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PUZZLES
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ACROSS
1 Youngster sprayed lice in a small compartment(7) 5 Horse-trainer, losing notes, re-evaluated fast runner(7) 9 Metal bottle containing ecstasy is put back(9) 10 Crooked trade(5) 11 Hospital in no way re-scheduled carelessly(6) 12 Refocus misaligned end of telescope and apply pressure(3,5) 14 Something done about re-laid carpet is frowned on(10) 16 Pound chewy stuff(4) 19 Rock was shifted close to boundary(4) 20 Computer system used by transporters of stock cars(4,6) 22 Confused excitement provided by old friend’s grass(8) 23 Group in mafia’s company is a complete failure(6) 26 Time instrument used for stretching line(5) 27 Culture valued coin, one restored in time(9) 28 Core group manipulated uncle in front of us(7) 29 One showing external signs of stress disturbed experienced carers(7)
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1 Highly-skilled military personnel, leaders of new divisions overseas(9) 2 Horse, swimming in cove, is puffed out(5) 3 Carefully consider cut played through part of the offside(4,4) 4 Throw out overturning of prison sentence(4) 5 Leaders, accepting award, established accommodation on farms(10) 6 Check polish again(6) 7 Neon pumped into unstable turbine’s gas cylinder(5,4) 8 Religious song used mostly in the middle of free verse(5) 13 Talk up newfangled steamer with limiting factors(10) 15 A parish, transformed by one head of church, is sanctimonious(9) 17 Dance nuts changed passes over(9) 18 One kept in custody, say, spoilt vacation(8) 21 Single out the French food containing preservative(6) 22 See virtually all corrugated iron become prevalent(3,2) 24 Contemptible person is first to see red, say(5) 25 Superior picked up native trees(4)
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WORDFIND
The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.
ANAESTHETIC BACTERIA CAVITY CHIPPED CLEANING DENTURE DRILL EXTRACTION FILLING HYGIENE NITROUS
No. 055
NURSE PLAQUE ROOT STAINED TOOTH WHITENING
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ACROSS
1 Those who murder important persons (9) 6 Needy (4) 10 Belly (colloq) (3) 11 Connected with (11) 12 Powerful (8) 13 Amenable (6) 14 Head cook (4) 15 Permits (7) 20 Country in Horn of Africa (7) 21 Light ring (4) 25 Peninsula in
SW Asia (6) 26 Sycophant (8) 28 Between two races (11) 29 Amiss (3) 30 Crusted sore (4) 31 Relating to the body (9)
DOWN
1 Crafty trick (8) 2 English county (8) 3 Closed up (6) 4 Disease caused by common virus (9) 5 Preservative (4) 7 Egyptian god of the afterlife (6) 8 Give up (6) 9 Blade affixed to firearm (7) 16 British military rank (9) 17 Slim dagger (7) 18 A male voice (8) 19 Potent (8) 22 ABCs (6) 23 US celebrity chef – Stewart (6) 24 Email address identifier (4,2) 27 Fashion designer, – Jacobs (4)
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Today’s Aim: 24 words: Good 36 words: Very good 48 words: Excellent
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Using the S nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.
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Every row, column and 3x3 outlined square must contain the numbers 1 to 9 once each.
Level: Easy
WORDSTEP
No. 055
Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. One possible answer shown below.
CLAMS
SKINT
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