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SKILL LEVEL Easy

Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, each column and each 3 x 3 block contains all the numbers from 1 to 9.

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK

MEGA CROSSWORD

When complete, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).

MYSTERY CLUE

40ac & 58dn.

Actor and comedian (7,8)

ACROSS

1 Pharaoh’s tomb (7)
5 Car (4)
7 Nuclear (6)
11 Bride’s partner (5)
15 Muslim religion (5)
16 Dove’s sound (3)
17 Leather strip used for sharpening a razor (5)
18 Super Rugby champions (9)
19 Area of a vineyard (7)
20 Fruit of the oak (5)
21 Christchurch’s river (4)
22 Austria’s capital (6)
24 Agitate (4)
26 See upper-right photo (9)
28 Tu¯ta¯nekai’s lover in Ma¯ori legend (7)
31 Season (6)
32 Helix (6)
34 Unique person or item (3-3)
36 Set on fire (4)
40 See Mystery Clue

Writer (6) Stinging insect (4) Useless, lacking ability (5) Heavenly creature Young swan (6) Shot of Scotch whisky (4) Change, alter (6) See lower-left photo (7) Storyline (4) Prison (4)Swimming, cycling, running extreme sport (7)Large stringed instrument (5) Toughen or harden (5)

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