Puzzles

Place numbers into the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains each of the digits 1 to 9. No guessing is needed.

1. Possessed 4. Bear constellation 8. Legume 11. Reverential fear 12. Riding strap 13. Trade agreement 14. Toboggans 16. Type of packsack 17. Conger 18. Swampy 19. Purchaser 22. Knife 23. Mimicked 24. Welt 25. Sicken 28. Distress signal 29. Major artery 30. Large snake 31. An explosive 32. Booth 33. Singer 34. Borders 36. Notions 37. Overseas 39. Carp-like fish 40. Key personnel 41. Profitable 45. Madam 46. The villain in Othello 47. Monad 48. Cathedral city 49. Out of 50. British, a fool

1. Owns 2. Shoemaker's tool 3. Scottish river 4. Tout 5. Spool 6. Sister 7. Prefix meaning without 8. Tranquil 9. Every 10. An alcoholic 13. Group of two 15. Property title 16. Australian marsupial 18. Item of crockery 19. Strong woody fiber 20. On top of 21. Day before today 22. South African mountains 24. Courted 26. Jot 27. South-east Asian nation 29. Pond scum 33. Capital of Yemen 35. College residential building 36. Jargon 37. Pinnacle 38. False god 39. The villain in Othello 41. Needlefish 42. Thick mist 43. Prefix, one 44. Allow 46. Providing

Ladderword puzzles are like crosswords but with a twist. The words in the middle column are anagrams of the words of the first column. The words in the last column are anagrams of the middle column plus one additional letter. The anchor words (the down clues) are related by a common theme.

1. Eating occasions 3. Strolls 5. Shuffle 6. Roofing slates 7. Fluid measures 8. Uncontaminated 9. Abrupt 10. Hi-fi 11. Rosy 12. Belch 13. Food 14. Lorry driver 15. Street urchin 16. Puzzle 17. Output of a mint

2. Penniless 4. Core