YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS SUDOKU:

DOUBLE CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1 Down; 3 Shipmate; 9 Resorts; 10 Lying; 11 Cost of living; 13 Others; 15 Murder; 17

T Surefootedly; 20 Osier; 21 Narrate; 22 Rag trade; 23 Mars. S

Down: 1 Director; 2 Wasps; L 4 Hustle; 5 Pole-vaulters; 6 Aligned; 7 Edge; 8 Armourbearer; 12 Greyhens; 14 Housing; 16 Donned; 18 Drama; 19 Boor.

COMPACT CROSSWORD ACROSS: 7 Traveller’s joy, 9 Tel Aviv, 10 Morel, 11 Cane, 12 Viola, 16 Sugar, 17 Burr, 21 Roald, 22 Idyllic, 23 Scottish thistle.

DOWN; 1 Statice, 2 Sapling, 3 Heavy, 4 Bramble, 5 Fjord, 6 Cycle, 8 Love-in-a-mist, 13 Burdock, 14 Quality, 15 Bracken, 18 Cress, 19 Savoy, 20 Cynic.

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

MINIQUIZ: 1 Immunity; 2 Poltergeist; 3 Francisco; 4 Fats Domino; 5 Dog rose; 6 Electric guitar; 7 Dame Peggy Ashcroft; 8 Fog; 9 Aries; 10 Hereward the Wake.

WORD SPIRAL: 1Heir;2 Ring; 3 Gong; 4 Gift; 5 Test; 6 Tees; 7 Soar; 8 Reek; 9 Keen; 10 Neon; 11 Nets; 12 Suds; 13 Smog; 14 Goal; 15 Limb; 16 Bowl.

KEYWORD: Rowling

CLOCKWORD:

1 Battle, 2 Ursine, 3 Recede, 4 Kindle, 5 Entire, 6 Alcove, 7 Niggle, 8 Double, 9 Humble,

10 Allude, 11 Reside, 12 Excuse

PAIR: Burke and Hare

WORD WHEEL: TRILITHON