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K I D S F E A T U R E S PA G E

PENCILHEADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KIDS CLUB By Jason Sampson

This Pencilhead feature has been specially designed to keep children entertained whilst learning. Publishers can use the space allocated to attract advertisers for the page! Pencilhead is available as half page, full page or separate components can be utilised.

Available 1 x week in colour or b/w

It has been produced with Newspapers In Education initiatives in mind. Subject matter or various topics can be supplied upon request.

K I D S F E A T U R E S PA G E

KID STUFF & HOLIDAY FUN PAGE By Dave Allen

The Kids Stuff full page has been created to keep children entertained and is suitable for Newspapers In Education programs.

In colour or b/w

Kids Stuff is produced by popular Australian creator Dave Allen and is available daily, weekly, or monthly for regular publishing. Wombats Downunder is also produced by Dave Allen and is available 1 x week in colour or b/w. Specific components from the page can also be individually published!

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C O M I C PA N E L S

ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!

TWIST

By Christophe Granet

Available 1 x week in colour format

By John Cook

Available 1 x week in colour format

C O M I C PA N E L S

Available 6 x week in b/w or colour or 1 x week in Sunday colour format

NOT QUITE RIGHT By Travis Stor ti

C O M I C D A I LY S T R I P S

STARIA

By Roger Fletcher

Available 6 x week in b/w

C O M I C S U N D AY S T R I P

TORKAN

By Roger Fletcher

Available 1 x week in Sunday colour format

SUNDAY DAILY

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C O M I C D A I LY & S U N D A Y S T R I P

BEYOND THE BLACK STUMP

SEV SPACE

By Sean Leahy

By John Cook

Available 6 x week in b/w or colour or 1 x week in Sunday colour format

C O M I C PA N E L S

Bottled Fruit By Mark Guthrie

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E D I T O R I A L PA N E L Available 6 x week in b/w or colour

CARICATURES By David Green

Prince Charles

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Available 1 x week

Keef Richards

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WHAT’S HOT? Bluebottle By Mark Lynch

Bluebottle can be found manning the phone at call centres, clerking, waiting tables and even labouring as he seeks his rightful place in a world far too expensive for the likes of him. Available daily or weekly

laddercorp By Tim Mellish

The Laddercorp comic strip is based around a central character Doug Swindler, his work in an office and the type of things that can, do, and shouldn’t happen in every day life, both in the office and beyond! Available weekly

Norman

By Dez Rober tson Norman is a cynical version of a new Superhero comic strip by Dez Robertson. Norman explores the lighter, seldom seen side of superherodom, the occasions when it doesn’t quite work. Available weekly

SWAMP By Gary Clark

Swamp is an Australian cartoon humour strip based on animals found in swamps (marshes) by Gary Clark. Swamp is a down-to-earth look at a bewildered society thriving in an everincreasing complex world. Available daily or weekly

sludge By Alan Rose “Sludge” is a talentless band that never moved on! They try every conceivable gig venue, music style, instrument combination and second rate gimmick. But they just keep stuffing up. Available daily or weekly

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WHAT’S HOT? MUDDY RIVER

By Craig Van Lawick Follows the day to day life of a saltwater crocodile named Cyril, who was born and bred in a crocodile farm. Cyril has led a somewhat sheltered existence, unlike his fellow in-mates, who were captured in the wild. Available daily or weekly

AGAINST THE GRAIN

Available daily

By Ron Therien

Ron Therien was born in 1968 in Ottawa, Ontario, where he currently lives with his wife Tracy and daughter Haley. Although he credits his cartooning development to his constant childhood doodling, Therien attended The Ottawa School of Commerce where he studied life drawing and graphic arts and continued his studies at Ottawa’s Algonquin College.

Pencilhead’s curiosity corner By Jason Sampson

Available weekly

Pencilhead’s Curiosity Corner is a children’s feature with different topics each week. Full of interesting facts and information, a compelling page for children to read. This feature is loved by teachers and parents who welcome educational material in their local newspaper. Auspac Media and Jason have received lots of positive feedback from readers young and old for this innovative, exciting new feature.

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UNITED MEDIA SYNDICATE F Minus

F Minus, is a profoundly funny strip that begs the question, “Why are we here?” “What is life all about?” It tackles life’s serious issues, pins them to the ground and steals their lunch money and then feels a little bit guilty and gives some of it back. Available daily and Sunday

dilbert Dilbert is dubbed “the cartoon hero of the workplace” He loves technology for the sake of technology. He’s got the social skills of a mousepad and he’d rather surf the Internet than Waikiki. Available daily and Sunday

over the hedge Over the Hedge takes a freshly skewed look at suburban living from the perspective of the animals who lived there first. These are wicked little guys who’ll pick your pocket as they steal your heart. Available daily and Sunday

buckets The Buckets comic strip delivers the laughs from a real-life modern family who juggle the demands and the mild insanity of raising a family. Share the joys, the worries, and the mayhem of parenthood with The Buckets. Available daily and Sunday

Peanuts Peanuts is like a classic novel, a true masterpiece that never goes out of style. Generations of readers will enjoy re-living these unforgettable moments and sharing them with younger readers. Available daily and Sunday

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CREATORS SYNDICATE Archie A family favourite for over 60 years, Archie has chased Veronica, been chased after by Betty and been hounded by Jughead. Available daily and Colour Sunday

dog eat doug This daily strip debuted online in 2005 and continues to enjoy a growing, international fan base.

Available daily and Colour Sunday

rugrats Rugrats is a sharp and witty strip for today’s kids, told from an adventuresome irresistible baby’s point of view. Available daily and Colour Sunday

winnIe the pooh Pooh Bear and his pals has been a beloved friend of children since A.A. Milne wrote the first story in 1925.

Available daily and Colour Sunday

THE meaning of lila With her true-life situations and modern sensibility, Lila speaks to today’s hip young woman who is making her way in the world. Available daily and Colour Sunday

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PAGINATED PUZZLE PAGE BIG ONE Fragment Werewolf Consumed Definite article Funeral car Blockheads Blind Passageway Erasure Repeat Exhale violently 41 Sieves 42 Liquid measures

7 11

8 9

20 21

23 26

24 28

31 34

GOLDSTAR 2

Solution No. 012

N G C O H A U I O R I E T T A D E R N E D E S I E R A B L E A G U O U D I S C A R D T E T I E A T R E T T N D D E G E N E R L T S P R E V I I T F F E N D I T T O S S S E N S

C A T A F A L Q U E

T I T L E R U A T L E R

B I R A D G G N A R C T B

T E D R I I T S C A E R S R T A N E T R O S S P S U S I N G H N T L K E S S S

8 9

22 23

29 32

WORD FIND

30 32 33

Across: 3 Deeds 7 Gale 8 Ripped 9 Magnitude 10 Girdles 12 Mimic 15 Bird 18 Turn 19 Forego 21 Yawning hollow 22 Marshes 23 Long 26 Regrets 29 Left out of use 30 Greet 31 Fever 32 Bend over 33 Obligation

ACROSS 3 Has gout, a problem with the ears and other atrocious things (8) 7 Suits his occupation (6) 8 The sort of cover that is given to guides (8) 9 See you shed a tear and disturb a man of the cloth (6) 10 I say again, “You’re fired!” (8) 11 A little saint or my tempestuous one? (6) 14 Currently, send it out and it will go up (6) 17 Dispute in court that it was set on fire and I left it open (8) 18 My insane boy joins the wanderers (6) 19 Arose and demanded that Dean join the team (8) 20 Of course you find it among green trees! (6) 21 Seen in rags so was treated to a tea (8) DOWN 1 I set free one chap and you pin Tim back! (7) 2 What a clever way a butcher has with it (7) 3 An NCO of good behaviour, no doubt! (7) 4 Rues the fact that the old king go to steer it (7) 5 The old king shows fibre - tough, eh? (7) 6 Showed contempt when seen off - then went red (7) 11 Loves a confused Territorian with plenty of money (7) 12 Not in with the actors so becomes socially despised (7) 13 A powerful man with attractive ways? (7) 14 End your prayer for the unliving after it has been rectified (7) 15 150 there and I seek a partner - must be the weather! (7) 16 Heckles some in the sewing class (7) Across: 3. Outrages, 7. Tailor, 8. Disguise, 9. Curate, 10. Repeater, 11. Stormy, 14. Ascend, 17. Litigate, 18. Nomads, 19. Emanated, 20. Entree, 21. Tattered. Down: 1. Manumit, 2. Cleaver, 3. Orderly, 4. Regrets, 5. Gristle, 6. Sneered, 11. Solvent, 12. Outcast, 13. Magnate, 14. Amended, 15. Climate, 16. Needles.

WORD MAGIC

Down: 1 Backless seat 2 Frocks 4 Brittle 5 Stalk 6 Neat 9 Move 11 Foe 13 Wading bird 14 Always 16 Water-jugs 17 Wound-mark 18 Weathercock 20 Annual payment 22 Miss 24 Law 25 Beneath 27 Press onward 28 Hut

CROSSWORD SOLUTION NO. 306

20 22 23 27 29 30 33 34 35 38 39

T I M A G G I N D E D E A T T H E E N S E N E E Z N E

10 17 18 19

Made remote Filch Placate Dreamed Steer Summoned Husky Vain boaster Cretaceous dinosaur Calamities Stir Alfalfa Examination of accounts

I C O E N C R I L S I A A T E K C N O R E R I O D O E R

26 28 30 31 32 34 36 37 40 42 43 44 45 46 47

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

D E P I U S I R T L A B O N I C O N E D I L Y A C A A N T D H R T O P H E

14 15 16 19 20 21 24 25

Portraying Lived together Temptress Little air (mus) Mine entrances Native Architects Much Mysterious Not at home Widen Reject Employer (coll) Dine Twitch Knave Stage Ankle Letter Gun Worsening Followers Rife Remained Title Tremble Plumbness Unconscious

J A C K A S S E S

DOWN

ACROSS

1 6 11 12 13

CRYPTIC

GIVE OR TAKE

BOGGLEWORDS

Across: 3. Acts, 7. Storm, 8. Torn, 9. Size, 10. Corsets, 12. Mime, 15. Snipe, 18. Veer, 19. Waive, 21. Chasm, 22. Fens, 23. Yearn, 26. Rues, 29. Disused, 30. Hail, 31. Ague, 32. Stoop, 33. Duty. Down: 1. Stool, 2. Dresses, 4. Crisp, 5. Stem, 6. Trim, 9. Stir, 11. Enemy, 13. Ibis, 14. Ever, 16. Ewers, 17. Scar, 18. Vane, 20. Annuity, 22. Fail, 24. Edict, 25. Below, 27. Urge, 28. Shed.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION NO. 14057 COPYRIGHT: AUSPAC MEDIA 1998

FOCUS NO. 000

FOCUS

M C A H Y N R I E

SOLUTION Achy aery airy army carney chary chimney chyme creamy cyan cyme hairy henry hiya hyena hymen hymn MACHINERY many mercy miry myna mynah nary racy rainy rhyme rimy yarn yeah year yearn

YOUR VISION IS A LIST OF WORDS using the following rules * Each word must be four letters or more * Each letter may be used only once for each word. *Each word must contain the centre ‘Focus’ letter. *A minimum of one nine letter word must be found. *No ‘Dagger’ or swear words (ref: Macquarie Dictionary) * No plurals *No verb forms trailing an ‘s’ *No words with an initial capital letter and no hyphenated words. Now time to....

TOTAL FOCUS Good 19 words: Very good 25 words: Excellent 32 words.

Every word’s origin is in The Macquarie Concise Dictionary 1998

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CROSSWORDS & PUZZLES MATH CODE

STEP DOWNS

JUMBLES

Long division puzzles are solved by calculating the number each letter represents. When you assess all ten letters they will spell one or more words. Two letters are given to help you start

Starting with the seven-letter word, drop a letter, rearrange and form a six letter word. Continue in this manner until you reach the lone letter at the bottom.Your solution may differ from ours.

TODAY’S TARGET: GOOD 17; VERY GOOD 22; EXCELLENT 27; GENIUS 33

THURSDAY’S SOLUTION ablaut alow alto balk baulk bawl bloat blot blow bola bolt bowl bulk koala lota lout outlaw tabla talk tolu tubal

SOLUTION

WHERE IS IT?

The numbers required for this puzzle are listed in length order. Use them only once to fit the interlocking numbers into the puzzle.

THEME: COUNTRIES Below are the names of the capital cities of various countries. Place the name of the country in the row beside the clue. The highlihted column will reveal the name of another country.

SUDOKU SudokuCOLOUR Colour Complete the grid so that every row, column and coloured box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusive.

4 9 1 2 6 7 5 8 3

3 7 5 9 4 8 2 6 1

6 8 2 5 1 3 4 7 9

5 3 8 7 9 2 1 4 6

2 4 6 3 5 1 7 9 8

7 1 9 4 8 6 3 2 5

1 2 4 6 3 9 8 5 7

8 6 7 1 2 5 9 3 4

9 5 3 8 7 4 6 1 2

SOLUTION:

No.SC0001

NUMBER FILL

4 9 1 2 6 7 5 8 3

DIFFICULTY RATING:

Word square

WORD SQUARE 10 - Alex Findlay 1

CLUES

1. A gorge 2. Speed 3. Useful quality 4. Stone pillar 5. Apportioned out

CIPHER QUOTE

Quick Break CrossQuick Break Crossword

Each symbol represents one letter of the alphabet. Use the clues opposite to solve the puzzle. All letters in the solution are WORD SQUARE 10 - Alex Findlay in capitals 1

4 001

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4 5

CLUES

1. A gorge 21 22 2. 20Speed 3. Useful quality 4. Stone pillar 5. Apportioned out

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Five words all reading down and across. Each one is grouped but parts are done separately and may be moved.

Solution 23

C H A S M H A S

A S

E T

M E

E D

1. Chasm 2. Haste 3. Asset 4. Stele 5. Meted

Solution

Across

1. Keyboard instrument (5) 4. Old space laboratory (6) 8. Medical authorisation (12) 9. Sharp reply (6) 12. Female sheep (3) 14. Turkish mountain, resting place of Noah’s Ark (6) 16. Dismissal of batsman (6) 19. Consumed (3) 20. Horrifies (6) 24. Magical tales (5,7) 25. Small decorative hole (6) 26. Indian territory (5)

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Down

1. Player of bagpipes (5) 2. Adroit (5) 3. Transpire (5) 5. Salted fish (6) 6. Skulk (6) 7. Soft hat (6) 10. Revise (4) 11. Hard durable wood (3) 13. Cry of grief (4) 15. High mountain (3) 16. Crisp square pancake (6) 17. Deep red (6) 18. Biological catalyst (6) 21. Conceited (5) 22. Sprite from The Tempest (5) 23. Japanese rice-based dish (5)

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3 7 5 9 4 8 2 6 1

6 8 2 5 1 3 4 7 9

PUZZLES & LOGIC GAMES JIGSAW TOWNS

BUILD A WORD

DOUBLE EXPOSURE

This jigsaw has been broken up into several Begin with the letters in the first column pieces. Can you fit it back together to and match them up to the letters in the reveal the names of eight places in Australia. second and third columns. eg BAN-DICOOT

Time to play! Here are 2 puzzles.......GOOD LUCK

Symbol sum SUM SYMBOL

In this addition sum, geometrical symbols are substituted for single digits. The same symbol represents the same digit throughout. The same digit cannot be represented by more than one different symbol. Use logic to determine the numbers, which can be placed inside the symbols.

Fill in the circles, using the same letter for each line, to form new words. When you have completed the five lines, a new word will appear vertically in the circles

PUZZLE - A101

IN 3 MOVES LEAVE ONE BALL

THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF MOVES move with white bAlls only. 1. Astrike out bAlls with A SInGlE STRAIGHT line • AnY lenGth Your ChoiCe• no lines mAY Cross = SToP, yoUR lInE CAnnoT ConTInUE

ANSWERS PUZZLE - A101

STARBURST- lInES In All DIRECTIonS (Any lEnGTH) = 1 MoVE

A=3A

IN 3 MOVES LEAVE ONE BALL

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PUZZLE - A102

IN 3 MOVES LEAVE ONE BALL

PUZZLE - A102

IN 3 MOVES LEAVE ONE BALL

A=7E THE GAME

Attemptation No. 011

THE GAME

ATTEMPTATION Concluding in the addition is an entry dated October 8th, 1958, from the personal diary of the Iranian-born British diplomat and author of more than 125 books, Sir Harold Nicolson, who at 72 years of age, was complaining to his 66-year-old wife, the English novelist, poet, and author of several books on gardening, Victoria Mary Nicolson.

A crushed life is what I lead, similar to that of the hen you ran over …

T H E

OTHER D A Y 

+ =

In the addition different letters and the smiley face represent different digits. Rewrite the addition using:

R  012346789

Solution to No. 010

L F I E ST A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Key Letter Puzzler Flower Style

Key letter puzzler flower style Use the 10 letters shown to form words of four to ten letters. Every word must contain the Key Letter. Letters can only be used once for each time they appear. Plurals, proper names or foreign words do not count. All letters combine to spell the 10 letter Key Word.

Rate Your Skill: 10 letter words earn 5 points 7, 8,or 9 letter words earn 4 points 6 letter words earn 3 points 5 letter words earn 2 points 4 letter words earn 1 point 3 letter words earn 0 points Add Your Points: 60 points or more = Excellent 40-59 points = Very Good 25-39 points = Good

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PUZZLES & LOGIC GAMES ARROW WORD

CODEWORD 7

Football official

Highly skilled musician

Region

Long (for)

25 23

Raise up

Evergreen tree

Canada’s capital

Senior members

21 19

24 26

15 15

14 9

21 14

12 25

19 24

4 9

26 21

24 13

23 1

No clues – just pattern and answers – but can you fit them in?

8 19

8 9

25 9

13 6

N O

This puzzle has no clues in the conventional sense. Instead, every different number printed in the main grid represents a different letter (with the same number always representing the same letter, of course). For example, if 7 turns out to be a ‘V’, you can write in V wherever a square contains 7. We have completed a very J I F D I S C U small part of the UNN E R V E NO T CH E S M S U M S O puzzle to give you a P E T T I C O A T C U LI T ES E A T N R K L start, but the rest is D A N K A S S U M P T I O N C T M O O GR E A T E R E N T R E A T up to you. A I A N X

Fearful respect More modern Beast of burden

Y A T E R A E AR A I N M OS E T L T E D AWE EWE R A S S

26 19

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Took part in a ballot

V I R T U O S O

Female sheep

B R E L E W F L I Z L S AD S E G AR T I M V S EM I N N S T AG

Large waterfowl

Antlered deer

Generous, kind

Joined house

Discolouring

Painter or sculptor

10 16

Bring up, raise

Commercials

Points (at a target)

11 9

26 9

__ Hurley, model/ actress

The arrows show the direction in which the answer to each clue should be placed.

S UB S T I T U T E S T EM R T I A I R A A V E VO L UN T E E R I R E I P M T NC E A L SQU E E Z Y Y D Y T T S R

WE I CO K

3 letters Ail Awe Gin 4 letters Boor Fell Mews Wage

6 letters Firmly Flambe Gazump Razzle 7 letters Gremlin Hapless Lapsing

5 letters Baked Cleft Envoy

W A GA E

R A Z U Z L AWE A H R A P E P L L BAK E N S MEWS

Q L B X Y Z J A E D F K T U C V H N OW I G P R M S

Each battleship puzzle represents a section of ocean with a hidden fleet of one aircraft carrier, one battleships, two cruisers and two destroyers. The different ships are constructed as follows:

BATTLESHIPS 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 3

Destroyers consist of a single round segment. All other ships have two end segments while aircraft carriers and battleships also have middle segments.

The ships maybe orientated horizontally or vertically within the grid so that no ship touches another, but not diagonally. Any remaining squares in the grid contain water segments, which are shown as a symbol of water. The number on the bottom and on the right of the grid show how many squares in the corresponding rows and columns are occupied by ships. Occasionally some squares may contain given ship or water segments as hints to help start the puzzle. The object is to discover where all 6 ships are located. Copyright 2008 Puzzler Media distributed by Auspac Media

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8 letters Antidote Semolina Warplane 9 letters Absolving Ingenious Pepperoni

C L E F T A A L N MP A T S EMO L I I B D I NGE N I O G T B F E P E RON I O R D GR EML I L E N VOY

I L NA B U S O L L V I I N G

BRAIN TRAINING

Neuroscientist Prof Ian Robertson has devised a puzzle fitness workout to improve your brain power. Boost your mental agility with a session every day in our Mental Gym. Record the time you take to complete each puzzle and you can keep track of your ever increasing mental strength. The Mind Doctor can boost your brain power!

Smart Sums

TIME

Try to avoid writing down anything but the final answers to these calculations… 1 One gross – ounces in 7lbs 2 Days in a leap year – hours in 9 days 3 Suits in a pack of cards x maximum number of spots on a domino 4 Consonants in MAGNANIMOUS + total number of dots on a die 5 Gallons made up by 72 pints x reputed number of lives a cat has

TIME

Scramble

The names of which star constellations can be made from each of these sets of scrambled letters? 1 OLE

5 SPICES

2 ARISE

6 EAGER BRAT (5,4)

3 IN ROO

7 DEAD ROMAN

4 OH GULP 8 CAIRN CROP

Memory Jog

TIME

Spend two minutes memorising this list of twenty words, then see how many of them you can recall on a separate piece of paper. TWIN

LOUDLY

RACKETEER

PEARL

MOVEMENT

TYRE

GONG

FUME

OWL

CREAKING

BRIGHTNESS

CHAIN

SPEND

HANDLE

RANK

OPEN

RADIO

CRATER

THINK

TICKER

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Perplexed state

KRISS KROSS

PUZZLES & TRIVIA PATHFINDER

Beginning in the shaded square, follow a continuous path to find a group of associated items. The trail goes through each letter once, twisting up, down and sideways, but never diagonally. L

U R R E N

L A

L M S A R T E M C N I

R T C O T D R A

O E V P A T E R R D N M C U R G U N A C R A E B U D N A

O C A R L Y V E T O O S E T E T E N M S N M E A N S G R

P O G R A A N

A C

BURGUNDY CARDINAL CARMINE CRIMSON MAROON RUST PUCE SCARLET TERRACOTTA

VERMILLION SANGRIA POMEGRANATE VENETIAN RED L L I O N R O O N P

I M R E M A C S M O

U S T V C E A E E G

R A C P U B R T A R

R R O A R U L E N A

E T T T G D Y T S A

N E D E U N V E G N

I M R R N A E N R I

L C A R A I T M I A

A N I D C N O S R C

PIECEWORD

With the help of the Across clues only, can you fit the pieces into their correct positions in the empty grid (which, when completed, will exhibit a symmetrical pattern)? ACROSS 1 Strong current of air • Shirt’s wristband 2 Looked forward to 3 Accept (a gift) 4 Playhouse 5 Collar fastener • Went on a horse 6 Push the ___, be innovative 7 Small pampered pooch 8 Do a second draft 9 Fetching chore 10 Transfer of data to a smaller computer 11 Mailed • Place for building 12 Eight‑armed seafood delicacy 13 Complete victory or success 14 Small cucumber used for pickling 15 Dull heavy sound • Insolent W I ND N R R E C E R A S T UD I E L A P D E N S D OWN A OC T O R H GH E R Y D

O R A L P I K E

CU F O V E E ROD A E G G EWR A OAD S E U S E I N T H

F G AWA I S M T H E A E N V E L W I T E E RR E E N T S E C T R I U E E UD R

T O D E E N

R G S T U WR I I A

A D M P H S E N A S U D E

I R K I E

W T E E R R

S A T E D A Z

T R E G I WA I O P E M

D OW D OG A R E O C T A

R I U E E D R

E T E

U F F A E S

E S C

Y W I N E N A N D R E C

O I T E E

L A P E N S

E T N T H U

R H G H E Y D

N L O

H E A

O P U

V E L

D C R O E I V

A D E

E R A

2 3

5 6

8 9

11 12 13 14 15

DID YOU KNOW? Did You Know?

1. On May 19 2001, Jackie Bibby held eight live Rattlesnakes in his mouth by their tails. 2. Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying "With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon".

S A T E D A Z T R E I OP E N Y E AND O I T E E MP H A UD E

3. The original name of the popular game called Twister was Pretzel. 4. Kleenex Tissues were first advertised for use as a handkerchief replacement in 1926 with the slogan "Don't Carry A Cold In Your Pocket". 5. The character Popeye first appeared in a newspaper comic strip in 1929 and was created by Elzie Crisler Segar. 6. Fried spiders are said to have a taste similar to nuts.

THE FIVE QUESTION QUICKIE

7. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is reportedly against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer. 8. Cheryl Ladd was both the talking and singing voice of Josie in the 70's cartoon Josie and the Pussycats. 9. The famous yellow leader’s jersey in the Tour de France bicycle race is called the Maillot Jaune, and was introduced into the race in 1919.

The Five Question Quickie Don’t have time for a long trivia quiz? Well here is a quickie to get the brain working! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

10. An anagram of Genghis Khan is He hangs King. 11. Sid Vicious’ real name is John Simon Ritchie.

Who was the Director for Entertainment at World Expo '88 in Brisbane? In the Shakespeare play Othello, what is the name of Othello’s wife? What did Hawkeye Pierce call his tent in the TV show M*A*S*H*? By what name was ballerina Margaret Hookham better known? Who plays the role of Lex Luthor in the movie Superman Returns?

12. The word Yahoo first appeared in Jonathan Swift's 1726 book Gulliver’s Travels and was the name of a race of sub-human brutes. 13. In 1976, Frank Sinatra married Barbara Blakeley who was formerly married to Zeppo Marx.

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14. In early 2006, Levi Strauss & Co. was the high bidder in an eBay auction for an authentic pair of original Levi 501 blue jeans, paying around $100,000 for the item.

Answers

15. Until the late 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.

1. Ric Birch 2. Desdemona 3. The Swamp 4. Dame Margot Fonteyn 5. Kevin Spacey

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FUN TRIVIA

CODE CRACKERS

Fun Trivia

Code Crackers Do you have what it takes to be a famous code cracker? The following things have been coded using a secret code. Can you break the code to find 1. A quote from Sir Winston Churchill r czv xvkj yrcwnrp rifleu kyv nficu svwfiv kyv kilky yrj r tyretv kf xvk zkj grekj fe 2. A saying izxyk rj irze 3. A movie fev wcvn fmvi kyv tltbff'j evjk 4. A band avkyif klcc 5. An actor ficreuf scffd Compiled by Ric Allport - Challenge your Brain

Do you want a Trivia Quiz that is not as serious as all the rest? Then it’s time to take the ‘Fun Trivia’ challenge. 1. In the movie Knocked Up, what was the name of the character played by Seth Rogen? 2. To turn a Tequila Slammer into a Tequila Royale what drink is used to replace the Lemonade or Ginger Ale? 3. Kate Hudson has reportedly been seen recently locking lips with which Aussie star? 4. What is the name given to the awards honouring (posthumously, of course) those who have removed themselves from the gene pool in the most spectacular or humiliating manner? 5. Which famous blonde auditioned for The All New Mickey Mouse Club when she was a child, but lost the part to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera? 6. What is the name of Jamie Oliver's wife and what are the names of their two children? 7. Where was the world's first Versace hotel built? 8. Rumours have it that Oprah Winfrey is having an affair with the celebrity Doctor on her show. What is his name? 9. What is the name of the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo? 10. Which song took Vegemite to the world by incorporating it in it's lyrics in 1982, and what was the name of the band? 11. Toni Pearen recently tied the knot. Who did she marry and who designed her wedding dress? 12. In the TV series Hannah Montana who is the famous father of the main star? 13. Christopher O'Doherty, born in Auckland, New Zealand on 14 August 1951, is better known by what name? 14. What was the name of Britney Spears debut album? 15. During the halftime show for Super Bowl 38 there was a wardrobe malfunction. Who were the two entertainers involved in the "malfunction"?

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1. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on 2. Right as rain 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 4. Jethro Tull 5. Orlando Bloom

Answers 1. Ben Stone 2. Champagne 3. Heath Ledger 4. The Darwin Awards 5. Jessica Simpson 6. Jools (Juliette), Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo 7. Gold Coast, Queensland 8. Dr. Mehmet Oz 9. Wii 10. Down Under, Men at Work 11. Will Osmond, Nicola Finetti 12. Billy Ray Cyrus 13. Reg Mombassa 14. Baby One More Time 15. Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson

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PUZZLES & TRIVIA GO GLOBAL GEOGRAPHY

SINGING WITH SUZI Singing With Suzi

Go Global Geography

Time to pack your bags and passports and take the 'Go Global Geography' challenge.

How well do you know these songs? See if you know what comes next -

1. Which U.S. State produces the most pineapples? 2. Which two European countries are joined by a road tunnel that goes through the famous Mont Blanc? 3. What are the four most populated cities in Australia which have names that end with the letter E? 4. Which country has the shortest coastline on the Mediterranean Sea? 5. Which two nationalities make up the majority of the population of Cyprus? 6. What are the worlds two northernmost national capital cities? 7. Which Brisbane address is the title of a book of memoirs published by author David Malouf? 8. What are the five colours on the state flag of Western Australia? 9. What is Alaska’s northernmost city? 10. Which highway do you travel on when you cross the Nullarbor Plain?

1. I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when … (Mamma Mia by ABBA) 2. Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church … (Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles) 3. You’re beautiful, thats for sure, You’ll never ever fade … (I’m Like A Bird by Nelly Furtado) 4. We don’t need no education … (Another Brick In The Wall, Part II by Pink Floyd)

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5. I was born in a cross-fire hurricane … (Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones) 6. Today is gonna be the day, that they’re gonna throw it back to you … (Wonderwall by Oasis) 7. Ooo my little pretty one, pretty one, when you gonna give me some time Sharona … (My Sharona by The Knack) 8. Spy on me baby use satellite … (Sex Bomb by Tom Jones) 9. I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around … (Hip to be Square by Huey Lewis And The News)

Answers 1. Hawaii

2. France,

ICHIBAN SUDOKU

EXTREME MAKEOVERS GONE WRONG

The normal rules of Sudoku apply. In addition, the digits in each inner shape (marked by dots) must add up to the number in the top corner box. Look for sum boxes with very high and very low totals. They are likely to provide a limited choice of contents.

10. There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold and she’s buying a stairway to heaven … (Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin) Compiled by Ric Allport – Challenge your Brain Answers 1. So I made up my mind, it must come to an end 2. Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream 3. You’re lovely but it’s not for sure, that I won’t ever change 4. We don’t need no thought control 5. And I howled at my Ma in the driving rain 6. By now you should’ve somehow, realised what you gotta do 7. Oo you make my motor run, my motor run, gun it coming off of the line, Sharona 8. Infrared to see me move through the night 9. But I couldnt take the punishment, and had to settle down 10. When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for

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MIND NUMBING MAZES

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Fill the grid so that each block adds up to the total in the box above or to the left of it.You can only use the digits 1-9 and you must not use the same digit twice in a block. (The same digit may occur more than once in a row or column, but it must be in a separate block.)

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KAKURO

All these things happened in one year. Which one? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The farthing ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom. An Ansett ANA Vickers Viscount aircraft crashes into Botany Bay. Australia wins 5-0 over Italy in the Davis Cup. The book Lady Chatterley’s Lover is banned in Australia. Sydney’s electric tram service ends. Cricketer Merv Hughes is born. The current affairs programme Four Corners commences on the ABC. Alan B. Shepard becomes the first American in space.

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ANSWER: 1961

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CHILDREN’S FEATURES

Secret ShapeWord Search

Find all the listed words in this grid - they can run in any direction, even backwards or diagonally, but always in a straight line. Then colour in the left-over letter squares to discover a hidden shape! Lastly, the name of the Secret Shape is in the word list — can you find it?

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The answers down and across are the same.

Clues: 1 chewy lolly, 2 not pretty, 3 colour, 4 face parts.

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This way solution 400 1 jube, 2 ugly, 3 blue, 4 eyes.

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CHILDREN’S FEATURES The Childrens Challenge 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

What is the name of the Sesame Street character that lives in the garbage bin? Who owns the Chocolate factory that Charlie Bucket visits with his Grandpa? Which Wiggle wears the red skivvy? What are the character names of the two spy kids in the Spy Kids movies? What do you call a baby Platypus? Which cartoon character grows stronger after eating spinach? In the movie Lilo and Stitch, which island does Lilo come from? Who is the host of the Australian TV series Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? In the Harry Potter books and movies, which spell is used to unlock a door? What is the name of the body of water which separates Tasmania from mainland Australia?

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2. Willy Wonka

Twisted Thingymebobs Re-arrange the letters to reveal the hidden answer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Try hero part (Movie/Book Character) Armpit snobs (TV Character) Mad arc saga (Movie) Flea grid (Comic/Movie Character) Best tie blue (TV Show) OK nicest Romeo (Children’s Character) Luck add don (Cartoon Character) Hope within one (Book/Cartoon Character) In a jam bypass Anna (TV Show) Roundhead or this toy (Children’s Character)

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ONLINE INTERACTIVE PUZZLES NATIONAL CROSSWORD 13 X 13

NATIONAL CROSSWORD

AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE & PLACES Across

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20. Iron ore magnate, ____

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