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Sunday 1 November 2026

Reef, rock and red dirt

Ten Australian puzzles on reef, rock and outback, from a Morse warm-up to a four-square closer. Answers are at the end.

Cipher Monday 2 November 2026, open calendar3 min read

Photo: Carl-st205 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped. A red sand dune in Queensland.

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Australia covers about 7.7 million square kilometres of reef, rock, desert and coast. You only have to cover one page.

A red sand dune with desert scrub behind it in outback Queensland. — Photo: Carl-st205 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped. A red sand dune in Queensland.

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