SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS

COLOSSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 13 Give no sign, 14 Rooster, 15 Halted, 16 Concur, 17 Curious, 18 Angle, 19 Mine, 20 Antic, 21 Linen, 22 Denote, 23 Knock, 28 Haggard, 30 Gathers, 33 Spot to eat, 36 Heated, 38 About, 39 Chest, 40 Wrecks, 42 Stool, 43 Dried up, 44 Beaten, 46 Acre, 49 Bang, 51 Hiding, 53 Rambled, 55 Pinch, 59 Better, 60 Touch, 61 Tiger, 62 Step up, 63 Brushed up, 65 Herring, 66 Reached, 70 Adder, 71 Admits, 73 Opens, 75 Fleet, 80 Plot, 82 Larks, 83 Rummage, 84 Porter, 85 Patent, 86 Nonplus, 87 Understudy. DOWN: 1 Disown, 2 Fetching, 3 Board, 4 Biscuit, 5 Entrée, 6 Brook, 7 Roused, 8 Strains, 9 Bright spot, 10 Shied, 11 Flamingo, 12 Mean, 24 Cracker, 25 Bride, 26 Shotgun, 27 Stewing, 29 Agent, 31 Alone, 32 Rock, 34 Hatred, 35 Here, 37 Thought, 41 Examine, 45 Theory, 47 Shirked, 48 Mastery, 50 Averred, 52 Nous, 54 Began, 56 Cause, 57 Thee, 58 Ashen, 60 Thundering, 64 Sweet pea, 67 Celerity, 68 Missing, 69 Intends, 72 Stroll, 74 Plaque, 76 Emends, 77 Cloth, 78 Amiss, 79 Spare, 81 Load.

PATHFINDER

Cheese grater, Rolling pin, Bread knife, Potato masher, Corkscrew, Bottle opener, Fish slice, Pestle and mortar, Measuring jug, Egg timer, Pizza cutter, Chopping board, Scissors, Lemon squeezer, Frying pan, Wooden spoon, Salt shaker, Pastry brush, Garlic press, Tin opener, Pepper mill.

30-SEC BRAIN TEASER

Beginner 9; Intermediate 53; Advanced 23.

HONEYCOMB

1 Minute, 2 Nicest, 3 Secret, 4 Career, 5 Edible, 6 Bikini, 7 Infant, 8 Narrow, 9 Wombat, 10 Abacus, 11 Sugary, 12 Racket.

ANAGRAM CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Tulips, 4 Opts, 8 Sonnet, 9 Nation, 11 Farsi, 12 Athlete, 13 Pettish, 19 Arm bone, 21 Sauce, 22 Travel, 23 Docile, 24 Test, 25 Static. DOWN: 2 Loners, 3 Precise, 5 Peach, 6 Smiley, 7 Censer, 8 Sift, 10 Parties, 14 Suss out, 15 Salted, 16 Impart, 17 Purist, 18 Dene, 20 Opens.

BRICKWORK Eel, Else, Sleep, Pestle, Pelts, Step, Set.

WORD SPIRAL 1 Head; 2 Dull; 3 Lank; 4 Keep; 5 Plod; 6 Dawn; 7 Neon; 8 Nook; 9 Knit; 10 Tool; 11 Liar; 12 Ruse; 13 Eros; 14 Slip; 15 Post; 16 Turf. Keyword: Norfolk

CIRCLEGRAM

The letter represented by the question mark is L. Lineker, Shilton, Armfield, all former England football captains.

CLOCKWORD

1 Placid, 2 Abroad, 3 Torrid, 4 Raised, 5 Island, 6 Closed, 7 Killed, 8 Devoid, 9 Unkind, 10 Fecund, 11 Fooled, 12 Yelled. Hidden name: Patrick Duffy

QUIZWORD

ACROSS: 1 Flemish, 7 Firth, 8 Reaumur, 9 Sgarbi, 11 Grant, 13 Piaf, 14 Nabucco, 15 Sing, 16 Sprat, 17 Monday, 21 New York, 22 Kauto, 23 New York. DOWN: 2 Lee Trevino, 3 Mourning, 4 Saul, 5 Sing, 6 Star, 9 Stick, 10 Brat Farrar, 12 Abney, 13 Porphyry, 18 Neal, 19 Asti, 20 Cete.

CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Capture, 7 Penny, 8 As far as, 9 Branch, 11 Plead, 13 Fame, 14 Aerosol, 15 Deny, 16 Smirk, 17 Hyphen, 21 Million, 22 Couch, 23 Stammer.

DOWN: 2 Absolutely, 3 Tearaway, 4 Rear, 5 Wear, 6 In on, 9 Brush, 10 Cumbersome, 12 Arson, 13 Flimflam, 18 Pool, 19 Each, 20 Mist.

TWO-SPEED COFFEEBREAK

ACROSS: 1 Tiger, 5 Cater, 9 Ado, 10 Orate, 11 Realm, 12 Den, 13 Gal, 14 Ace,

16 Day, 18 Innate, 21 Tree, 23 Warn, 26 Writer, 29 Off, 31 One, 32 Can, 34 All, 36 Aware, 37 Relic, 38 Nit, 39 Duets, 40 Heeds. DOWN: 1 Target, 2 Idea, 3 Goalie, 4 Roman, 5 Cadet, 6 Ate, 7 Tend, 8 Rely, 15 Cabin, 17 Air, 19 New, 20 Ewe, 22 Ref, 24 Arcane, 25 Nonets, 27 Rolls, 28 Teach, 29 Owed, 30 Fare, 33 Arid, 35 Let.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 The Iceni, 2 Russia, 3 Neil Armstrong, 4 Kon-Tiki, 5 St James’s Palace, 6 The Senate, 7 The sousaphone, 8 Five, 9 Cecil Beaton, 10 New Orleans, 11 Han Solo, 12 Martin Scorsese, 13 Paraffin, 14 Earth, 15 Gulf Stream, 16 John Boyd Dunlop, 17 Nucleus, 18 Pythagoras, 19 A dance, 20 Crèche, 21 Palindrome, 22 Benito Mussolini, 23 Insomnia, 24 Omega, 25 River Aire, 26 West Sussex, 27 Sandhurst, 28 Worcestershire, 29 Kew Gardens, 30 Countess of Wessex.

NAME GAME

JOE ABSOLOM

1M, 2J, 3O, 4O, 5E, 6L, 7B, 8S, 9A, 10O.

WORD WHEEL

VENERABLE

JUST A BIT OF FUN

2 Slow

MIRRORGRAM

ANTECEDENT

SUMTHING

1+9=10, 8x3=24, 9x3=27

FRIDAY’S SPEEDBREAKER

1=Z, 2=W, 3=I, 4=J, 5=G, 6=L, 7=K, 8=V, 9=Y, 10=S, 11=T, 12=H, 13=N, 14=O, 15=Q, 16=R, 17=E, 18=C, 19=B, 20=P, 21=M, 22=F, 23=U, 24=A, 25=D, 26=X.