COLOSSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 12 Nothing like, 13 Impart, 14 Nature, 16 Spur, 17 Top drawer, 18 Regal, 19 Tosh, 20 Give a hand, 22 Stove, 23 Ceasefire, 27 Pastime, 30 Rushes, 31 Open, 32 Tried, 35 Fern, 36 Minimum, 38 Date, 39 Scratch, 42 Career, 45 Paris, 46 Carrier, 47 Drum, 48 Form, 50 Dresser, 52 Ought, 54 Halted, 56 Stumble, 57 Cram, 59 Stuck-up, 61 Cast, 64 Spell, 66 Down, 67 Dinghy, 69 Trussed, 72 Cold scent, 73 Haste, 74 Competing, 79 Fool, 81 Whine, 82 Too little, 83 Nick, 85 Settle, 86 Hovers, 87 Nip in the air.

DOWN: 1 Coop, 2 Charge, 3 Snatch, 4 Sloping, 5 Skirt, 6 Improvised, 7 Tarry, 8 Staggered, 9 English, 10 Stet, 11 Preserve, 15 Switch, 21 Image, 24 Forward, 25 Murmur, 26 Poster, 28 Tense, 29 Mum, 33 Snippet, 34 Scorch, 37 Miser, 40 Cause, 41 Mistake, 43 About, 44 Riddle, 46 Cross, 49 Mumbled, 51 Spring, 53 Gauche, 55 Lacks, 58 Made a start, 60 Par, 62 Stern, 63 Downright, 65 Proposed,

68 Notion, 70 Scowled, 71 Contain, 75 Pretty, 76 Tender, 77 Heave, 78 Livid, 80 Late, 84 Chip.

PATHFINDER

The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, Rear Window, Casablanca, It’s a

Wonderful Life, The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird, Get Carter, Gone with the Wind, Schindler’s List, The Empire Strikes Back, Monty Pythons Life of Brian, Some Like It Hot, Citizen Kane,

The Battleship Potemkin.

30-SEC BRAIN TEASER

Beginner 19; Intermediate 43; Advanced 101.

HONEYCOMB

1 Throne, 2 Horror, 3 Ornate, 4 Tanker, 5 Recant, 6 Narrow, 7 Worsen, 8 Esteem, 9 Medals, 10 Larder, 11 Record, 12 Rotten.

ANAGRAM CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Catnaps,

CIRCLEGRAM

5 Clays, 8 Stamina,

9 Atone, 10 Stela, The letter represented 11 Sistine, 12 Biased, by the question mark is 14 Emotes, 17 Charles, E. O’connell, Stringer, 19 Scaup, 22 Ether, Trimble, all Irish rugby 23 Avarice, 24 Sidle, union players. 25 Elation.

DOWN: 1 Costs,

2 Trace, 3 Animate, 1 Tripod, 2 Horrid, 4 Sparse, 5 Claps, 3 Errand, 4 Stupid, 6 Agonist, 7 Spewers, 5 Earned, 6 Almond, 12 Buckets, 13 Abashed, 7 Ripped, 8 Crazed, 15 Mascara, 16 Escape, 9 Halted, 10 Elated, 18 Large, 20 Alibi, 11 Rugged, 12 Sordid. 21 Paean. Hidden name: The BRICKWORK Searchers

Sip, Nips, Pains, Panics,

Aspic, Caps, Sac.

ACROSS: 1 Sputnik, WORD SPIRAL 7 Qatar, 8 Gormley, 1 Pips, 2 Slap, 3 Peat, 9 Gaucho, 11 Lotus, 4 Topi, 5 Info, 6 Opal, 13 Mame, 14 Coppola, 7 Lest, 8 Tern, 9 Noun, 15 Dune, 16 Nauru, 10 Nice, 11 Eats, 17 Patton, 21 Finland, 12 Snow, 13 Warp, 22 Sofia, 23 Howling. 14 Puma, 15 Apes, DOWN: 2 Prokopcuka, 16 Scum. 3 Tom Hulce, 4 Ibex, Keyword: Trumpet 5 Lava, 6 Marc,

CLOCKWORD

QUIZWORD

9 Gogol, 10 Hume Cronyn, 12 Apron, 13 Madan Lal, 18 Troy, 19 Opie, 20 Vigo.

CROSSWORD ACROSS:

1 Blanket, 7 Gouda, 8 Stamina, 9 Flinch, 11 Metro, 13 Copy, 14 Teacake, 15 Dove, 16 Altar, 17 Strict, 21 Purloin, 22 Actor, 23 Supreme.

DOWN: 2 Litter lout, 3 Numerate, 4 Erne, 5 Cool, 6 Eden, 9 Feral, 10 Capitalism, 12 Carat, 13 Cellular, 18 Rich, 19 Crop, 20 Tutu.

TWO-SPEED COFFEEBREAK

ACROSS: 1 Sharp, 5 Agree, 9 Pig, 10 Rodeo, 11 Idaho, 12 All, 13 Net, 14 Dug, 10 Steven Spielberg, 11 Bob Dylan, 12 France, 13 Kidneys, 14 Solder, 15 Energy, 16 Vitamin D, 17 Pi, 18 Rigor mortis, 19 Quisling, 20 Dutch auction, 16 Lay, 18 Easter, 21 Retail price index,

21 Test, 23 Oast, 22 Werewolf, 23 Zenith, 26 Eleven, 29 Arc, 24 Citizens’ Band, 25 River 31 Are, 32 Urn, 34 Let, Severn, 26 James Callaghan, 36 Robin, 37 Aries, 27 Shropshire, 28 Offa’s Dyke, 38 Ice, 39 Aspen, 29 St Andrews, 30 Tories. 40 Eased. DOWN: 1 Spinet, 2 Hide, 3 Agates, 4 Prods, 5 Adage, 6 Gel, 7 Roll, 8 Espy, 15 Utter, 17 Ass, 19 Ate, 20 Roe, 22 Ear, 24 Anubis, 25 Tinned, 27 Latin, 28 Verse, 29 Area, 30 Clap,

33 Rice, 35 Ere.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 Mark Antony,

2 Magna Carta, 3 Charles de Gaulle, 4 Waterloo, 5 Star Wars, 6 Lee Harvey Oswald, 7 Henry Fonda, 8 Frederick Delius, 9 Cecil B. Demille,

NAME GAME

HELICOPTER

1E, 2O, 3H, 4E, 5P, 6C, 7R, 8L, 9T, 10I.

WORD WHEEL

PENTHOUSE

JUST A BIT OF FUN

3 Lentil-shaped MIRRORGRAM

EFFEMINATE

SUMTHING

4x6=24, 4x3=12, 8+9=17 FRIDAY’S SPEEDBREAKER 1=K, 2=L, 3=P, 4=R, 5=H, 6=M, 7=O, 8=A, 9=W, 10=Z, 11=N,

12=Q, 13=G, 14=D, 15=B, 16=E, 17=C, 18=S, 19=X, 20=U, 21=F, 22=V, 23=Y, 24=T, 25=J, 26=I.