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About Time is the national newspaper for Australian prisons and detention facilities

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ISSUE NO. 18
January 2026
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Happy New Year Crossword

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1. Another word for support (4)

4. Goals for the year ahead (10)

6. 2026 is the Chinese Zodiac year of which animal? (5)

8. The sport they'll be playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (6)

9. The new ____ begins on January 1st (4)

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1. A common focus for a New Year's Resolution (6)

2. A positive feeling about the future (4)

3. A thing you work toward in the new year (4)

5. The city where the famous Times Square NYE party is held (3, 4)

7. A fresh start or chance to begin again (5)

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Without About Time, I don’t know where I would be – Mark, from a prison in Victoria

We need your help so that we can print and distribute the paper to every person in every prison for at least the next year. We value whatever you can spare, no matter how big or small.

Australia’s prison population is growing, and our many prisons are spread far and wide.

We need your help so that we can print and distribute the paper to every person in every prison for at least the next year. We need your help to cover postage for anyone who sends us a letter from the inside.

We value whatever you can spare, no matter how big or small.