Nor'West News: February 17, 2022

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Thursday February 17 2022
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SUDOKU
Every row, column and box should
contain the digits 1 to 9.
WORDBUILDER
WordBuilder
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L A N
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words of three or more letters,
How many words of three or more
including plurals, can you make from the six
letters, using including each letter plurals, only once? can No you foreign
words or words beginning with a capital are
make from the six letters, using
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.
each only once? TODAY
No Good words 16 beginning Very Good 20 with Excellent a capital 24
are
Solution
allowed.
130: gen,
There’s
gin, hew, HEWING,
at least
hewn,
one
hie,
hinge, neigh, new, nigh, wen, when, whin, whine,
six-letter WHINGE, wig, word. win, wine, wing.
Good 16 Very Good 20 Excellent 24
10 11
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DECO
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25 26
27 28
29 30
31 32
SOLUTION
No.131
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X Q L J V C B Z O M I T A
33 34
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W D N F H R Y G S P K U E
Across
1. Concealed (6)
5. Decapitate (6)
10. Model (7)
11. Tell a story (7)
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Decoder
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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12. Mould (6)
15. Adjacent (6)
16. Tiered (7)
17. Fibbed (4)
25 26 6 23 18 2
11 26 1 5 23 20 23 12 24 26 17 23
18. Leer (4)
19. Half man, half horse (7)
20. Strike breaker (4)
22. Puncture (4)
25. Go backwards (7)
27. Hidden (6)
28. Extreme fear (6)
31. Inspect (7)
32. Straddled (7)
33. Idolise (6)
34. Regard (6)
4 23 4 26 26 13 11
Down
2. Sudden urge (7)
3. Nonsense (6)
4. Close (4)
5. Sash (4)
6. Injured (6)
7. Remarkable (7)
8. Basic, primitive (6)
9. Go back on a deal (6)
13. Gambled (7)
14. 100 years (7)
15. Gift given in a will (7)
20. Season (6)
21. Alleviate (7)
23. Water-powered engine (7)
24. Keg (6)
25. Dwell (6)
26. Group of seven (6)
29. Relinquish (4)
30. Bundle (4)
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1 7 11 21 12 1
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DECODER
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Each Enter number the given represents letters into a different all squares letter with of the matching alphabet. numbers. Write the
given The challenge letters into now all squares is to work with out matching which letters numbers. are Now represented work out
which
by the
letters
other
are
numbers.
represented
As you
by the
get
other
the
numbers.
letters, enter
As you
them
get
into
the
letters,
the main
write
grid,
them
and
into
the
the
reference
main grid and
grid.
the
To
reference
keep track
grid. Decoder
of the
uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.
letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.
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26 18 24 26 6 7 4 16 22 1 13 6
7 16 12 26 26 22 13
1 13 13 11 13 3 2 19 5 22 6 13
26 23 25 23 24 10 10
11 12 6 26 24 2 4
16 12 23 10 18 24 14 13 3
11 26 5 6 6 10 21
B I D
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4 23 1 16 8 15 10
26 20 24 2 13 25 5 6 22 12 8 5
19 9 18 7 22 26 7
13 7 13 16 13 25 1 24 3 3 13 6
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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SOLUTION
No.130
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Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented
by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into
the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the
letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.
132
131
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B J Y I Z M C Q O X W H V
L D R K U G E A T N S F P
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Crossword
Across: 1. Hidden, 5.
Behead, 10. Replica, 11.
Narrate, 12. Mildew, 15.
Beside, 16. Layered, 17.
Lied, 18. Ogle, 19. Centaur,
20. Scab, 22. Stab, 25.
Regress, 27. Masked, 28.
Terror, 31. Examine, 32.
Astride, 33. Revere, 34.
Esteem.
Down: 2. Impulse, 3. Drivel,
4. Near, 5. Band, 6. Harmed,
7. Amazing, 8. Primal, 9.
Renege, 13. Wagered, 14.
Century, 15. Bequest, 20.
Summer, 21. Assuage, 23.
Turbine, 24. Barrel, 25.
Reside, 26. Septet, 29.
Cede, 30. Bale.
WordBuilder
ail, aim, amyl, ani, any, inlay,
inly, lain, lam, lay, limn,
limy, mail, main, MAINLY,
man, manly, many, may,
mil, myna, nail, nay, nil, nim,
yam, yin.
Sudoku
DECODER
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