SPIRAL
Keyword clue: BIRD
Starting with clue No 1, fill in the grid in a clockwise direction with four-letter words working your way to the centre of the spiral puzzle. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next. If you have correctly filled in the grid there should be a seven-letter keyword reading across from clue No 8.
1 Basmati, eg
2 Hurricane centres
3 Taking a long time
4 Sudden fancy
5 Soften (ice cream)
6 Japanese sock worn with sandals
7 Wading bird
8 Religious faction
9 Violent criminal
10 Re: spiral (comb form)
11 Composer’s masterwork
12 Breath of relief
13 Leg joints
14 Comfortable and cosy
15 Snatch
16 Rupert or Pooh, eg
SUDOKU
These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that the same number appears only once in each row, each column and each 3x3 box.
EASY
CRYPTO QUOTE
One letter stands for another. In the example above, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os and so on. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different.
This week’s hint: QARSUM is THANKS
VOWELLESS PUZZLE
All the vowels have been removed from the grid, leaving the consonants. Complete the grid by filling in the vowels, A, E ,I ,O, U. Some blocks may have more than one possible solution.
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