SPIRAL

The completed puzzle is made up of two long chains of words – one reading inwards from box 1 to 100; the other outwards from 100 to 1. Only one letter is allowed in each box. Once you’ve completed the puzzle, the letters in the blue boxes can be rearranged to spell out the prize word, which this week means ‘Curves outwards in the middle’. See how to enter below. 59-65 Runaway 50-46 Implied

66-69 Cat sound 45-41 Titles

70-75 Series of eight 40-37 Fresh-food shop

notes in a scale 36-33 Opposed to 76-78 Idle talk 32-26 Loathe

79-83 Supports 25-22 Solemn act 84-88 Book of maps 21-15 Presents news 89-94 Savage of an event 95-100 In a dormant Nevada state gambling resort Knight’s title Attack with thrown objects Passenger vehicle

Boxes INWARD

1-6 7-15 16-20 21-26

27-30 31-34 35-40

41-48

49-55 56-58

Not obvious Those in jail Figure of speech Give up work for good

Drinks slowly Alter

Used a hammer, perhaps Relating to meaning

Draw in

A hit over the boundary, in cricket

Boxes OUTWARD

100-97 Fruit or vegetable

skin

96-91 Italian sausage

90-86 Nose-related

85-82 Chore

81-75 Large, round, green or purple vegetable Large tank

Open to bribes, perhaps

Quick rest Supporting certain communist theories Shopping trolley 74-72 71-65

64-62 61-55

54-51 14-11

10-8 7-4

3-1