SUDOKU extra
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.
SKILL LEVEL Easy
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
MEGA CROSSWORD
When completed, the shaded letters will reveal a well-known personality (see mystery clue below).
MYSTERY CLUE
50ac & 57ac
TV presenter (5,6)
ACROSS
Regarded with favour by the general public (7)Munches (4)The universe (6) Writing material (5) Main artery (5) Infallible (9) See upper-right photo (9) Cow’s noise (3) Obsessive about unimportant, minor details (5) Clothes fastener (3) Sport team’s kit (5) Clever (5) The green-eyed monster (8) Chubby angel (6) Correspond partly, extend across (7) Soft feathers (4) See 25 Down Indicate with one’s finger (5) Town in the Far North District (7) Rich businessperson (6) Aquatic mammal (5) Worker’s collective (5) Theatrical performance of songs and skits (5) Revolve, rotate (5) Pay increase (5) See Mystery Clue Gossip (6) Oscillate (7) Relaxed (5) See Mystery Clue Portico or covered walkway (4) Resembling a big cat (7)Place of safety (6) Fabled golden lost city (2,6) Long, backless seat (5) Pearl fisherman, for example (5)Angry group (3) Confuse, muddle (5)Unit of electrical current (abbrev) (3)Job application meeting (9) Sully, defame (9) Deep chasm (5) Golf score two below par (5) Murderer (6) Sad, glum (4) Tasman region town and river (7)