Western News: March 10, 2022

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Thursday March 10 2022
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Every row, column and box should
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134
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R A E
I W V
CROSSWORD
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234
words of three or more letters,
How
including
many
plurals,
words
can you
of
make
three
from
or
the
more
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 13 beginning Very Good 18 with Excellent a capital 22
Solution 133: ens, ins, new, news, sen, sew, sewn,
are allowed. There’s at least one
sin, sine, sinew, sue, sun, swine, UNWISE, use, wen,
wens, win, wine, wines, wins, wise.
six-letter word.
Good 13 Very Good 18 Excellent 22
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SOLUTION
No.134
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N F E K M T D W R B V I L
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P S Q Z H Y G J A U X O C
Across
1. Mollycoddle (6)
4. Boundaries (6)
9. Foundation (4)
10. To begin with (10)
11. Debacle (6)
12. Abstaining from alcohol
(8)
13. (Inf) An unpleasant finish
or death (6,3)
15. Attention (4)
16. Con trick (4)
17. Matter (9)
21. Unfounded (8)
22. Deranged (6)
24. Prevalent (10)
25. Assist in a crime (4)
26. Conquer (6)
27. Against (L) (6)
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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11 2 12 13 24 13 9 17 4 15 19 1
Down
1. Horse-drawn war vehicle
(7)
2. Oozes (5)
3. Frugality (7)
5. In the same place (L) (6)
6. Female lover (9)
7. Fabric edge (7)
8. Celebrated (13)
14. Without pause (9)
16. Arena (7)
18. Cheat (7)
19. Admit to wrongdoing (7)
20. Citizens (6)
23. Sausages (colloq) (5)
24 25 15 2 18 22 2
22 19 12 2 24 22 1 10 13 17 7
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letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.
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SOLUTION
No.133
17 12 9 4 20 15
A F Shuker
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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.
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Crossword
Across: 1. Cosset, 4. Limits,
9. Base, 10. Originally, 11.
Fiasco, 12. Teetotal, 13.
Sticky End, 15. Care, 16.
Scam, 17. Substance, 21.
Baseless, 22. Insane, 24.
Widespread, 25. Abet, 26.
Master, 27. Versus.
Down: 1. Chariot, 2. Seeps,
3. Economy, 5. Ibidem,
6. Inamorata, 7. Selvage,
8. Distinguished, 14.
Ceaseless, 16. Stadium, 18.
Swindle, 19. Confess, 20.
People, 23. Snags.
WordBuilder
air, are, ave, aver, awe, ear,
ire, rave, raw, rev, rive, via,
vie, view, waive, WAIVER,
war, ware, wave, waver,
WAVIER, wear, weir, wire.
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