best Puzzles

Use the anagrams, straight, cryptic, quiz and picture clues to solve the crossword. When completed correctly, the pink squares, reading top to bottom, left to right, will reveal the answer to the question below:

ACROSS

3 She’s got you under the ___, expression (5) 6 ‘I’ is the Roman numeral for what number? (3) 7 Baghdad is the capital of what country? (4) 8 This clue cryptically LURES you into reading the regulations! (5) 10 Which musical is set in and around an orphanage run by Miss Hannigan? (5) 11 Feather pen (5) 12 Decorative disks that cover the central part of a car’s wheels, eg (7) 14 According to the No.1 hit, who is The Fastest Milkman in the West? (5) 17 More pleasant and agreeable than (5) 20 ANAGRAM AUTOTEK

23 See 5D

24 PICTURE B What is the name of the Vampire Slayer she played? (5) 25 ANAGRAM DILLY 26 See 1D

27 Mrs Sheep? (3)

28 I wouldn’t ___ them as far as I can throw them!, saying (5)

DOWN

1 & 26A PICTURE C Name him (8,4) 2 Mingle or rub shoulders with important or famous people (6) 3 Mother ___ of Calcutta, Roman Catholic nun awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and canonised in 2016 (6) 4 Thick soup, especially one made with shellfish (6) 5 & 23A PICTURE A Who is this British actor? (6,5) 9 ___ A Kite, song from Mary Poppins (4,2,3)

13 Snooker stick (3) 15 Which animal won the race that determines the Chinese New Year cycle? (3) 16 All people (8) 18 Traditionally, what type of person would you expect to see wearing a Stetson? (6) 19 SISTER – reinvent yourself to avoid temptation! (6) 21 Pill (6) 22 What is the name of Batman’s butler? (6)