SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL: abate, abelia, abet, ablate, able, ablet, albeit, albite, baba, babe, babel, bael, baht, bail, bait, bale, balti, bate, bath, bathe, beat, belt, beta, beth, bible, bile, bitable, bite, blab, blah, bleat, blite, blithe, habit, habitable, labiate, libate, tabi, tabla, table.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 8 Patience. 9 Pancho. 10 Joe Lampton. 11 York. 12 Boleyn. 14 Tetrapod. 15 Armrest. 17 Sachima. 20 Bechamel. 22 Deluge. 24 Doku. 25 Gary Oldman. 27 Fickou. 28 Cedillas.

DOWN: 1 Manolo. 2 Will. 3 Anemones. 4 Gestate. 5 Spinet. 6 Andy Warhol. 7 Khartoum. 13 Earthquake. 16 Rhetoric. 18 Androids. 19 Clarice. 21 Magnus. 23 Graham. 26 Dell.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 17,201

ACROSS: 1 Backing. 5 Abrupt. 9 Rummage. 10 Tasered. 11 Lee. 12 Argie-bargie. 13 Yucca. 14 Ostracise. 16 Traumatic. 17 Brent. 19 Labour force. 22 Aga. 23 Prequel. 24 Borscht. 26 Skinny. 27 Trounce. DOWN: 1 Burnley. 2 Commercial break. 3 Ida. 4 Greig. 5 Authentic. 6 Rasta. 7 Peregrine falcon. 8 Adhere. 12 Alarm. 14 Out of play. 15 Amble. 16 Tulips. 18 Toastie. 20 U-turn. 21 Rabat. 25 Rho.

MAILWORD

ACROSS: 1 Brag. 5 Absorb. 11 Aida. 12 Loafer. 13 Slav. 14 Baffle. 15 Elmer. 17 Edam. 18 Liberate. 21 Cog. 24 Tut. 25 Yen. 26 Animator. 29 Mona. 30 Norms. 34 Pagoda. 37 Bail. 38 Uterus. 39 Ecru. 40 Shriek. 41 Deem.

DOWN: 1 Base. 2 Rill. 3 Adam. 4 Gavel. 5 Alb. 6 Boa. 7 Safer. 8 Off-day. 9 Relate. 10 Bremen. 16 Rita. 19 But. 20 Eton. 21 Campus. 22 On oath. 23 Ginger. 27 Maori. 28 Robed. 31 Race. 32 Mire. 33 Slum. 35 Due. 36 Ask.

SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Skat. 5 Pile. 6 In se. 7 Noon. DOWN: 1 Spin. 2 Kino. 3 Also. 4 Teen.