SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL: aglu, aloud, audio, auld, doula, dual, dulia, dull, dulls, gallous, gallus, gaud, gladiolus, guid, guild, gull, gulls, laud, lauds, ligula, loud, louis, ludo, lugs, lugsail, slug, soul.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Dockhand. 5 Uproar. 10 Starmer. 11 Inertia. 12 Spool. 13 Albatross. 14 Speckled wood. 18 Condemnation. 21 Exchequer. 23 Ivana. 24 Emigres. 25 Isthmus. 26 Stella. 27 Triennia.

DOWN: 1 Desist. 2 Charon. 3 Humble pie. 4 Norman Conquest. 6 Pleat. 7 Orthodox. 8 Rhapsody. 9 Pit bull terrier. 15 Doolittle. 16 Schemers. 17 Inscribe. 19 Calman. 20 Marsha. 22 Errol.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,932

ACROSS: 1 Last Judgment. 8 Maximum. 9 Expanse. 11 Occurrence. 12 Stet. 14 Tantalum. 16 Stupor. 17 Pap. 19 Lastly. 21 Parabola. 24 Silk. 25 Opposition. 27 Drinker. 28 Abstain. 29 Cryptanalyst.

DOWN: 1 Lexicon. 2 Somersault. 3 Jumped-up. 4 Drench. 5 Mope. 6 Nonstop. 7 Immortalised. 10 Entertaining. 13 Stravinsky. 15 Map. 18 Panorama. 20 Soldier. 22 Oxidant. 23 Sparta. 26 Skip.

MAILWORD

ACROSS: 1 Asks. 5 Copra. 10 Lupin. 11 Oared. 12 Arena. 13 Skive. 14 Mac. 15 Pom. 17 Cup. 18 Plus. 20 Picket. 22 Logical. 24 Stay on. 26 Pyre. 29 Hat. 30 Vet. 32 Pay. 33 Abide. 35 Obese. 37 Flour. 38 Goats. 39 Tenon. 40 Agra.

DOWN: 1 Aural. 2 Speculation. 3 Kin. 4 Snap. 5 Cosmic. 6 Oak. 7 Prickly pear. 8 Revue. 9 Adept. 10 Lamp. 16 Opine. 19 Soy. 21 Cap. 23 Govern. 24 Shaft. 25 Table. 27 Rasta. 28 Eyes. 31 Toga. 34 Duo. 36 Bog.

SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Bug. 4 Fora. 5 Advt. 6 Rya. DOWN: 1 Body. 2 Urva. 3 Gat. 4 Far.