18 We have 2 x $50 Gift Cards to give away! Simply complete the CROSSWORD and/or the SUDOKU puzzle and post to GC OVER 50s CROSSWORD COMPETITION and/or GC OVER 50s 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 31.12.2025 Winner notified by post. Win a $50 GIFT Card 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. 127 9 7 3 4 1 1 4 2 8 2 5 8 2 9 4 9 3 7 1 8 6 9 5 Answers next issue A Charming Christmas story A few weeks before Christmas a postmaster in a small town received a letter addressed to Santa Claus. He opened it and was touched by its unusual message. It read: “Dear Santa, do you think you could give me $50 for a bike? It’s not for myself, but my mother is a widow with 5 children and we have hit hard times. The bike would help me deliver newspapers and get some money for young Johnny’s medicine...” The postmaster was so touched that he took it along to his church that night and read it aloud. It prompted a quick collection which raised $48. The post master slipped the money into a church envelope, addressed it to the boy and posted it. The following week he noticed another letter to Santa in the same lad’s handwriting. He slipped the unopened envelope in his pocket and at the appropriate time stood up at church and read it aloud. It said: “Dear Santa, thankyou for sending the money for the new bike, only next time you do this sort of thing be sure not to send it through the church as the bastards took a $2 commission.” CROSSWORD 127 by Mona Elliott ACROSS 1. BEMOAN 7. ELECTIVE 8. SELLER 9. IMPETUS 10. SUBTLE DIFFERENCE 11. CRAVATS 14. DOWN TO EARTH PEOPLE 2 3 4 9 11 12 13 15 16 20 21 23 18. GOSSIP 19. PALISADE 21. PLUMP 22. SLIT 23. EDGED DOWN 1. COLOUR 2. FINALE 3. TAUNTS 4. STAUNCH 5. INSECT 6. RIPEN 12. TANKS 13. SUPERB 15. STRETCH 16. OF MILK 17. DECLARED 20. EAGER Answer next issue 1 8 10 14 22 5 6 7 17 18 19 Just Joking
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