PUZZLES Quick CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Timepiece (5) 4. Performed (5) 8. Santa’s helper (3) 9. Foundation (5) 10. Knock over (5) 11. Couple (3) 12. Discourage (5) 13. Quick retort (7) 16. Eatable (6) 19. Affront (6) 23. Disaster (7) 26. Competed (5) 28. Riotous crowd (3) 29. Hesitate (5) 30. Ooze (5) 31. By way of (3) 32. Abrupt (5) 33. Answer (5) DOWN 2. Beginning (5) 3. Falcon (7) 4. Able to buy (6) 5. Whack (5) 6. Sediment (5) 7. Army chaplain (5) 9. Emblem (5) 14. Away (3)
SUDOKU Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9
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9 6
3
8 6 6 9 2
2 3 2 6 7 1
1 6 8 4 15. Large cask (3) 17. Owing (3) 18. Bleat (3) 20. Refrain from (7) 21. Evade (5)
22. Take away (6) 23. Storehouse (5) 24. Not sharp (5) 25. Applaud (5) 27. Blockhead (5)
2 3 4 8 9
7
5 9
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1 7 2 9 5 3 4 6 8 4 9 3 6 8 2 5 1 7 Look up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonally 5 these 8 cooking 6 1 herbs 7 4and2 spices 3 9 on the grid to find 6 1 7 3 4 8 9 5 2 L U D G M H W Q W W Z R Q N S V R E 9 5 4 2 6 7 1 8 3 P I K D S R S A Z J Z R Q Y D N D L B K I S C G K G S 2 3 8Z W H S 5 9 T 1Y Y M L 6 7 4 G K O A I I B Z V N M J N D H S O S 7 2 I 1W G 4 F 3Q N 6Z O M O 8 9 5 Z F T X R N M G E Z C P E K 3Z M W J 6 9 P 8 X M X 2 5S Z 7 A G 4 1 H M A O M E U Q Z C W D F P A U D D 8 Z Q N L 4 5 7 X R B L R R C 1 9 3 2 6 I P Y Q R C J
M O HONEYC B Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number
J C E H U I R G R S R O Q B S O A W I W N Q T N A K U E R P V L S Z C L P Q N E Y N Q N R V G X M E Z Q F Z Z J E N Z A C D D A Q I M U S B Q S Q Y P M H M Z O R E G A N O Y D Z N I R E D W O P C I L R A G G E N C V L Q P P V N X J P Y J Y S L E B V I D J P A V J P E B A S I L Y P R I Z C Q E F P Q B C N B Q Y M Q Z V A H J E R F T J O V E A G E M T U N D K
1. Feeling of the need to drink 2. Season 3. Used with a saucer 4. Choose 5. Film actor, _____ Reed 6. Moveable indicator on a computer screen
ANSWERS 1 4 5 6 9 2 7 3 8
7 9 8 1 5 3 2 6 4
2 3 6 7 4 8 1 9 5
6 8 4
9 6 1 3 2 5 4 8 7 7
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5 8 7 4 6 9 3 2 1
3 2 4 8 7 1 6 5 9
4 5 2 9 1 6 8 7 3
6 1 3 5 8 7 9 4 2
5 9
8 7 9 2 3 4 5 1 6 6
8 9
HONEYCOMB 1. Thirst. 2. Spring. 3. Teacup. 4. Select. 5. Oliver. 6. Cursor. QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1. Clock. 4. Acted. 8. Elf. 9. Basis. 10. Upend. 11. Two. 12. Deter. 13. Riposte. 16. Edible. 19. Offend. 23. Debacle. 26. Raced. 28. Mob. 29. Pause. 30. Exude. 31. Via. 32. Terse. 33. Reply. DOWN: 2. Onset. 3. Kestrel. 4. Afford. 5. Thump. 6. Dregs. 7. Padre. 9. Badge. 14. Off. 15. Tun. 17. Due. 18. Baa. 20. Forbear. 21. Dodge. 22. Remove. 23. Depot. 24. Blunt. 25. Cheer. 27. Chump.
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