Local Life - Wigan - September 2021

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Puzzle Pages
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Closed political meeting (6)
7. Sweet almond paste used on Christmas cakes (8)
8. Black marine bivalve with a brownishblack
elongated oval shell (6)
10. Case for a knife or a sword (6)
11. Long oar mounted at the stern of a boat (5)
13. Drink given to people who are ill (4,3)
DOWN
1. Universe seen as an ordered whole (6)
2. Vehicles from outer space (inits) (4)
3. Extract (metals) by heating (5)
4. Light, plastic disc used as a plaything (TM) (7)
5. Unit of length equal to 1760 yards (4)
6. Large case of strong fabric for sleeping on (8)
9. Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea (5)
12. Heavy, woven fabric used in rugs and
bedspreads (8)
14. Apartments (5)
15. Short preview of a film or TV programme (7)
18. Capital of Zimbabwe (6)
19. Analysis of a substance such as gold
or silver, to determine its make-up (5)
21. Chief port of Yemen (4)
23. Friar associated with Robin Hood (4)
16. Tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes (7)
17. Ngaio ___, writer of whodunnit stories (5)
20. Hindu Festival of Lights (6)
22. Title given to a nun (6)
24. Plant with soothing juice used to treat burns (4,4)
25. A bet on four or more horses in different races (6)
WORDWHEEL
Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten
minutes to find as many words as possible, none of
which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns.
Each word must be of three letters or more, all must
contain the central letter and letters can only be used
once in every word. There is at least one word that uses
all of the letters in the wheel.
TARGET
EXCELLENT: 8 or more words
GOOD: 6 words
B
S
E
D
I
E
FAIR: 4 words