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There is just one simple rule. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. 5 7 9 8 1 4 2 6 5 6 3 5 8 3 3 4 2 6 9 5 1 8 7 2 4 3 8 8 2 4 6 7 7 6 9 8 5 3 4 1 6 2 4 9 3 7 6 1 3 8 9 3 4 5 8 6 1 2 SUDOKU PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2 Difficulty level: Easy Difficulty level: Medium Totaliser: the mind-stretcher Boost your mental agility against the clock. Start with the number on the left and follow the instructions. In 30 seconds beginners should complete the Level One challenge, intermediate players Level Two and advanced players Level Three. PUZZLE 3 ➥ LEVEL ONE ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ 7 +15 x3 -16 ÷5 80% OF THIS 3 /4 OF THIS TIMES ITSELF +13 DOUBLE THIS

ANSWER

LEVEL TWO

4 /11 OF THIS

25% OF THIS

DOUBLE THIS

TIMES ITSELF

ܘ OF THIS

+27

-38

+69

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LEVEL THREE

1 /8 OF THIS

125% OF THIS

TIMES ITSELF

x18

-181

x17

-137

+158

÷10

178

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LEVEL ONE

PUZZLE 4

4 /6 OF THIS

75% OF THIS

DOUBLE THIS

TIMES ITSELF

ܘ OF THIS

-17

÷3

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➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥

ANSWER

LEVEL TWO

7 /8 OF THIS

125% OF THIS

TIMES ITSELF

DOUBLE THIS

ܘ OF THIS

-76

+133

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➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥

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LEVEL THREE

5 /6 OF THIS

80% OF THIS

TIMES ITSELF

DOUBLE THIS

➥ ܘ OF THIS

÷19

-212

+161

841

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PUZZLE 5

STARSPOT CROSSWORD

Find the celebrity name contained in this crossword. Complete the puzzle in the usual way then make a note of the letters contained in all the squares which are marked with shaded stars. These letters will make an anagram of the name.

Across

Down

★

2. Small amount (7) 7. Citrus fruit (4) 8. Lazily (4)

1. Stare amorously (4) 2. White liquid (4) 3. Remove weapons (6) 4. Powerful, convincing (6) 5. Literary manner (4) 6. Behind time (4) 10. Unfold (7) 11. Shut off from contact (7)

★

9. Pasta dish (7) 10. Office table (4) 12. Amphibian (4) 15. Promenade (5) 17. Absolute emptiness (6) 18. Kettle stand (6) 19. Living-room (6) 21. Roll of parchment (6) 22. Banish (5) 23. Homework (abbrev.) (4) 26. Glimpse (4) 28. Excessive fatness (7) 29. Overt (4) 30. Slacken (4) 31. Abandoned (7)

14 ★

★

13. Jealous (7) 14. Wholly (7) 15. Soft sweetmeat (5) 16. Cease-fire (5) 20. Scope (6)

20 25

★

21. Toboggan (6) 24. Stout cord (4) 25. Small pool (4) 26. Looked at (4) 27. Bygone (4)

★ ★

PUZZLE 6

PUZZLE 7 Subject: films starring Clint Eastwood Subject: mountains

Word Searches Can you find the ten words hidden in each of these puzzles? The answers can be found running backwards or forwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

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PUZZLE 8

Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120. QUESTION 1 – for 1 point: Who was the friend of the children’s TV star Roland Rat? A Kermit the Frog B Budgie the Helicopter C Mervyn the Mouse D Kevin the Gerbil QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: Which Italian city is home to Juventus Football Club? THE ACCUMULATOR QUIZ

A Milan B Turin C Naples D Rome QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: What is the name of New York’s Wall Street share index? A DAX B Nasdaq C Dow Jones D Cac 40 QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: At a conference in 2000 Tony Blair was unexpectedly heckled by members of which group? A Women’s Institute B RSPCA C British Medical Association D National Trust QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: In which sport is the Westchester Cup contested by England and the USA? A Yacht racing B Polo C Golf D Rifle shooting QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: Which is the only film to have won George Clooney an Oscar for his acting? A The Descendants B Syriana C Michael Clayton D Argo QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: In which American city is the original Liberty Bell kept?

Who was the lead organiser of the 2012 Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace? A Gary Barlow B Simon Cowell C Andrew Lloyd-Webber D Cheryl Cole QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Comedian and magician Tommy Cooper was renowned for wearing what sort of hat? A Fedora B Topi C Mortarboard D Fez QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: What is the common name for the plant atropa B Deadly nightshade C Jack-in-the-pulpit D Lords and ladies QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: Which musical featured rival gangs named The Jets and The Sharks? A West Side Story B Grease C Bugsy Malone D Saturday Night Fever QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: Who replaced Michael Gove as Education belladonna? A Foxglove

Actor, director and producer George Clooney. See Question 14

QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: What is the total number of squares on the board of the word game Scrabble? A 144 B 196 C 225 D 256 QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: The shipping forecast area called North Utsire is named after an area of which country? A Iceland B Norway C Denmark D Ireland QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: What is the smallest member of the partridge family? A Grouse B Woodcock

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Box Clever

PUZZLE 9

PUZZLE 10

PUZZLE 11

Fill each 6 x 6 grid with as many boxes as there are numbers printed in the grid. Each box must be either square or rectangular and must contain just one of the numbers. The numbers show how many squares there should be in each box.

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PUZZLE 12

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

Down

1. City area in ecstatic

2. Denounce curse (8) 3. But par was broken, it was unexpected (6) 4. A tin hat I removed from the islander (8) 5. Call round (4) 6. Vessel showing its nationality? (6) 7. Outsize nurse at Belgian port (6) 10. Going to drop one clanger (4) 14. Weary hen removed to an unspecified place (8) 15. Lens perhaps used for seeing (8) 16. Barked at little sister for being lost in dyspepsia remedy (6) 17. Offer more money (6) 18. Have reason therein to declare (4) 19. Old boy eaten by animal in Australian city (6) 22. Leo makes new beginning after oil spill (4)

delight at the recovery (9)

8. Sign of more to come (4) 9. The gin ran out, almost a disaster (4,5) 11. Stare at old king with broken leg (6) 12. Hollow part I’m removing (6) 13. Thought I’d go round the mine with silver in (8) 16. Body of men with you formerly on Middle Eastern state railway (8) 20. Exclamation of surprise as to which person works (6) 21. Peter, upset, left the bird (6) 23. Paddy’s writing material? (4,5) 24. Weird sounding lake (4) 25. Disturbed when the bills had not been paid? (9)

PUZZLE 13

PUZZLE 14

Difficulty level: Easy

Difficulty level: Medium

34 13

30 10

20 13

27 8

Kakuro Fill in the blank squares in the grid with numbers so that each horizontal or vertical line adds up to the total given in the box either to the left or above it. Horizontal totals are given in the top right corners of the shaded boxes; vertical totals in the bottom left corners. You can use the numbers 1 to 9, but may not use the same number more than once in any run. The number may be used again, however, in the same row or column but as part of another run.

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PUZZLE 15

PUZZLE 16

Easy Zygolex ®

Medium Zygolex ®

HINGE

NOW

HID

POWDER

JOIST

PARADE

ARGUMENT

SOUP

STOLE

PLAN

DECORATE

FETCH

PALE

TRIBE

FAINT

PAD

TOPIC

GRENADE

BLOW

SLANDER

THYME

BARTER

DIARY

RENDER

SMOOCH

BISCUIT

TURQUOISE

CLOTS

PORCH

DEAL

WAVER

DISH

RHYME

LETTERS

PHRASE

MEANING

RHYME

LETTERS

MEANING

ZYGOLEX ®

Find the missing words by following the RHYME , MEANING , LETTERS and PHRASE links, e.g. a word that rhymes with ‘cheek’, has the same meaning as ‘mountain’, has one letter different from ‘pear’ and might form a phrase with ‘off’ would be ‘peak’. A Letters link means one letter always changes. Full rules at www.zygolex.com.

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PUZZLE 17

Quick Crossword

Across

Down

2. Shrub with droopy flowers (7) 7. Plant fibre (4) 8. Treaty (4) 9. Weight of ship’s cargo (7)

1. Brass instrument (4) 2. Gala (4) 3. Tent fabric (6) 4. Card suit (6) 5. Imitated (4) 6. Beige (4) 10. Competent (7) 11. African language (7) 13. Renounce (7) 14. Clothing (7) 15. Hebrew prophet (5) 16. Remove fleece (5) 20. Ruffle (6) 21. Germ cell (6) 24. Stain (4) 25. Buttocks (4)

10. Lawsuit (4) 12. Narcotic (4) 15. Pals (5) 17. Lighthouse (6)

18. Black eye (inf.) (6) 19. Water heater (6) 21. Flock of geese (6) 22. Natural sweetener (5) 23. Islamic ruler (4) 26. Fellow (4)

20 25

28. Lots (inf.) (7) 29. Cut back (4) 30. Slightly open (4) 31. Avert (7)

26. Biting insect (4) 27. Ark builder (4)

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PUZZLE 18

PUZZLE 19

CROSS CODE

Each number in the grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of letters as you identify them.

N O P Q R

A B C D E F

10 22 4 12 23 11 10

24 13 14 11 21

13 26 4 21 19 4 7 14

6 7 12 1

4 20 13

10 12 9 23 4

14 12 1 3 4

15 12 24 13 11 21 6

6 5 24 19 3 4 25

4 8 4 1 11 6 21

25 19 13 6 4

24 26 22 13 26 23

9 7 13 4 16

13 24 9 13

17 12 16 26 25

S T U V W

9 23 24 13 9 9

7 12 16

14 11 12 26

13 6 25 5 24 13

7 5 19 4

G H I J K L M

4 26 9 12

2 3 17 4 7

23 12 24 6 4 25 12

19 4 9 13 9

23 24 10 4 14

1 5 3 23 3 17

11 6 10 26 5 25 13

25 24 1 10 4 7 14

6 13 2 13 24

1 3 12 20 4

X Y Z

11 12 6

21 12 12 25 19 18 13

12 7 23 4 26 14 3 17

23 11 25 4 26

4 12 25 4

1 2 3 4 5 O 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 N 6 7 8 S 9 10 11

B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 T 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 U 24 25 26

PUZZLE 20

PUZZLE 21

Pathwords In each case you should start from the central shaded letter and move one letter at a time (up, down, right or left, but not diagonally) to follow the path. 1. cities of the ancient world

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2. football

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PUZZLE 22

TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD Two sets of clues both leading to the same answers

QUICK CLUES

Across

CRYPTIC CLUES

2. Extinct bird (3) 5. Writing desk (6)

1. Disturb fairy coming up with coat (6) 2. Miss available cake (6) 3. Nowadays the rate of currency exchange when it comes to notes is slow (6) 4. Car driver? (6) 6. One who is against joining the union (11) 8. Character with journalists used to produce printed reading matter (11) 2. It was a live bird not a moment before! (3) 5. Foreign office (6) 7. Confused old chaps with a prehistoric tomb (6) 9. Dismiss a boxer – he will be in the brigade now (11) 10. Mature for three months (6) 11. Excessively inept when leaving poverty line in chaos (6) 13. Stop trying to surrender (4,2) 16. One of the family had new record cut (6) 18. Man of property who is a spy from an eastern country? (6,5) 19. Dance can be repeated (6) 20. Accountant’s on a level with wise man (6) 21. One service (3) Across Down 5 9 11 10 13 20 19

7. Megalithic tomb (6) 9. Emergency service worker (11) 10. Time of year (6) 11. More than normally (6) 13. Renounce (4,2) 16. Male relative (6) 18. One who acts for those selling houses (6,5) 19. Uproarious dance (6) 20. ------ Weinberger, US politician (6) 21. Playing card (3)

Down

1. Disarrange (6) 2. Spongy bread roll (6)

3. Slowly (mus.) (6) 4. Light fuel oil (6)

6. Cute copiers (anag.) (11) 8. Old method of printing (11) 10. Hang down (3) 12. Coniferous tree (3) 14. Professional killer (US slang) (6) 15. Surface sheen (6) 16. Refinement, shade (6) 17. Snare (6)

10. Drop most of the pudding (3) 12. Evergreen you heard (3) 14. Inuit came in shivering (6) 15. Irishman in a film (6) 16. Pest is leaving subtle difference (6) 17. Catch ten members on strike (6)

PUZZLE 23

Telephone dialling pads combine several letters on one key. Here several sets of words or items have been encoded by using numbers rather than letters. Then they have been divided into groups of three characters and all the names have been run one after another to make your task a little more difficult. Can you crack the code?

Dialling Codes

stars born from X Factor

British songbirds

alternative therapy types

6. 633 482 846 616 288 767 284 912 287 862 887 312 447 677 228 421 733 539 656 491 493 768 437 279 162 772 431 678 367 284 912 766 284 372 79 672 867 461 246 725 316 683 817 243 796 138 483 126 843 617 967 466 916 737 213 268 274 212 242 835 531 782 783 817 373 623 317 663 613 838 musical forms

5. 644 484 642 531 286 846 417 727 769 134 773 716 884 282 419 248 245 179 255 691 847 874 178 275 464 197 361 252 252 473 154 663 817 595 275 252 251 234 326 122 584 212 852 684 216 678 414 747 414 634 261 272 842 163 348 377 263 261 237 428 421 733 172 243 421 528 212 274 223 26 seas and oceans

4. 243 715 569 315 366 215 394 715 488 531 649 125 392 637 212 875 316 631 347 328 466 173 232 221 337 487 661 742 963 192 731 263 542 154 59 767 812 426 724 631 724 627 771 233 716 896 126 273 886 124 278 738 731 946 312 726 391 243 371 238 622 281 786 194 475 916 323 183 766 884 alcoholic drinks

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3 DEF

4 GHI

5 JKL

6 MNO

7 PQRS

8 TUV

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SIGNWORD In this crossword the clues are printed in what would be the ‘black’ squares usually. Follow the signs from each clue to find where the word should fit. PUZZLE 24

Talented Choose by vote

Wearing footgear Bet

Victoria's prince consort

------ Lloyd Webber, composer

Surround Deceive

Songbird

Put right

Pigpen

Screen

Narrow lane Belief

Musical sounds Censure

Markwith red ochre Disting- uished

Groove Rob ---, Scottish outlaw

Used to be

Small inlet or bay

Hardened by heat Asian republic

Pleasing artifices

Imply

Is indebted

Maurice -------, French painter

Hand tool Gummed label

Knight's title

Ensnare

Arma- ments

Eurasian country

-----owl, white bird

Male relative

Fabric

Depress- ed American port

First woman Half a dozen

Drag heavily Botanical gardens

----Baker, TV presenter (pic)

Telling tales Adversity

Forces open Cold desserts

Coppers Life account (abbrev.)

Popular song Golf pegs

Lively dance

Entrails Surprise

Financial levy

Note Feather

Physical recreation

Trans- gression

Mesh

News chief Capital of Ghana

Young girl Greek letter

Canadian city

Listening organs

Facial feature

Burden

Antler Guided

--- Kelly, Australian outlaw

Hillary -------,US politician (pic)

Vanessa- ---, British violinist

Beat back

Dish of cold vegetables

Forward

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There is just one simple rule. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. 8 3 7 2 9 2 4 6 6 8 1 3 6 4 1 2 5 7 8 7 6 1 7 2 5 4 2 6 9 1 4 3 7 1 6 5 7 4 7 8 6 7 9 3 9 2 1 6 8 6 8 4 5 7 3 5 1 9 SUDOKU PUZZLE 25 PUZZLE 26 Difficulty level: Easy Difficulty level: Medium Totaliser: the mind-stretcher Boost your mental agility against the clock. Start with the number on the left and follow the instructions. In 30 seconds beginners should complete the Level One challenge, intermediate players Level Two and advanced players Level Three. PUZZLE 27 ➥ LEVEL ONE ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ ➥ 14 x4 +14 70% OF THIS 3 /7 OF THIS -13 ÷2 ܘ OF THIS x6 +19

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3 /4 OF THIS

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PUZZLE 28

2 /3 OF THIS

75% OF THIS

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STARSPOT CROSSWORD

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1. Not expressly stated (8) 6. Oil reservoir (4) 8. Little demon (3) 9. Fearless (8) 10. Cycle of duty (4) 12. Pry (5) 14. Capital of Vietnam (5) 17. Bend (4) 18. Permanent inhabitant (8) 20. Towards the side (8) 24. Cleanse (4) 25. Bailiff (5) 26. Large group of fish (5) 29. Pledge (4) 30. Sumptuous, spacious (8) 31. Ocean (3) 32. Counter-tenor (4) 33. Cured (8)

2. Excavation (4) 3. Voice-box (6) 4. One taking a prisoner (6)

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5. Ocean phase (4) 6. Extend, scatter (6) 7. Proposal (6) 11. Bid (5) 12. Strong fabric (5) 13. Famous diarist (5) 14. Rose fruit (3) 15. Himalayan country (5) 16. Irritating (5) 19. Female sheep (3) 21. Enumerate (6) 22. Nevertheless (4,2) 23. Jewish greeting (6) 24. Needed (6)

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27. Stout pole (4) 28. Labyrinth (4)

PUZZLE 30

PUZZLE 31

Subject: bridges over the Thames

Subject: traditional confectionery

Word Searches Can you find the ten words hidden in each of these puzzles? The answers can be found running backwards or forwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

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PUZZLE 32

Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120. QUESTION 1 – for 1 point: Which of these kings was an actual monarch? A King Kong QUESTION 10 – for 10 points: What was the inspiration for the name of the pop group UB40? A A car number plate THE ACCUMULATOR QUIZ

B King Zog C King Cole D King Prawn QUESTION 2 – for 2 points: In his normal existence under what name did Superman live? A Clark Kent B Doctor Banner C Peter Parker D Dick Grayson QUESTION 3 – for 3 points: Which Disney character played the Sorcerer’s Apprentice in the film Fantasia? A Donald Duck B Pluto C Goofey D Mickey Mouse QUESTION 4 – for 4 points: Which musical train ran from New York to Tennessee? A Cannonball Express B Chattanooga Choo Choo C Six-Five Special D Puffin’ Billy QUESTION 5 – for 5 points: James Mason, Michael York and Christopher Plummer have all portrayed which wartime leader in film and on TV? A Winston Churchill B Erwin Rommel C Adolf Hitler D Bernard Montgomery QUESTION 6 – for 6 points: In which TV soap did Roy Hudd appear as Archie Shuttleworth?

B A social security form C Elvis’s fortieth birthday D The serial number of the first atomic bomb QUESTION 11 – for 11 points: For what business is London’s Charing Cross Road most famous? A Books B Musical instruments C Stage costumes D Chinese restaurants QUESTION 12 – for 12 points: Which fruit is represented on the top of the Wimbledon men’s singles trophy? A Pear B Pomegranate C Pineapple D Strawberry QUESTION 13 – for 13 points: What material is used to make the bed of a snooker table? A Mahogany B Marble C Oak D Slate QUESTION 14 – for 14 points: On which Caribbean island is the resort of Montego Bay? A Antigua B Puerto Rico C Jamaica D Barbados QUESTION 15 – for 15 points: What colour is produced by the pigment

Actor and comedian Roy Hudd. See Question 6

QUESTION 7 – for 7 points: The ground of which club in the Football League is the most easterly in the country? A Ipswich Town B Norwich City C Grimsby Town D Southend United QUESTION 8 – for 8 points: Three European Commission presidents have all come from one country. Which? A Luxembourg B Italy C France D Belgium QUESTION 9 – for 9 points: Which cereal is used to make corn flakes? A Wheat B Oats

gamboge? A Green B Blue C Red D Yellow

A Crossroads B EastEnders C Coronation Street D Brookside

C Barley D Maize

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PUZZLE 36

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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1. Great wolf moving about in the evening sky (9) 2. Needlewoman by the Thames? (9) 3. Fight to maintain faith (4,3) 4. Receiver to begin working (3,2) 5. Inventor riskily included gold lace (5) 6. Man of ducal disposition (5) 10. More melodious piano repairer? (5) 11. One caring about a lack of information (9) 12. Not late about making home in a serious way (9) 15. One who is no longer popular has the said vegetable (3-4) 18. Muse in summer at Oxford (5) 19. Team leader here arranged number (5) 20. Hoped to change into a surplice (5)

3. Jump to put an end to game (9) 7. Sheet of oil swirling round (5) 8. Modern American saints? (6-3) 9. Pointedly ossified wood (5) 10. Champion’s roast? (7) 13. Hag, an eccentric from an African country (5) 14. Managed to get central heating at the farm (5) 16. Decorate part of the homestead ornately (5) 17. The outerwear for rain, hail, etc (7) 21. Money for some musical instruments (5) 22. Just cut (4,5) 23. What the best man might be expected to do (5) 24. Adverse effect on earnings when paying ready cash (5,4)

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PUZZLE 38

Difficulty level: Easy

Difficulty level: Medium

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PUZZLE 39

PUZZLE 40

Easy Zygolex ®

Medium Zygolex ®

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MEDAL

SALVER

HIND

HASSLE

MISLAY

KETTLE

PALM

ESCAPE

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SHELF

BINGO

DILL

DIVE

CONCH

CONGO

FILE

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SWILLS

SWINE

GALL

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DELLS

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LETTERS

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PUZZLE 41

Quick Crossword

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1. Branch of

2. Female relative (4) 3. Bosses (6) 4. Cavalryman (6) 5. Wound mark (4) 6. African nation (6) 7. Nuclear (6) 11. Era (5) 12. Boring tool (5) 13. Souvenir (5) 14. Healthy (3) 15. Irritate (5) 16. Regenerate (5) 19. Forbid (3) 21. Papal emissary (6) 22. Instant (6) 23. Ferocious (6) 24. Consecutive (6) 27. Deeds (4) 28. Flowerless plant (4)

mathematics (8)

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15 19 14 21 1

12 19 16 21 8 6 10 19 23

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PUZZLE No 1

PUZZLE No 2

PUZZLE No 4 Level One: 32; Level Two: 199; Level Three: 588. PUZZLE No 3 Level One: 98; Level Two: 97; Level Three: 255.

PUZZLE No 8 1 – D; 2 – A; 3 – D; 4 – B; 5 – A; 6 – C; 7 – C; 8 – B; 9 – C; 10 – B; 11 – C; 12 – A; 13 – B; 14 – B; 15 – A.

2 5 7 9 8 6 1 3 4 8 4 3 7 2 1 6 9 5 9 1 6 3 5 4 8 2 7 4 2 9 6 7 5 3 1 8 3 7 8 1 4 2 5 6 9 5 6 1 8 3 9 7 4 2 7 9 4 5 1 3 2 8 6 1 8 2 4 6 7 9 5 3 6 3 5 2 9 8 4 7 1

7 6 9 3 8 4 2 5 1 5 2 3 9 7 1 6 8 4 8 4 1 5 6 2 3 9 7 4 9 6 8 1 5 7 3 2 2 8 5 4 3 7 9 1 6 1 3 7 6 2 9 8 4 5 6 1 4 2 9 8 5 7 3 9 7 2 1 5 3 4 6 8 3 5 8 7 4 6 1 2 9

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PUZZLE No 11

PUZZLE No 5 Across – 2 Modicum; 7 Ugli; 8 Idly; 9 Lasagne; 10 Desk; 12 Newt; 15 Front; 17 Vacuum; 18 Trivet; 19 Lounge; 21 Scroll; 22 Exile; 23 Prep; 26 Espy; 28 Obesity; 29 Open; 30 Ease; 31 Ditched. Down – 1 Ogle; 2 Milk; 3 Disarm; 4 Cogent; 5 Mien; 6 Slow; 10 Develop; 11 Seclude; 13 Envious; 14 Totally; 15 Fudge; 16 Truce; 20 Extent; 21 Sleigh; 24 Rope; 25 Pond; 26 Eyed; 27 Past. Star Name: PAUL McCARTNEY

PUZZLE No 12 Across – 1 Recapture; 8 Plus; 9 Near thing; 11 Goggle; 12 Armpit; 13 Imagined; 16 Yeomanry; 20 Whoops; 21 Petrel; 23 Rice paper; 24 Erie; 25 Unsettled. Down – 2 Execrate; 3 Abrupt; 4 Tahitian; 5 Ring; 6 Flagon; 7 Ostend; 10 Gong; 14 Anywhere; 15 Eyepiece; 16 Yapped; 17 Outbid; 18 Aver; 19 Hobart; 22 Lion.

P X D I R T Y H A R R Y M A G N U M F O R C E G S A T L H V F O U P D E K F R A G L U N N H I R N Y U X E R C I F K R I F S E R B H J R O X E A J Q C K W M Y O R E L A J K R D P Z R T G T A G K F I P X E L N I X P A W R M F H M J A V C N V W D E T I F I R E F O X J H G I H M E G N A H H PUZZLE No 6

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