16 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. 116 1 5 2 3 6 8 3 4 3 1 8 6 5 1 9 6 7 1 3 8 5 4 7 9 8 2 5 7 7 4 5 Answer next issue 1 CROSSWORD 116 by Mona Elliott ACROSS 1. ANNUL 7. CONQUER 8. FLAG 9. LIBERAL 10. IMBIBE 11. BOSS 14. CHOSEN 18. GET 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 BETRAYER 21. SESSION 22. CEASE TO FLOW 23. PERIL DOWN 1. LEADERS 2. RAVINE 3. SHIP’S BOAT 4. SLANT 5. FRIGHTENS 6. NOT LIABLE 12. RATIFIED 13. ANIMAL 15. EPISODES 16. COME OUT 17. REACH 20. DUCK Win a $50 GIFT Card Coles Supermarkets, Coles Central, Coles Express, Myer, including Myer.com.au, Target, Kmart, Officeworks, Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor. 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 31.01.2025 Winner notified by post. $50 GIFT CARD SUDOKU: L. Belcourt, Reedy Creek CROSSWORD: T. DuPreez, Currumbin Waters CRYPTIC: S. Jane, Parkwood TRIAL BY FIRE BOOK COMPETITION S. Clark, Pimpama | E. Foster, Mudgeeraba P. Edwards, Burleigh Waters | S. Vallins, Ormeau B. Carroll, NErang DARYL BRAITHWAITE AT TWIN TOWNS W. Charlton, Clear Island Waters A man came home from work and found this three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found we towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, “What happened here today?” She again smiled and answered, “You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world did I do all day? “Yes,” was his incredulous reply. She answered, “Well, today I didn’t do it.” NOVEMBER WINNERS Answers next issue
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