The Weekend Lifestyler, July 28th 2023

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Mastering the disciplines of martial arts

u by Amy Fifita

Victor Mendes has begun his journey of having his own dojo in Waipū as an affiliate of Tu Kaha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

“I am originally from Brazil and started jiu-jitsu for self-defence reasons,” Victor said.

“When I began surfing and kite surfing, there was a lot of localism and older boys around, and I quickly realised that I needed to find a way to protect myself.

“I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, and I went straight to the biggest master in town, Ricardo Tanque Reis.

“My master became an important role model for me, and from that moment, I didn’t leave the mats. Today Ricardo is a blackbelt seventh degree — a coral belt.

“Jiu-jitsu works you that way and proves to you that discipline, hard work,

art journey continued with master Pedro Pacheco Fernandes.”

While at Tu Kaha, Victor met judo Olympian Brendon Crooks, who runs Alive Dojo in Devonport. Brendon is also a BJJ black belt under Pedro.

Brendon says he started judo when he was 10 years old and competed in the 2000 Olympics. He expressed that martial arts is great for children to learn especially the social aspects.

“I spoke to Brendon about setting up a dojo in Waipū about this awesome location. We found a perfect spot called The Shred. We are a Tu Kahaaffiliated gym.

respect and consistency will get you anywhere in life. It gave me confidence in myself, not just in self-defence but in many life challenges. Martial arts taught me that if I do my best, have discipline and desire it enough, I will get what I want.

“When I came to New Zealand in 2017, it was difficult to find a gym that matched what I was used to. A dojo is a special place and feeling good with the master training you and the rest of the students.

“Eventually, I found Tu Kaha BJJ. It is one of New Zealand’s biggest and most traditional dojos, and my martial

“It is the first time I have been responsible for my own dojo. It is a great experience, and it gives me the opportunity to share my knowledge, and transmit the characteristics important for any martial artist.

“I will teach students how to develop patience, self-confidence, respect, breath control, how to be strategic and keep the mind calm, including the technical side of jiu-jitsu.

For more information and updated timetables, go to alivedojo.co.nz. Brendon and other Tu Kaha members will join Victor to assist at the dojo.

“When I step on a mat to teach, it feels like it is my place to be. I love Waipū. It is a place that has always called me, and it is a great place.” ¢

p Master Pedro Pacheco Fernandes alongside Brendon Crooks and Victor Mendes at the Tu Kaha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym in Auckland

“It is the first time I have been responsible for my own dojo”

At the old church just up from the Mangawhai Museum

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Locals supporting community

u by Amy Fifita

Hato Hone St John volunteers were celebrated and appreciated recently at afternoon tea at the Mangawhai ambulance station.

“The volunteers turn up every day to help and support the St John ambulance station and our other services,” paramedic Andrew Mumford says. More than 20 volunteers gathered at the St John Mangawhai ambulance station last weekend, each with a story to tell.

“I volunteer at the St John shop one morning each week and serve at the counter. I enjoy the contact with people,” says volunteer Christine Hambrook.

“It is a great way to get to know the townspeople and support St John for their work in the community. I can volunteer now that I work part-time and intend to do more volunteering.”

Eric and Jill Parsons are a husband and wife volunteer team who came to the area in 1976.

“When we got to Northland, we worked and managed farms around the district. Now I make wheelbarrows from bits and pieces I pick up from various places and Jill makes oven clothes, doll’s dresses, cushions and other items for the op shop.

“We are often recycling items that other people would throw away or burn and find a way to upcycle them. We love doing it, and it is a good and healthy pastime to help the community in different ways.”

Pamela Downs began her volunteer at the St John Opportunity Shop in Mangawhai on its opening day.

“I became a volunteer for St John about 14 years ago and have been there every Tuesday except when

they temporarily closed down. I was new to the district, and the shop was just opening.

“Larry George Downs, my late husband, worked at the counter. We could be covered by the ambulance service because we worked at the shop, but he said that we will join them because they need the money. I love the St John station, shop and Frances, my boss.”

Helen McGilliverary is grateful for the community support the shop receives from the locals.

“Without our community and the wonderful donations we have had,

we would not have the wonderful stock that we sell. They donate china, clothing, jewellery and other items. I am grateful for the support they and Frances give me and other wonderful volunteers.”

Frances Kennelly, shop manager, says she is proud and grateful for the dedication and passion that the volunteers have for the opportunity shop.

“It was a great honour to host the volunteers at our home (the ambulance station). Their assistance, including the shop that predates the current one, helped build the ambulance station in Mangawhai,” Andrew says. ¢

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p The afternoon tea was to express appreciation to the volunteers, some of whom could not make it due to sickness

Dash, splash and laughs

u by Amy Fifita

The sun appeared for community members who attended the Waipū Surf Life Saving Club’s Midwinter Swim. “We were pleased with how it went and grateful to our sponsor Otamatea Aquatics for the spot prizes,” says WCSLSC captain Kath Manning. “The sunshine and surf made for beautiful conditions, great turnout, fantastic dress ups and lots of laughs. It was great to see so many people getting involved in all the Waipū Winter Festival activities run by various clubs and community organisations.”

Team Kaipara

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p Aaron, Hana, Kinai and Zeralda Pirini made the day a family day out by sporting tartan and summer wear

p Anne Green, Dana Roberts and Glenda McLean enjoying each other’s company before taking the plunge into the winter waves

p Tim Manning, club chairperson and his wife Kath Manning, WCLSC captain immersed themselves in the Pacific Ocean to join the community in the club’s annual event

p Dan, Thomas, Amber and Tina Hosznyak dressed in various wacky costumes for the event

p Waipū townspeople gathered at the start line preparing themselves for a refreshing swim at Waipū Cove

Lighting the way for community spirit

u by Amy Fifita

David Wright, Kaiwaka Can chair, and other volunteers have organised the Lantern Festival Walk on July 28 at 5.30pm starting at Kaiwaka School.

“I am born and bred in Kaiwaka. and one side of my family has been here for four generations,” David said.

“One of my goals is to create a community activity. The community can come in and forget about the weather because many people, farmers and others alike, are stressed from the storms and the damage, and it would have been nice to have that as a way to de-stress. We want to lift everyone’s mood.

“We are trying to instil the spirit back into Kaiwaka. If you look at the town and see what it has achieved in the past, like the sports association,

it doesn’t happen as much anymore. Going back in history and looking at the different things that have been established here. It has always been the same families that have been involved in obtaining the facilities that Kaiwaka has got.

“Eventually, we want to make it bigger to incorporate the other community groups and businesses. This year is a taster, and we will grow from there. We want to encourage the younger people to be involved and be part of it. Not just being in it but organising it too so they get a sense of community spirit.

“It is a matter of trying to upsell ourselves and work with the theme of being the little town of lights. After that, we have a year to get input about what can be done from the community and businesses. It could be part of a sports event or cultural event, and it is wide open at the moment.”

David says he hopes to make next year’s event less dependent on the weather.

“Kaiwaka is the gateway to Northland and the district, and we can portray Kaipara and the harbour to the people for what it has got. We would like to be the showpiece to encourage people

to come up to Kaipara. We have the harbour and Mangawhai and plenty more to offer.

“We want to brand Kaiwaka, and it is known as the little town of lights, so doing a lantern festival is a good idea to keep to the theme. It is mainly aimed at school children, but everyone is welcome to attend. If you don’t have a lantern, you can use a torch or a candle.

“The town is getting a huge import of people from out of the area. We are welcoming those people by showing them that by getting within the culture and community spirit, it is a great town to belong to.” ¢

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p Rewiri King and Koda Tupe, students, are creating their beacons for the night of light

p Avalie Graydon, Kaiwaka School pupil, crafting her light piece for the walk on Friday night

p Luna Lee, pupil, focussing on putting the final touches on her lantern creation

Feathers and flames

u by Liz Clark

Celosia has to be one of the most spectacular flowering annuals planted for the spring and summer garden. With a selection of colours and forms to grace the garden, the choices are endless. Celosia comes in three different forms.

• Plume — sporting soft, feathery flowers in shades of red, orange, yellow, pink and magenta

• Wheat — with a single flower stalk, similar to a head of wheat and growing up to 100 centimetres. The colour range is more limited

• Cockscomb — resembling the wavy shape of coral. The growing height ranges from 30–100cm

Planting should be done after the danger of frost has passed. Plants can be purchased ready-grown from your local garden centre but will need to be transplanted into a larger pot or placed directly into the garden bed. Preparation is important before planting. Celosia requires a warm site with maximum exposure to full sunlight for at least eight hours a day. While they can grow in containers, these plants do much better in the garden.

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slightly acidic soil pH of 6–6.5. Use a soil tester to determine the soil pH and amend accordingly. Apply generous amounts of balanced fertiliser that contains equal portions of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and mix in with the soil before the plants are placed into position. Fertiliser should be applied monthly after planting.

Depending on the cultivar, spacing should be 20–30cm to prevent crowding and fungal disease from developing due to a lack of air circulation. While regular watering is beneficial, celosia does better being slightly dry. Water when

the top five centimetres of soil shows indications of being dry. While they are relatively free of pests and disease, the garden snail and its cousin, the slug, can destroy an entire bed of young plants in one night. Lay appropriate slug and snail bait to prevent these pests from laying waste to new plants. Ensure any bait is out of reach of young children and pets.

Some cultivars to consider are Brains Trust, Dracula, Dragons Breath, Celway Orange and Purple, Flamingo Feather and Neo Gold. Visit your local garden centre or look online for more options. ¢

Superheroes’ fundraiser efforts

u by Amy Fifita

One Tree Point School is raising funds for Frankie Whitehead’s family, who are doing the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand Foundation Step Up Challenge.

“One Tree Point School has always been incredibly supportive of our family and helped keep her in touch with her friends and up to date with her school work,” says Frankie’s mother, Hannah Whitehead.

“Frankie has been at the school for four years, and during that time, she has relapsed twice. She is a typical eightyear-old girl who loves art, singing and dancing, and she is a kind, positive, empathetic and caring child. In the past, we have done fundraisers for the Child Cancer Foundation, and the organisation I work for donates money to LBCNZ and CCF.

“We saw an advertisement for the LBCNZ Step Up Challenge and signed up. We are so fortunate to have been in the position to receive the Car-T treatment that is not funded in New Zealand, and LBCNZ is trying to make it available in our country.

“Myself, my husband Dylan, my dad and brother Eddie and Steve Nink, and my best friend Katie Barclay will be doing the climb. It will be an emotional day being able to do it together.

“We have raised just above $17,000 and are aiming for $20,000. We are incredibly grateful for all the support so

far. We would not have been able to do it without the amazing support of the people who care about our little girl.”

Hannah says it was Kylie Moore, OTPS Parent Teacher Association co-chair, who devised the idea to run a bake sale and a sausage sizzle.

“My daughter Zoe and Frankie have been friends since kindergarten, and One Tree Point is a small community, so we all know each other,” Kylie says.

“We think that Frankie and her brother Leo are superheroes. She has had leukaemia three times, and Leo is her brave little sidekick who donated his bone marrow for a transplant. Last year, she had a Car-T Therapy in Brisbane and is now 100% cancer free.

“In conjunction with the school, we are running a superhero day for all the children to dress up in costumes. We are running a superhero assembly for the whole community and parade on July 28 and a sausage sizzle next Wednesday for the fundraiser.

“Her family is amazing, and anything we can do is just a small drop in the ocean. As a PTA, we predominantly fundraise for the school, but it is important to give back to the community that we are in. This fundraiser is very close to our heart because of Frankie.”

For more information or to contribute to the cause, go to skytower.stepupchallenge.org.nz/ team-frankie-. ¢

p Frankie Whitehead has beads that represent visits to the hospital, needles, procedures, rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a bone marrow transplant from Leo and the Car-T therapy

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WHO’S WHO IN BREAM BAY

Pioneering teacher of Waipū

u by Amy Fifita

Aeneas Morrison was an early driver of education in the Bream Bay area with two schools that gave credence to his work.

While still in his homeland, Scotland, he studied medicine at Edinburgh but was discouraged by the standards of the time. Due to what was considered barbarous methods, he ceased his training. Morrison and his wife took in his niece, Mary Morrison, who went on to follow in her uncle’s footsteps by becoming a teacher.

A follower of Reverend Norman McLeod, Morrison made his way to New Zealand and became a teacher. He worked closely with McLeod, who regarded the teacher in high regard. Morrison led Gaelic singing during the group’s time in Nova Scotia and continued this service in New Zealand. The religious leader even requested that he hold the fort as a lay preacher before his death.

During his lifetime, Morrison was responsible for establishing two schools in the Bream Bay area. His first facility was Waipū Central School in 1857, with 50 students under his guidance as the dominie (schoolmaster). The first lessons Morrison taught were in the Waipū Church and settlers’ houses and was residence in a small room attached to the church.

Schools were set up differently with some students in their 20s due to the sparsity of education in early colonial New Zealand. Mr Morrison went on to be the founding teacher of a second education facility in 1863 — Waipū Cove School. Pioneers built the school, and it was colloquially known as the Entrance.

When Reverend McLeod’s health began deteriorating, Morrison led

the church worship from the religious leader’s bedroom window.

The congregation gathered outside the preacher’s window and Morrison stood on a chair to lead the harmonious voices.

When McLeod died in March 1866, Morrison took up the mantle as a lay

preacher, as the late reverend had requested. He and others led the church for many years.

There was a delay in replacing the minister due to the church not yet being a part of the Auckland Presbytery. Morrison, the teacher and temporary preacher, passed away in 1883. ¢

p Settlers built a school for the Waipū Central School that was moved to One Tree Point before being placed beside the Waipū Presbyterian Church, where it now resides

The toughest repairs in the world

u by Andy Bryenton

Forestry and deep-sea fishing are dangerous jobs, with documentary series detailing how unforgiving the mountains and the seas can be, even to the toughest professionals.

However, there’s one job out there which is not just more deadly. It’s 75 times more likely to take the lives of those who have trained to be able to accomplish it.

When things go wrong with your vehicles, piping or machinery, a welder and fabricator on dry land can handle the repair, putting their skills with metal at your disposal. However, if it’s an undersea cable, oil well, a sunken ship or dam that needs attention, conventional welders have a problem. Neither fire nor electricity will mix with water.

The answer to this riddle was found by a Russian engineer named Konstantin Khrenov. He discovered that gas bubbles generated by welding flux could protect the electric arc of a welder from water. He put this inspiration to use, helping to salvage a ship called the Boris from the bottom of the Black Sea in 1938.

Normal undersea welding jobs are very dangerous indeed. Fifteen per cent

of underwater welding divers never come back from the immense pressure, cold, darkness and treacherous currents of the sea floor. Khrenov had it even worse. As soon as he invented undersea welding, he was thrown into the second world war. He repaired bridges, ships and subs during the conflict, and trained others to use his techniques. Some warships were saved from sinking by underwater welders working during pitched naval battles.

Civilian underwater welders may not face torpedoes, but they do have to contend with pressures that can kill in a fraction of a second, deadly nitrogen bubbles in the blood, hungry wildlife, intense cold, and unpredictable conditions.

If anything goes wrong with their pressurised diving suits, their welding gear or the underwater habitats they must sometimes live in for days at a time, it could all be over.

Some welds are performed ‘dry’ by setting up a chamber around the break, but ‘wet’ welding at depths of up to 50 metres. Experiments have shown that the limits for welding underwater are about three times this, but the danger

grows with every metre of depth. While robots are being developed to tackle these risky jobs, for now, the Internet, power and gas connections rely on the bravery of underwater welders, doing the most dangerous job on earth. ¢

p Underwater welders have two sets of different skills which combine to enable them to tackle the toughest repairs in the world’s most dangerous job

Normal undersea welding jobs are very dangerous indeed

The craft of woodwork

u by Ann van Engelen

Based in Waipū, Joey Chalk grew up in a family of cabinet makers and woodworkers, and after spending years making unique custom-designed items for clients both in New Zealand and abroad is teaching others his craft.

“I grew up in Christchurch, and my dad was a builder,” says Joey.

“I had a lot of fun helping dad on building sites, and remember playing on the framing and doing all the things we aren’t allowed to do these days due to health and safety rules. My grandfather was a furniture maker, and my dad’s brother and other family members also made things.

realised it wasn’t a moneymaker, so I worked with dad and other builders for eight years until I ended up with bowel cancer in 2012.

“We moved to Nelson for a couple of years, and ended up in Auckland because, in those days, building work was quite scarce. It was pretty normal for me to build stuff and spend time in the workshop tinkering and making things with what timber was available.

“I got involved in skateboarding, and by the time I finished high school, I was making skateboards and selling them in skate shops. Once I left school, I

“That meant I had to stop the business and have a year off with chemotherapy and surgeries and things like that. I decided I didn’t want to work in the mud and cold, and the industry was somewhat stressful for me, so while I was on chemo, I worked when I wasn’t exhausted, making whatever I could, such as pieces of furniture.

“By the end of my chemo, I was given a commission to make furniture, and then another came, and 12 years later, I am still going with commissions. I quite enjoy making tables because it is a freestanding thing that I get to deliver, and it is ready to be used. I often create builtin furniture like a bookcase or kitchen.

What I enjoy most is the design process challenge when I am given a specific brief to work within the confines, space and budget, or the object has to do something magical that you can’t get from a shop.

“Usually, each job has one or two aspects for why it needs to be custom made. Most jobs are complex, and I love that I can deliver what the client wants. One of the most unique pieces that I got a lot of kudos from was a wooden bath I made for our previous home.

“My wife Holly and I have two children, and it was something I had always wanted to do, and our kids grew up playing in it every day. I haven’t heard anything from the new owners, so I guess it’s still going strong.”

Joey receives many requests to build complex items.

“Wood is so versatile with multiple uses depending on how it is cut from the log and so much better than plastic”

p Joey and Holly Chalk enjoy teaching their children Theodore and Gemma the art of woodwork and Joey is looking forward to teaching other people as well

“About a year ago, I made a doubleheight helical free-standing staircase, which I hadn’t seen before. It took a lot of planning with builders and structural engineers to work out how it could happen. That project took all of my brain power as there was no straight angle anywhere, everything was a curve and very difficult to make happen and it worked.

“At times, I know I shouldn’t say yes, because it is so taxing on the brain, but it’s a proud moment when the project is finished and you achieved the goal. People have contacted me from Australia, Greece and the USA for things like lounge suites.

“It is limitless what you can achieve working with wood. One set of clients inherited some New Zealand heritage timber from their grandparents’ farmstead. We made some chairs and a sideboard, and I shipped them off to Sydney, Australia for them.

“Some people say it is becoming a scarce resource, but I am not on board

with that thought. I appreciate that you don’t have to stain wood because there are many colour variations from different tree types.

“Wood is so versatile with multiple uses depending on how it is cut from the log and so much better than plastic. I believe it is a renewable resource if forests are cared for properly.”

Joey and Holly homeschool their children and understand the process of offering lessons.

“We’ve been talking to some of our nephews, nieces and friends about their experience in public school woodwork class and how boring they find it. At school, woodwork lessons are predominantly safety based with one teacher to 30 students, and nothing gets done. I feel that it’s a shame students don’t get to actually make anything anymore. Holly and I decided I could offer classes for people from eight years old here at our workshop in Waipū.

“Making something with your hands is all about having fun. We have the space

and tools here and have already had a fair bit of interest from homeschooling groups and adults as well.

“I can offer a maximum of three students at a time to come and explore what it is they want to start working on. A lot of woodworking classes start with basic principles and the traditional method, which can be boring and slow, especially for young people who want to see something they make quickly.

“I will start with things like a breadboard or a sword and hopefully pass on the passion to carry on with woodworking as a career because it is a very good vocation. There are only a handful of people now who custommake things, and I want there to be more people able to offer creative ideas that they enjoy making all day long.

“Each class is an hour long, and people can contact me at joeychalk. co.nz to work out a time. I can stop what I am doing during the day and offer after-school and weekend classes by negotiation, depending on what is

happening in my family life. Our children are eight and five years old, and both enjoy coming into the workshop.

“We make projects like a letterbox or shelves we need in the house because Holly and I like that they see making what you need as a normal part of life, and instead of buying. If it is something unusual, we work out how to make it together.

“We are privileged to have a workshop and materials on-site, and that is what we want to share with people over eight years old. We want them to come along, enjoy learning and understand what is going on starting with raw pieces of timber.

“A couple of mates may like to come along and make something for their wives, or ladies might want to make their own breadboards. The sky’s the limit, and we want to make working with wood as approachable as possible so people can make what they want because woodworking is certainly a fulfilling craft.” ¢

“What I enjoy most is the design process challenge when I am given a specific brief to work within the confines, space and budget”

p Joey is thankful to his parents for their support throughout his lifetime and his father teaching him woodworking skills

p Joey enjoys pizza nights and outdoor adventures with his family

p Joey has created a variety of wooden furniture items for clients in New Zealand and around the world, including the bath he made for his family home

Juliet the rescue chopper retires

u by Ann van Engelen

Juliet, one of Northland’s longest-serving rescue helicopters, retired to the Museum of Transport and Technology following a blessing by local kaumātua Fred Tito last week.

The chopper was transported from Whangārei to Auckland to join the MOTAT Collection, having faithfully served the Northland community for 22 years and completing 22,000 take-offs and landings. During that time, she flew approximately 10,000 hours, thousands of kilometres, carrying out daring rescues and saving many lives.

Northland Emergency Services Trust chair Paul Ahlers says he remembers Juliet fondly.

“Juliet has been a real workhorse for NEST,” he says.

“She was extra special to us because she was the first Sikorsky S76 that we owned, and she really paved the way for the other four S76s that followed her. She was, and always will remain, our first love.

“Juliet was flown to New Zealand in 1997 by Reg Ellwood, our chief pilot at the time, after a 10-hour flight from Sydney, via Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. She was officially retired in 2019, but her service continued with our engineers taking parts off her for our other S76s. Our engineers had a real affinity for her as they coaxed her through 22 years of loyal service.”

There has also been a children’s book written about her — Juliet to the Rescue.

“Juliet was originally owned by the King of Jordan and later by Dick Smith, the founder of Dick Smith Electronics.

Between 1994 and 1995, the helicopter took the Smiths, Dick and wife, Pip, on the first east-to-west circumnavigation of the world at an altitude of just 500 feet,

to get clear photos for the book Above the World.

“Juliet is now at MOTAT’s blister hangar, where she will be reassembled for display, hopefully, in the not-toodistant future. Reassembly will take about six months, with different parts being reattached to the main fuselage and the paintwork rejuvenated.

“The helicopter has been out of service for some years, but the team at NEST has worked alongside MOTAT to prepare Juliet for its move across the motu. Back in 1997, the Sikorsky’s reputation for safety, reliability, smooth flying and long-range capability made it ideal for search and rescue when it was put to work in Northland. It could make rescues up to 150km out to sea and travel a range of 742km at full load.

“Its work included hospital transfers, and in emergencies, it could land on beaches, farmland, roads and in bush, and winch rescue people from places too difficult to land. The Sikorsky also featured specialised equipment for flying at night and in the clouds, so it could carry out night rescues, whatever the weather.”

Transport curator Chelsea Renshaw says the Sikorsky complements the existing collection.

“It adds to the growing collection of first-response objects that have had an impact on New Zealanders’ lives. It is also special to acquire something that has been an important part of search and rescue in Te Tai Tokerau and holds a special place in the hearts of people there.” ¢

p Former NEST chief pilots Pete Turnbull and Reg Ellwood, share their memories of flying Juliet with current Northern Rescue Helicopter pilot Steve Couchman

PUZZLE TIME

Jumbo crossword

33 Edges (anag)(5)

35 Volley of shots (5)

36 Alone (4)

37 Monster (4)

43 Ground-levelling machine (6)

44 Identifies (5)

46 Chop at roughly (4)

47 Spendthrift

Sudoku

Last week’s crossword solution

ACROSS: 1 Couch, 4 Capsules, 9 Caress, 14 Hoist, 15 The whole caboodle, 17 Olive, 18 Oar, 19 Predict, 20 Diligence, 21 Tender, 24 Presuming, 25 Dismal, 26 Tamper, 29 Heightened, 31 Lie, 32 Hamper, 33 Flea, 35 Lei, 37 Pops, 39 Appraisal, 40 Longitude, 41 Shell, 42 Newsreel, 47 Slippers, 51 Worry, 55 Tarantula, 56 Exuberant, 58 Robe, 59 Awl, 60 Drop, 61 Kernel, 62 Lit, 63 Advertised, 66 Upkeep, 67 Ensued, 69 Rebellion, 72 Sunken, 73 Chihuahua, 75 Twosome, 77 Aft, 80 Urged, 81 A tower of strength, 82 Loses, 83 Stayed, 84 Sundries, 85 Edict.

DOWN: 2 Otherwise, 3 Cowed, 5 Aces, 6 Swahili, 7 Looking-glass, 8 Sedge, 9 Coerces, 10 Riot, 11 Sniper, 12 Minor, 13 Starter, 14 Headway, 16 Orchestrate, 22 Turnip, 23 Sawmill, 24 Pegasus, 25 Dwells, 27 Pollute, 28 Kennel, 30 Dead, 32 Hides, 34 Avers, 36 Limp, 38 Ode, 42 Noted, 43 Warlock, 44 Rung, 45 Eluded, 46 Trial, 48 Interviewer, 49 Portion, 50 Rib, 51 Warning, 52 Yelled, 53 Subterranean, 54 Feta, 57 Anvils, 64 Enigmatic, 65 Heinous, 66 Usually, 68 Unheard, 70 Boudoir, 71 Weight, 72 Stash, 74 Hoops, 76 Synod, 78 Eddy, 79 Isle.

Insert the missing letters to complete ten words — five across the grid and five down.

than one solution may be possible.

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