FUN PAGE CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
How to Play Sudoku, It’s Simple! ACROSS 1. Judge the value of (8) 6. Exclusive, only (4) 8. Possible danger (6) 9. Clarify, explain (6) 10. Shock _____, car part (8) 13. Delight, joy (4) 14. Paddle-wheel driven river vessel (9) 17. 100th of a Euro (4) 18. Awful, terrible (8) 19. recreational gambling (6) 21. Deep purple-blue (6) 23. Dowels, pins (4) 24. Hotchpotch (8)
DOWN 2. Threadbare (6) 3. Period of time (3) 4. Decorative cupboard or burea (9) 5. Faulty (3) 6. Protect, shelter (9) 7. Joined, connected (6) 11. Surpasses, exceeds (9) 12. Burglaries (9) 15. Anaesthetise 16. Yeast, mushroom, mildew (6) 20. Sticky substance, rosin (3) 22. Dike, barrier (3)
1. The word 'mascot' comes from the French term 'mascotte' meaning lucky charm. 2. There are around 372 different parrot species. 3. Praia do Cassino Beach in Brazil is the longest beach in the world at roughly 150 miles. 4. An elephant's molars, necessary for grinding up plant material, are replaced six times during its lifetime. 5. Originally the company Starbucks was to be called Pequod, after a whaling ship from Moby-Dick, but it was rejected. 6. New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. 7. Bees are found on every continent except Antarctica. 8. Tortoises can live for up to 150 years, they have one of the longest lifespans of any animal.
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Fill in the grid so that each row and 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 with no repetition. You don’t need to be a genius, These puzzles use logic alone. Watch out! Sudoku is highly addictive.
9. Research carried out in 1996 found that by the age of three 95% of American children had watched Sesame Street. 10. The technical term for sense of smell is ‘olfaction'. 11. Male honey bees are called drones, they do not have stingers & do not participate in nectar & pollen gathering. 12. The Queen made her first public speech in October 1940 at the age of 14 in a radio address on BBC's Children's Hour. 13. The national symbol of India is the endangered Bengal Tiger. 14. There are more volcanoes on Venus than any other planet within our solar system. 15. Every time we take a step forward we use 54 muscles.
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