COLOSSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 12 Nip in the air, 13 Saloon, 14 Seesaw, 16 Shot, 17 Worked out, 18 Shine, 19 Lots, 20 Underdone, 22 Stand, 23 Getting on, 27 Distant, 30 Shorts, 31 Pour, 32 Atone, 35 Deem, 36 Diagram, 38 Earn, 39 Forbade, 42 Wonder, 45 Sheet, 46 Pastime, 47 Exit, 48 Ring, 50 Lighter, 52 Laden, 54 Tapped, 56 Remains, 57 Bang, 59 Dreamed, 61 Pack, 64 Smack, 66 Wash, 67 Towing, 69 Retreat, 72 Flashback, 73 Daisy, 74 Ran across, 79 Cram, 81 Cello, 82 Overtones, 83 Darn, 85 Better, 86 Spring, 87 Run to ground.
DOWN: 1 Dish, 2 Little, 3 Stewed, 4 Herring, 5 Dined, 6 Wait and see, 7 Hoist, 8 Inside out, 9 Assents, 10 Well, 11 Hawthorn, 15 Poster, 21 Noise, 24 Notable, 25 Charge, 26 Sports, 28 Timid, 29 Nod, 33 Massage, 34 Potent, 37 Mater, 40 Drive, 41 Big name, 43 Olive, 44 Ruling, 46 Paled, 49 Glances, 51 Trashy, 53 Duenna, 55 Piper, 58 Gets around, 60 Due, 62 Class, 63 Matchless, 65 Malarkey, 68 Waster, 70 Obscure, 71 Magnate, 75 Assign, 76 Red-hot, 77 Hoard, 78 Stout, 80 Mite, 84 Rend. PATHFINDER Bumper cars, Big wheel, Carousel, Chairo-Plane, Funhouse,
Ghost train, Hall of mirrors, Helter-skelter, Pirate ship, Rollercoaster, Swingboats, Wall of death, Waltzers, Coconut shy, Hook a duck, Shooting gallery, Test your strength machine, Candyfloss, Doughnut, Toffee apple, Hotdog.
30-SEC BRAIN TEASER
Beginner 14; Intermediate 9; Advanced 261.
HONEYCOMB
1 Freaks, 2 Errors, 3 Raises, 4 Silver, 5 Resume, 6 Mullet, 7 Tether, 8 Huddle, 9 Derail, 10 Armies, 11 Seated, 12 Sketch.
ANAGRAM CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 7 Corona, 8 Agaric, 9 Pail, 10 Remedial, 11 Cyclone, 13 Braes, 15 Chivy, 17 Himself, 20 Abalones, 21 Eats, 22 Secret, 23 Termly. DOWN: 1 Botany, 2 Boil, 3 Caprine, 4 Harms, 5 Calderas, 6 Silage, 12 Lovelorn, 14 Hirsute, 16 Hoboes, 18 Lately, 19 Unite, 21 Earl. BRICKWORK Cot, Cost, Stock, Socket, Stoke, Toes, Sot. WORD SPIRAL 1 Noah, 2 Hear, 3 Ring, 4 Gust, 5 Teak, 6 Keys, 7 Stew, 8 Wept, 9 Tour, 10 Rain, 11 Nazi, 12 Iota, 13 Ache, 14 Errs, 15 Sing, 16 Gait. Keyword: Whiting
CIRCLEGRAM
The letter represented by the question mark is H. Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham, all London boroughs. CLOCKWORD 1 Domain, 2 Afghan, 3 Vision, 4 Indian, 5 Dragon, 6 Firkin, 7 Inborn, 8 Nation, 9 Column, 10 Harden, 11 Edison, 12 Raglan. Hidden name: David Fincher
QUIZWORD
ACROSS: 1 Specify, 7 Britt, 8 Anemone, 9 Dynamo, 11 Chain, 13 Peso, 14 Guthrie, 15 Buss, 16 Truro, 17 Ekland, 21 Hypatia, 22 Ovett, 23 Kennedy. DOWN: 2 Punch-Drunk, 3 Cummings, 4 Fino, 5 Bray, 6 ITMA, 9 Du
Pre, 10 Mastermind, 12 Stand, 13 Pearmain, 18 Love, 19 Nott, 20 By Me.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1 Embargo, 7 Recur, 8 Ant bear, 9 Frugal, 11 Empty, 13 Alas, 14 Octagon, 15 Item, 16 Beach, 17 Floral, 21 Control, 22 Decay, 23 Paprika. DOWN: 2 Monumental, 3 At bottom, 4 Gear, 5 Fear, 6 Bung, 9 Fudge, 10 Alarm clock, 12 Steal, 13 Ancestor, 18 Obey, 19 Ajar, 20 Rota. TWO-SPEED COFFEEBREAK ACROSS: 1 Rapid, 5 Space, 9 Err, 10 Expel, 11 Cease, 12 Awe, 13 Tan, 14 Mar, 16 Sly, 18 Caster, 21 Reed, 23 Abet, 26 Orange, 29 Sue, 31 Use, 32 Apt, 34 Ton, 36 Vital, 37 Obese, 38 Ere, 39 Tones, 40 Rents. DOWN: 1 Rector, 2 Area, 3 Prance, 4 Deems, 5 Spare, 6 Pew, 7 Ales, 8 Espy, 15 Atlas, 17 Lie, 19 Ado, 20 Rag, 22 Emu, 24 Beaten, 25 Titles, 27 Runes, 28 Never, 29 Spit, 30 Eton, 33 Part, 35 OBE.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Cuba, 2 Flying bombs, 3 Harold Macmillan, 4 The Girl Guides, 5 Louis XVI, 6 World War One, 7 Getting Even With Dad, 8 Cher, 9 Marilyn Monroe, 10 William Hurt, 11 Robert De Niro, 12 Bee Gees, 13 Iris, 14 Christiaan Barnard, 15 Caries, 16 The sundial, 17 Whooping cough, 18 Quicksilver, 19 Fax, 20 Nouvelle cuisine, 21 Pay As You Earn, 22 Proxy, 23 Bigamy, 24 Volkswagen, 25 London, 26 Oxford, 27 Edinburgh, 28 Hampshire, 29 Cymru, 30 Buckingham Palace.
NAME GAME
DEF LEPPARD 1P, 2E, 3A, 4R, 5P, 6D, 7L, 8F, 9E, 10D.
WORD WHEEL
GOALMOUTH JUST A BIT OF FUN 1 To store MIRRORGRAM AGGRESSION SUMTHING 9x5=45, 6x4=24, 3x9=27 FRIDAY’S SPEEDBREAKER 1=V, 2=Q, 3=R, 4=I, 5=G, 6=E, 7=S, 8=K, 9=L, 10=X, 11=P, 12=F, 13=A, 14=Y, 15=C, 16=N, 17=T, 18=D, 19=J, 20=Z, 21=W, 22=U, 23=B, 24=H, 25=O, 26=M.