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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 6, 20 20 | 14 Check out the answers on page 5 Like puzzles? Then you'll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Here's How ItWorks: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! Cr oss wo rd & Su do ku CLUES ACROSS 1. Indicates number of days 6. When you hope to get there 9. Hairstyle 13. Black (Spanish) 14. Expresses pleasure 15. Away from wind 16. Tech pros organization 17. Wile E. Coyote is familiar with it 18. Clean 19. Saints' signal caller 21. A way to hunt 22. Poetries 23. Automobile 24. Secondary school (abbr.) 25. Indicates before 28. Male parent 29. Short-billed rails 31. It pays to keep yours 33. On occasion 36. David __, US playwright 38. Slang for cigarette 39. Vaccine developer 41. Returned to health 44. Toni Morrison novel 45. Period between eclipses 46. Veterans battleground 48. Gang 49. A radio band 51. Jaws of a voracious animal 52. Elaborate garments 54. Chinese province 56. Checks 60. Horizontal passage 61. Steep hillsides 62. Fertility god 63. Dried-up 64. Signs a name 65. __ Winger, actress 66. German river 67. Gov't lawyers 68. Take something somewhere CLUES dOWn 1. __ Blyton, children's author 2. Colleague 3. "The African Queen" writer 4. Crater on the moon 5. Toward 6. Overhang 7. Identifies something close at hand 8. Sign language 9. Unbroken views 10. Ancient Greek City 11. Stretch out to grasp 12. Alcohols that are unfit for drinking 14. Humorous stories 17. Long song for a solo 20. Barrels per day (abbr.) 21. City of Lights 23. A place to sleep 25. Advanced degree (abbr.) 26. The back 27. Furniture-makers Charles and "Ray" 29. Songs to a lover 30. Gland secretion 32. 10 meters 34. Disfigure 35. Stores grain 37. Sacred book of Judaism 40. Catch 42. Promise 43. Challenges 47. Russian space station 49. Banking giant 50. Served as an omen 52. Drenches 53. Type of sword 55. Minor planet 56. Messenger ribonucleic acid 57. Japanese ankle sock 58. Obtain in return for services 59. Waste matter 61. A proposal to buy at a specified price 65. Unit of loudness February 10, 2020 is budget day. The three-year operating and capital budgets for 2020 - 2022 will be presented for approval by City of Waterloo council. In addition, a seven-year capital forecast for 2023 - 2029 will be presented for approval, in principle. The proposed operating budget includes $2.4 million in efficiencies, cost savings, and other revenue solutions. The budget proposes an average annual property tax increase of 1.8% for base services and operating impacts of capital, along with an average annual increase of 1.6% for service level changes and additional infrastructure investment. $294 million of capital investment is proposed in 2020-2022. Details of the public meeting are as follows: > Monday, February 10, 2020, at 10 a.m. City of Waterloo council chambers (third floor) Waterloo City Centre 100 Regina St. S, Waterloo Residents are encouraged to attend to learn more about the city's proposed budget. For further information about the budget process, please visit waterloo.ca/budget or contact Filipa Reynolds, deputy chief financial officer and director of financial planning at filipa.reynolds@waterloo.ca or by calling 519-747-8711. If you wish to make a presentation to council regarding the city's budget, please call 519-747-8549 prior to 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 so that necessary arrangements can be made to place you on the agenda. In addition, a written summary of your presentation should be filed with the City of Waterloo's legislative services division prior to the meeting. For information about this process, e-mail clerkinfo@waterloo.ca or call 519-747-8549. waterloo.ca/budget MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER