Puzzle Time 2018

PUZZLE No 29 Across – 1 Implicit; 6 Sump; 8 Imp; 9 Intrepid; 10 Rota; 12 Snoop; 14 Hanoi; 17 Flex; 18 Resident; 20 Edgeways; 24 Wash; 25 Reeve; 26 Shoal; 29 Pawn; 30 Palatial; 31 Sea; 32 Alto; 33 Remedied. Down – 2 Mine; 3 Larynx; 4 Captor; 5 Tide; 6 Spread; 7 Motion; 11 Offer; 12 Serge; 13 Pepys; 14 Hip; 15 Nepal; 16 Itchy; 19 Ewe; 21 Detail; 22 Even so; 23 Shalom; 24 Wanted; 27 Spar; 28 Maze. Star Name: CLIVE OWEN

PUZZLE No 15

PUZZLE No 16

joint

hit

row

chowder

paint

sketch

pole

clan

point

skit

rod

clam

dot

skin

squad

ram

squat

sheep

dog

thin

team

rag

O F P J L G C I R T L B X V A U X H A L L A L A E E W F T B T E M K M M D R H E F N R B W R A D H T I M S R E M M A H E I N A C O T B Y I W N X J X M E H H L H L H E P K K V D S M A X P T K A W A T E R L O O Z U C A P Q K P T I E N H O I D F O H E S Q Y H D S W U W X X U Q D K D C V T I PUZZLE No 30

PUZZLE No 31

blog

slender

theme

trade

B V Q P U H M J J D R W D S S O L F Y D N A C K G N H H U M B U G C C M F Y C M N E O U C B O G B U T T E R S C O T C H E Z D E M Y H N L U O L O W F G E J B N A B N X G O M L E O N N P K U R O S R C N L M J I T T B N A C I D D R O P P I P B L A C K J A C K C C Z V B G W S Q S I N F E I

pooch

wafer

teal

cloth

PUZZLE No 17 Across – 2 Fuchsia; 7 Jute; 8 Pact; 9 Tonnage; 10 Case; 12 Drug; 15 Mates; 17 Pharos; 18 Shiner; 19 Boiler; 21 Gaggle; 22 Sugar; 23 Emir; 26 Gent; 28 Umpteen; 29 Trim; 30 Ajar; 31 Prevent. Down – 1 Tuba; 2 Fête; 3 Canvas; 4 Spades; 5 Aped; 6 Ecru; 10 Capable; 11 Swahili; 13 Renegue; 14 Garment; 15 Moses; 16 Shear; 20 Rumple; 21 Gamete; 24 Mark; 25 Rump; 26 Gnat; 27 Noah.

PUZZLE No 18

Z 1 J 14 B 1 T 14

V 2 F 15 F 2 Q 15

X 3 K 16 L 3 W 16

A 4 Q 17 E 4 Y 17

U 5 Y 18 O 5 J 18

N 6 B 19 C 6 P 19

P 7 W 20 R 7 Z 20

M 8 G 21 G 8 X 21

S 9 H 22 M 9 K 22

C 10 T 23 V 10 D 23

I 11 R 24 H 11 U 24

O 12 D 25 A 12 S 25

E 13 L 26 I 13 N 26

PUZZLE No 32 1 – B; 2 – A; 3 – D; 4 – B; 5 – B; 6 – C; 7 – B; 8 – A; 9 – D; 10 – B; 11 – A; 12 – C; 13 – D; 14 – C 15 – D.

PUZZLE No 33

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PUZZLE No 35

PUZZLE No 19

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PUZZLE No 24 PUZZLE No 23 1. Cher Lloyd; Leona Lewis; Little Mix; Alexandra Burke; One Direction; Rebecca Ferguson; Shayne Ward; Amelia Lily. 2. nightingale; bunting; PUZZLE No 22 Across – 2 Moa; 5 Bureau; 7 Dolmen; 9 Firefighter; 10 Season; 11 Overly; 13 Give up; 16 Nephew; 18 Estate agent; 19 Cancan; 20 Caspar; 21 Ace. Down – 1 Ruffle; 2 Muffin; 3 Adagio; 4 Petrol; 6 Eurosceptic; 8 Letterpress; 10 Sag; 12 Yew; 14 Iceman; 15 Patina; 16 Nuance; 17 Entrap. PUZZLE No 21 Venables; Keegan; Busby; Docherty; Taylor; Graham; Clough; O’Neill; Atkinson; Ferguson; Greenwood; Wenger; Paisley; Hoddle; Shankly; Dalglish; Bruce; Robson. PUZZLE No 20 Babylon; Rome; Byzantium; Tyre; Mecca; Nineveh; Alexandria; Jericho; Sparta; Mycenae; Antioch; Carthage; Jerusalem; Athens; Corinth; Troy; Damascus; Thebes.

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PUZZLE No 36 Across – 3 Hopscotch; 7 Folio; 8 Latter-day; 9 Ebony; 10 Topside; 13 Ghana; 14 Ranch; 16 Adorn; 17 Weather; 21 Brass; 22 Fair share; 23 Excel; 24 Money down. Down – 1 Afterglow; 2 Cleopatra; 3 Holy war; 4 Set to; 5 Orris; 6 Claud; 10 Tuner; 11 Ignorance; 12 Earnestly; 15 Has-been; 18 Erato; 19 Three; 20 Ephod.

PUZZLE No 37

PUZZLE No 38

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28

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8 5 3 4 1 6 7 9 2 1 9 2 7 3 5 4 8 6 6 4 7 2 8 9 1 3 5 9 3 5 6 4 1 8 2 7 4 2 1 5 7 8 9 6 3 7 8 6 3 9 2 5 4 1 3 1 8 9 6 7 2 5 4 5 7 4 8 2 3 6 1 9 2 6 9 1 5 4 3 7 8 3. meditation; naturopathy; acupuncture; chiropractic; reflexology; hydrotherapy; massage; osteopathy; aromatherapy. 4. port; champagne; schnapps; beer; ouzo; amaretto; Chartreuse; wine; brandy; cider; advocaat; rum; whisky; mead; vermouth. 5. Black; Aegean; Baltic; Atlantic; North; Irish; Indian; Arctic; Mediterranean; Adriatic; Red; Pacific; Java; Caribbean. 6. oratorio; chorale; motet; scherzo; fugue; anthem; symphony; opera; fantasia; bagatelle; quartet; serenade; rondo; duet. PUZZLE No 25 sparrow; dipper; nuthatch; wagtail; swallow; thrush; starling; wren; blackbird; linnet; skylark.

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A B A L B E R T S H A D E A L L E Y T O N E S C R E E D R A D D L E K C R E E K R U T W T E M P E R E D A W L S I R O W E S S S

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PUZZLE No 39

PUZZLE No 40

fuss

tray

metal

hand

T

blues

speed

leak

tower

R U S S I A S N O W Y U M A T T L O W E V E L U G P R I S E S S N E A K I N G I C E S H I T P E N C E P O L K A T A X B O W E L S L E T T E R S I N N E T S P O R T E D I T O R L L A S S A Y

fuse

trap

lead

towel

weld

snare

head

growl

held

snarl

well

drum grows

skull

shell

bongo

skill

nose

fine

gum swells

gull

PUZZLE No 41 Across – 1 Calculus; 6 Away; 8 Can; 9 Insignia; 10 Glow; 12 After; 14 Flair; 17 Plus; 18 Reliance; 20 Clematis; 24 Some; 25 Heron; 26 Cagey; 29 Face; 30 Clarinet; 31 Net; 32 Felt; 33 Sterling. Down – 2 Aunt; 3 Chiefs; 4 Lancer; 5 Scar; 6 Angola; 7 Atomic; 11 Epoch; 12 Auger; 13 Relic; 14 Fit; 15 Annoy; 16 Renew; 19 Ban; 21 Legate; 22 Moment; 23 Savage; 24 Serial; 27 Acts; 28 Fern.

Q U E B E C H O R N M A E C L I N T O N P E R T R E P U L S E S A L A D S E E D

PUZZLE No 42

PUZZLE No 26

E 1 N 14 P 1 G 14

Y 2 O 15 K 2 U 15

V 3 W 16 M 3 T 16

M 4 P 17 Z 4 V 17

H 5 X 18 X 5 J 18

T 6 U 19 L 6 S 19

S 7 A 20 D 7 F 20

Z 8 C 21 B 8 A 21

I 9 K 22 N 9 O 22

R 10 G 23 I 10 H 23

J 11 B 24 W 11 Q 24

F 12 D 25 E 12 R 25

L 13 Q 26 C 13 Y 26

PUZZLE No 28 Level One: 9; Level Two: 36; Level Three: 165. PUZZLE No 27 Level One: 31; Level Two: 108; Level Three: 180.

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PUZZLE No 43

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