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Maths Puzzle
Codeword No 1577
How to play Fill the empty squares with numbers that will make the across and down calculations produce the results shown in the grey squares. Each numeral from 1 to 9 must only appear once. The calculations should be performed from left to right and top to bottom, rather than in strict mathematical order.
How to play The numbers in the grid correspond to the letters of the alphabet. Solve the puzzle and fill in the letters in the key as you discover them. Three letters are provided to give you a start. The solution will be printed in tomorrow’s paper, the solution to Saturday’s codeword is on page 41.
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Word Ladder How to play Convert the word at the top of the ladder into the word at the bottom of it, using only the four rungs in between. On each rung, you must put a valid four-letter word that is identical to the word above it, apart from a one-letter change. There may be more than one way of achieving this.
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Maths Puzzle, Word Ladder, Word Wheel, Kakuro, Bridges, Minesweeper, ABC Logic, Killer Sudoku, Futoshiki, Codeword, Jigsawduko and Wijuko created by Clarity Media.
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Concise Crossword No 1899 ACROSS 1 Kill (4) 3 Isle of Wight resort (4) 8 Ceremonials (7) 9 Maxim (5) 10 Of the brain (8) 11 Enquires (4) 12 Utterly (13) 16 Like King Wenceslas (4) 17 Advocaat and lemonade drink (8) 20 Redbreast (5) 21 Panacea (4-3) 22 Large jug (4) 23 Hitch (4)
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How to play Each numeral from 1 to 9 must appear (once only) in the squares forming the red letter i. Solution: minurl.co.uk/i
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Solution to Saturday’s Concise Crossword ACROSS 1 Mint, 3 Spies (Mince pies), 7 Jolly, 8 Osmium, 9 Frankincense, 10 Aimlessness, 14 Chiropractor, 17 Gentle, 18 Myrrh, 19 Penne, 20 Gold. DOWN 1 Majorca, 2 Nylon, 3 Stoic, 4 Immense, 5 Sauce, 6 By-line, 11 Moisten, 12 Shrimp, 13 Sloshed, 14 Creep, 15 Obese, 16 Cargo.
Today’s other puzzles Bumper Boxing Day puzzles, pages 30 31; Cryptic Crossword, page 23; Five-Clue Cryptic, page 13; One-Minute Wijuko, page 19 Puzzle solutions See page 41 and minurl.co.uk/i OUT NOW! The i Book of Puzzles 20 puzzle types with more than 100 puzzles. Available on Amazon inews.co.uk/puzzle
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Word Wheel This is an open-ended puzzle. How many words of three or more letters, each including the letter at centre of the wheel, can you make from this diagram? We’ve found 31, including one nine-letter word. Can you do better?
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