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1 2 3 4 56 7 8910 111213 14 1516 17 18192021 222324 25Each group of letters in the five segments of
the circle below, when combined with the shared
unknown centre letter, will spell out five related words.
What is the centre letter and what are the words?ACROSS
6 Agreement, treats (6)
8 Informative beard or
placard (4)
9 Glide across show (3)
10 Pale offspring (3)
11 Referential fear (3)
12 Greater in tears,
born earlier (5)
13 Organ of shell (4)
16 Airborne state of
master (3)One of our puzzle makers has been having a
bad day and each of the clues includes a spelling
mistake. You’ll need to work out what the spelling
mistake is and then solve the puzzle as normal. Here’s a puzzle for all you history buffs
out there. We’ve listed six historical events
and your job is to place them in correct
chronological order, from oldest to most recent.QUIZ 1
A Alexander the Great is born
B Julius Caesar is assassinated
C The future Roman Emperor, Nero, is born
D Cleopatra becomes the last
pharaoh of ancient Egypt
E Trojan War takes place
F Tutankhamun is bornQUIZ 2
A Future Prime Minister Bob Hawke is born
B South Australia gives women the right to vote
C Ned Kelly dies
D The Eureka Stockade takes place
E Abel Tasman becomes the first
known European explorer to reach Van
Diemen’s Land (now called Tasmania)
F Edmund Barton becomes the first
Prime Minister of Australiatest
history
17 Firth month (3)
18 Eucalyptus trek (3)
19 Astral bony (4)
20 Boss a ball (5)
21 Jaw or marmalade
container (3)
22 Cod vegie (3)
23 Normal neckwear (3)
24 Consent dwellers (4)
25 Secluded, mar away (6)DOWN
1 Incorrectly evacuate (8)
2 Dried drapes (7)
3 Religious pointing (4)
4 Roiled tobacco (5)
5 Leg joist (4)
7 Sends out droops (7)
14 Instil wish confidence (7)
15 Having the feast size (8)
18 Mare powerful (7)
20 Elephant’s long dose (5)
21 Purse or hex (4)
22 Billiard gale (4)MISPRINTS
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