 16. GAMBOL 17. THREADED 20. EGYPTIAN GODDESS 1 8 10 14 22 5 6 7 17 18 19 Christmas Trivia 1. In which country did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree originate? 2. What are the names of the three wise men said to have visited baby Jesus? 3. In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what gift is given on the seventh day? 4. Which famous Christmas ballet tells the story of Clara and a magical toy? 5. What Christmas drink is also known as “milk punch”? 6. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the name of the Grinch’s dog? 7. In which country is St. Nicholas known as “Sinterklaas”? 8. In the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what is Rudolph’s father’s name? 9. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time? 10. What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant? 11. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? 12. Which famous Christmas movie features the line “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings”? Answers Page 11 y i w o l s h l e WordWheel 71 The goal of a word wheel puzzle is to create as many words possible with the letters in the word wheel. You can only use each letter once and every word must have the letter in the centre of the wheel. Answers P 11
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