Crossword Puzzle 57 WHAKARUNGA 1. Children (8) 7. Fry, fend off (5) 12. Graveyard (5) 13. Flour, bread (6) 14. Butt; attack (4) 15. Spit, splutter; cold (3) 17. Yes (2) 18. Although, in spite of (6) 20. Say; fill (2) 21. Shake; agitate; sow (2) 23. Wooden digger; girl; sing (2) 25. Day after to-morrow (7) 27. Over the other side of (3) 28. Downwards (3) 30. Last night (5) 31. I, me (2) 32. Finished, completed (3) 33. Line (3) 34. Run (3) 35. Descendant, offspring (3) 36. What? (3) 39. Hang up; be published, heard (3) 40. Material for caulking a canoe (8) 42. Embark; mount (3) 43. Nephew (7) 44. Come and go irregularly; wander (5) 46. Fear, dread, shudder (6) 51. Which ones? (4) 52. Spear: cook in native oven (3) 54. Dirge, lament (7) 55. Serves you right (6) Solution to No. 56 WHAKARARO 1. Meet, close (6) 2. Follow, pursue (3) 3. Fibre in flax (4) 4. Officer (5) 5. Day, sun (2) 6. Face (6) 7. Strike; fortified village (2) 8. Obstacle (4) 9. Forehead (3) 10. Day, world (2) 11. He, she (2) 15. Vine (3) 16. Was caught in the rain (5) 19. Morning (3) 20. Corporation (11) 21. Earthquake god (7) 22. Difficult; sinews, muscles (4) 24. Start suddenly (7) 26. Large; plentiful (4) 29. But, however (5) 35. Cover; yam (4) 36. Burrow; gorge; clutch; heap upon (3) 37. Hoist, pull up (4) 38. Fern root (5) 41. Be assembled, gathered together (3) 42. Avenged, paid for (2) 44. Abundance, plenty (3) 45. Bee (2) 47. Nose, prow (3) 48. Deer; adorn by sticking in feathers (3) 49. Brave, victorious; store (3) 50. Wind (3) 53. Health, wellbeing (3)