Answers to 5 June puzzles

Across 1 Victor 4 Blow up 8 Played out 14 Rooster 15 Absence 16 Variant 18 Nodding off 19 Thesis 20 Baker 22 Amble 24 Evasion 25 Learn 27 Dense 30 Tempo 33 Dover 36 Inaccurate 37 Embroiders 39 Costly

42 Patio 43 Slogan 45 Dismantles 46 Cooperates

47 Elope 51 Shots 53 Skier 56 Verse 58 Towpath 59

Evens 62 Rural 63 Hosted 64 Mayonnaise 67 Inspire 70 Insulin 71 Viewers 72 Easter egg 73 Nettle 74 Stolen

Down 1 Veranda 2 Cloud 3 Obtained 5 Lead-free 6 Wisp 7 Punchline 8 Pheasant 9 Advise 10 Err 11 Ova 12

Tutoring 13 Frogman 17 Irate 21 Halo 23 Broadcaster 25 Loving 26 Alternative 28 Erupt 29 Shady 31 Mural 32 Tilted 33 Despise 34 Vertigo 35 Rejoice 38 Spouse 40 Sparse 41 Lotto 43 Spook 44 Obese 48 Low season 49 Pear 50 Overtime 52 Stashing 53 Shrapnel 54

Involve 55 Reinvest 57 Sharp 60 Stepson 61 Cheese

65 Ideal 66 Flat 68 SOS 69 Ice. Answer: Bette Davis

Linkword

Health, Riding, Number, Square, Maiden, Spread, Marine, Travel, Sleeve, Return.

Answer: Ava Gardner

wordwiSE 1 SoLUTion

Cent, centre, citron, coin, cone, corn, cornet, crone, ejection, encore, enter, enteric, entice, entire, erection, erne, icon, inert, inject, injector, inro, inter, into, intro, iron, join, joiner, joint, nice, nicer, niece, nitre, nitro, noir, nori, note, notice, once, orient, recent, rein, rejoin, rent, teen, tenor, tern, tine, tone, toner, tonic, torn, tron, tronc. Answer: Rejection

wordwiSE 2 SoLUTion

Abet, abut, attire, bait, batter, beat, beta, biretta, bite, biter, bitter, brat, brit, brut, brute, bute, butt, butter, etui, irate, rate, rebut, rite, tare, tart, tatter, tattie, tattier, taut, tear, teat, tetra, tier, tire, titter, trait, treat, tribe, tribute, trite, true, tuba, tube, tuber, tutti, utter. Answer: Attribute