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1. 1. Authorise 26 (7)
1. 1. High-speed 27
train (7)
27 27
Across 5. Down 2. 28 28
5. Pacify (7)
2. Christmas theatre (9)
1. 9. 9. Across
Authorise Longs for (7)
(5)
1. 3. 3. Down
High-speed Refuse (5)
train (7)
5. Across
10. 1.
Pacify Incubation Sibling
(7)
period (9)
(6)
2. Down 4. 4. 1.
Christmas Palaver (9)
Height (7)
theatre (9)
1. 9. 1. 11. 4.
Longs Authorise Clear Necessities
for of of (7) (5)
(7) blame (9)
1.
(6)
3. 1. 5. 5. 2.
Refuse High-speed Spread Distorts
(5)
(5)
train (7) (7)
(5)
5. 10. 5. 12. Pacify Incubation Morsel (7) (7)
(5)
period (9)
2. 4. 2. 6. 6. Palaver Christmas State of of (9)
lawlessness, theatre (9) (9)
chaos (9)
9. Bundle of hay (4)
3. Line around Earth (7)
9. 11. 9. 13. Longs Clear Move for of for (5)
(5) blame (5) (9)
3. 5. 3. 7. 7. Spread Refuse French (5)
(5) for farewell (5)
10. Without help (10)
5. Respond (6)
10. 12. 10. 15. Morsel Incubation A delicate (5)
period situation (9) (9)
(2,4,3)
4. 6. 4. 8. 8. State Palaver Confer of (9)
lawlessness,
an (9)
honour upon chaos (7)
(9)
11. Reddish brown (6)
6. Bankrupt 11. 13. 11. 18. Move Clear Head of (5) of of blame state (9)
(9)
5. 7. 5. 14. French Spread Con artist
(5)
for (5) farewell (9)
(5)
12. Unnecessary (8)
7. Relative by marriage (7)
12. 15. 12. 19. A Morsel Slogan delicate (5) (5)
(5)
situation (2,4,3) 6. 8. 16. Confer State Conversation of of an lawlessness, honour between upon chaos (7)
two (9) (9)
(Fr)
13. Stone fruit (9)
8. Bothersome person (4,2,3,4)
13. 18. 13. 21. Head Move Plain (5) of (5) or state functional (9)
(5)
7. 14. 7. (4-1-4)
French Con artist for for farewell (9) (5) (5)
15. Epoch (4)
14. Medical care (9)
15. 19. 15. 23. Slogan A Change delicate (5)
order situation (9)
(2,4,3) 8. 16. 8. 17. Confer Conversation Aim an
(9)
an honour between upon (7) (7) two (Fr)
16. Assist in a crime (4)
16. Eternal (7)
18. 21. 18. 25. Plain Head Fair of or
and of functional state decent (9) (9)
(9)
(5)
14. (4-1-4) 14. 18. Con Own artist (7)
(9) (9)
17. Deserted settlement (5,4) 18. Hide (7)
19. 23. 19. 26. Change Slogan Assumed (5) (5) order name (9)
(5)
16. 17. 16. 20. Aim Conversation Supervise (9)
(7)
between two two (Fr) (Fr)
21.
21. Hold back (8)
19. When in fact (7)
25. 21. 27. Fair Plain Impaled and or or functional decent (7)
(9) (5) (5)
18. (4-1-4)
22. Own Serious (7)
(5)
23. 26. 23. 28. 22. Assumed Change Spirit, Mollycoddle nature order name (9)
(7) (6)
(9) (5)
17. 20. 17. 23. 20.
Aim Supervise Aim Fanatical Between
(9) (9)
(7)
(5)
trot and gallop (6)
25. 27. 25. 24.
Fair Impaled Fair Container
and and (7) decent (10)
(9) (9)
18. 22. 18. 24. 23. Serious Own Brings Swindles
(7) (7)
up,
(5)
(5) nurtures (5)
26. 28. 26. 25. Spirit, Assumed Exclamation
nature name (7)
(4)
(5) (5)
20. 23. 20. Fanatical Supervise (5) (7) (7)
27. 27. 26. Impaled Irony or
(7) (7) sarcasm (6)
22. 24. 22. Brings Serious up, (5) (5) nurtures (5)
28. 28. 27. Spirit, Population nature Decoder
(7)
count (7) (6)
23. 23. Fanatical (5) (5)
24. 24. Brings up, up, nurtures (5) (5)
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SUDOKU SUDOKU SUDOKU Crossword
eon, eon, net, net, nor, nor, not, not, note, one, one,
ore, ore, otter, rent, rent, ret, ret, roe, roe, rot, rot,
rote, eon, rote, ROTTEN, net, nor, not, ten, ten, note, tenor,
one,
tent, ore, tent, otter, tern, tern, toe, rent, toe, ton, ton, ret, tone, roe, rot, toner,
rote, er, tor, tor, ROTTEN, tore, tore, torn, torn, ten, tort, tort, tenor, torte,
cop, eon, cope, coup, coupe,
ton-
cep, clop, clue, col, cole,
tot, tent, tot, tote, net, tote, tern, nor,
trot
trot toe, not, ton, note, tone, one,
toner,
tor,
COUPLE, ore, cue, cup, cupel,
otter, tore, rent, torn, ret, tort, roe, torte,
rot,
leu, rote, lop, lope, loupe, pole,
tot, tote,
ROTTEN, trot
ten, tenor,
puce, tent, tern, pul, pule toe, ton, tone, toner,
tor, tore, torn, tort, torte,
tot, Across: tote, trot
1. 1. Empower,
5. 5. Placate, 9. 9. Pines, 10. 10.
Gestation, Across: 1. 11. 11. Empower, Exonerate,
Across:
12. 5. 12. Placate, Crumb, 1. Sister,
9. 13. 13. Pines, Shift, 4. Basics,
10. 15. 15.
9.
On Gestation,
Bale, On thin thin 10.
ice, ice, Unassisted,
11. 18. 18. Exonerate, President,
11. Across: 19. 12. 19. Russet,
Motto, Crumb, 1. 1. 12. 21.
Empower,
21. 13.
Needless,
Stark, Shift, 23. 15. 23.
13. 5. 5.
Rearrange, On Placate, Nectarine, thin ice, 9. 9.
25. 18. 25. Pines, 15. Equitable, President,
Aeon,
10.
16. Gestation, 26. 19. 26. Abet,
Alias, Motto, 17.
27. 11. 27. 21. Ghost Speared,
Exonerate,
Stark, town, 23. 28. 28.
21. 12. Essence. Rearrange, Restrain, Crumb, 13. 22. 25. Shift, Cosset, Equitable,
15.
24. On Down: 26. Receptacle, thin Alias, ice,
1. 1. Express, 27. 18. Speared, 25. President,
Ahem, 2. 2. 28.
26. 19. Pantomime, Essence.
Satire, Motto, 27. 21. 3. Census.
Stark, 3. Waste, 23.
4. 4.
Down: Rearrange, Rigmarole, Down: 1. Stature, 1. Express, 25.
5. Paste, Equitable,
2. Skews, 2. 6. 6.
3. 26. Anarchism, Pantomime, Equator, Alias, 27. 5. 7. Answer,
Speared, 7. 3. Adieu, Waste, 8.
28.
4.
6. Essence.
Ennoble, Rigmarole, Insolvent, 14. 14. 7. 5. Trickster, Stepson,
Paste, 6. 16. 16.
8. Down: Tête-à-tête, Anarchism, Pain in 1. 1. the Express, neck, 17. 17. Adieu, Intention,
14.
2. 2.
8.
Treatment, Pantomime, 18. Ennoble, 18. Possess, 16. 14. 3. 3. Ageless, 20. Trickster, Waste, 20. Oversee,
4. 4. 18. 16.
Secrete, Rigmarole, 22. Tête-à-tête, 22. Acute, 19. 23.
5. Whereas, 5. 23. 17. Paste, Rabid, Intention,
6. 6. 20. 24. 24.
Canter, Anarchism, Rears. 18. Possess, 23. Scams.
7. 7. Adieu,
20. Oversee,
8. 8.
Ennoble, 22. Acute, 14. 23. Trickster, Rabid, 24.
16.
Tête-à-tête, Rears.
17. Intention,
18. Possess, 20. Oversee,
22. Acute, 23. Rabid, 24.
Rears.
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Every row, column and box should
contain the digits 1 to to 9. 9.
Every row, column and box should
contain Every the row, digits column 1 to and 9. box should
Every contain row, row, the column digits and and 1 to box box 9.
should
contain the the digits 11 to to 9. 9.
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223
How many words of of three or or more letters,
How including many plurals, words can you of of make three from or or the more
six six
letters, using including each letter plurals, only once? can No No you foreign
make
words or or words beginning with a a capital are
How from allowed. many the There's words six of letters, at at three least or one using more six-letter letters,
each word.
only
How including once?
many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six
letters, using each words letter of three only or once? more No letters, foreign
words How including many including 19 plurals, words plurals,
can you with of 23 make
three can
a capital from or you
are the
more 27
make
How No Good
many many words words words
19 beginning Very
of of three three
Good
or or
23
more
with more Excellent
letters, letters, a capital 27
six
are
How from How letters,
the There's using
six letters,
each at least art, letter one using
only six-letter once? each No word.
only
foreign gar,
including including Solution 222: age,
plurals, are, art,
can you of ate, at make ear, eat, from or era, the erg, gar,
allowed.
many plurals,
gat, gate, gear,
There’s
words can you
get, grate, great,
at
of make
least
three from
rag, rage,
one
or the more
rat, rat, six-letter
rate, ret, ret,
once? letters, words or words beginning TODAY with a capital are
from tar, using using allowed.
the each There's
six letters, only
tat, once? at least one
using No six-letter
each foreign
word. tag, tar, tare,
including each letter
TARGET, tart, plurals, only once?
tat, tater, can tea,
can No
tear, you you foreign
teat, word.
only
make
words words
No Good 19 Very Good 23 Excellent 27
Solution
once?
words words beginning beginning with with a a capital capital are are
teg,
from from tetra, treat.
with a capital are
allowed. allowed. the the
222:
There's There's six six letters,
age, are,
at at least least
art, TODAY ate,
one one using
ear,
six-letter six-letter each
eat, era,
word. word. only only
erg, gar,
allowed.
gat,
once?
Good No gate, Good words gear, 19 There’s Very
get, 12 beginning grate, Very TODAY TODAY Good
great,
at least 23
Good rag, 15 with Excellent
rage, one
Excellent rat, a capital
six-letter
rate, 27
ret,
19 are
word. tag, tar, tare, TARGET, tart, tat, tater, tea, tear, teat, teg,
No No
tetra, allowed. Solution
Good Good words 19 19
treat. 208: Very beginning Very
There’s ceil,
Good Good
clef, elf,
23 23
at with elk,
with Excellent Excellent
least FICKLE, a a one
capital
fie,
27 27
file, six-letter are fleck,
are
Solution Solution
flick, 222: 222:
ice, ilk, age, age,
lei, are, are,
lek, art, art,
lice, ate, ate,
lick, ear, ear,
lie, eat, eat,
life, era, era,
like. erg, erg, gar, gar,
allowed.
gat, gat,
Good word. gate, gate, gear, gear,
19 There’s
Very get, get, grate, grate,
Good great,
at great, least
23 rag, rag,
Excellent rage, rage, one one
rat, rat, six-letter
rate, rate,
27 ret, ret,
tag, word. tag, tar, tar, tare, tare, TARGET, TARGET, tart, tart, tat, tat, tater, tater, tea, tea, tear, tear, teat, teat, teg, teg,
tetra, tetra, treat. treat.
letters, including plurals, can you make
Good 9 Very Good 13 Excellent 18
Good 19 19 Very Very Good 23 23 Excellent 27 27
Each number represents a different letter of of the alphabet. Write the
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
which Each letters are represented by the other numbers.
number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
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given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
which Each letters are represented by the other numbers.
given number
letters represents
into all squares a a different
with matching letter of of the the
numbers. alphabet.
Now Write
work the the
out
given
which letters
letters into into
are all all
represented squares with with
by matching
the other numbers.
numbers. Now Now work out out
which letters are are represented by by the the other numbers.
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