Enigmatrix Puzzles
General Knowledge GK245- uploaded 20 Dec 2024
Geoff Martyn


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  •  1  The small swelling on a plant stem from which the leaves or lateral branches emerge. (4)

  •  3  In December 1916, future NZ Prime Minister Peter Fraser was charged with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as a result of his attack on the government's policy of military [17 across]. (8)

  •  9  On 21 December 1964, a final catch off the Kaikôura coast signalled the end of this industry in NZ. (7)

  • 10 A solid or semisolid viscous substance exuded by certain plants and trees - Kauri gum is an example. (5)

  • 11 Unruly, unmanageable or behaving badly. (3,2,7)

  • 13 The qualities that something has that make it interesting and exciting. (6)

  • 15 Descriptive of a container with a lid that is opened by pulling or pushing a tab or ring. (3-3)

  • 17 The compulsory enrolment of persons for service in a country's armed forces. (12)

  • 20 A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent. (5)

  • 21 To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is to act as though you are 11 Across. (2,5)

  • 22 A small double-headed membranophone with snares that produce a rattling effect. (4,4)

  • 23 The title character of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel, _ _ _ _ of the d'Urbervilles. (4)

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  •  1  This NZ supermarket chain shares its name with Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor. (3,5)

  •  2  A term, used mainly in the US, meaning the same as 17 Across. (5)

  •  4  A punch or cocktail traditionally associated with the Christmas season, particularly in North America. (6)

  •  5  To consider something afterwards, often forming a different opinion about it, is to look at it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . (2,10)

  •  6  To say something _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is to say it in a concise manner or in a few words. (2,5)

  •  7  A stupid or foolish person (Australian and NZ slang). (4)

  •  8  This fiord in the southwest of the South Island is named Piopiotahi in te reo Mâori. (7,5)

  • 12 If someone has these it is usually an indication that they are physically awake. (4,4)

  • 14 "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ” William Congreve, The Mourning Bride (1697). (7)

  • 16 This tropical American feather palm has a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts. (6)

  • 18 NZ rugby player Rieko _ _ _ _ _ plays at wing or centre for Auckland and The Blues. (5)

  • 19 Gradually declines in size, strength, power or number. (4)

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