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Thursday <strong>February</strong> <strong>15</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />

CROSSWORD<br />

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335<br />

SUDOKU<br />

Every row, column and box should<br />

contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

WORDBUILDER<br />

235<br />

6<br />

I T P<br />

C N A<br />

many words of three or more letters,<br />

How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six<br />

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />

words or words beginning with a capital are<br />

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />

once?<br />

TODAY<br />

Good 21 Very Good 26 Excellent 31<br />

letters, including plurals, can you make<br />

from the six letters, using each only<br />

No words beginning with a capital are<br />

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />

Solution 234: apron, hap, harp, hoar, hop, horn,<br />

nap, nor, oar, opah, ORPHAN, pan, par, phon, pro,<br />

word. rah, ran, rap, rho, roan.<br />

Good 21 Very Good 26 Excellent 31<br />

19 20 21 22<br />

23 24<br />

25 26<br />

Across<br />

7. Eternal (8)<br />

9. Throws out (6)<br />

10. Filth (4)<br />

11. Artificial body part (10)<br />

12. Harmony (6)<br />

14. Landing field (8)<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Moved quickly or hastily (6)<br />

16. Season (6)<br />

19. And so on (Latin) (2,6)<br />

21. Yearbook (6)<br />

23. Causing distress (10)<br />

24. Thorn (4)<br />

25. Long, tapering flag (6)<br />

26. Impediment (8)<br />

Down<br />

1. Sidekick (6)<br />

2. Printed words (4)<br />

3. Reaction (8)<br />

4. Person owing money (6)<br />

5. Walker (10)<br />

6. Remarkable (8)<br />

8. Advertising phrase (6)<br />

13. Snake-like (10)<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Comprehensive (8)<br />

17. Loud, resounding (8)<br />

18. Extravagant (6)<br />

20. Chore, task (6)<br />

22. Overseas (6)<br />

24. Edge (4)<br />

Crossword<br />

Across: 7. Timeless,<br />

9. Ejects, 10. Dirt, 11.<br />

Prosthetic, 12. Unison, 14.<br />

Airstrip, <strong>15</strong>. Darted, 16.<br />

Spring, 19. Et cetera, 21.<br />

Annual, 23. Disturbing,<br />

24. Barb, 25. Pennon, 26.<br />

Handicap.<br />

Down: 1. Minion, 2. Text,<br />

3. Response, 4. Debtor,<br />

5. Pedestrian, 6. Striking,<br />

8. Slogan, 13. Serpentine,<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Detailed, 17. Plangent,<br />

18. Lavish, 20. Errand, 22.<br />

Abroad, 24. Brim.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

act, actin, ani, ant, anti,<br />

antic, apt, can, cant, cap,<br />

cat, CATNIP, inapt, nap, nip,<br />

nit, pact, pain, paint, pan,<br />

panic, pant, pat, pic, pica,<br />

pin, pint, pit, pita, tan, tap,<br />

tic, tin, tip<br />

DECODER<br />

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the<br />

given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out<br />

which letters are represented by the other numbers.<br />

Decoder<br />

Sudoku<br />

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T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y<br />

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