FUN & GAMES YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

Crossword No. 16 518

Across: 6 Out of this world. 9 Pledge. 10 Subtract. 11 Belittle. 13 Loudly. 15 Tiddly. 17 Gateau. 19 Comely. 20 Eyesight. 22 Airstrip. 24 Absurd. 26 Aggrandisement.

Down: 1 Soul-destroying. 2 Stud. 3 Affect. 4 Isabella. 5 Roar. 7 Hasten. 8 Local authority. 12 Indie. 14 Uteri. 16 Layering. 18 Delphi. 21 Enamel. 23

Sark. 25 Seed.

Quick – No. 17 236

Across: 1 Squash; 4 Ardent; 9 Reprehensible; 10 Cheddar; 11 Burnt; 12 Demur; 14 Legal; 18 Bless; 19 Artisan; 21 Entertainment; 22 Tidied; 23 Melted.

Down: 1 Struck; 2 Unprecedented; 3 Speed; 5 Risible; 6 Embarrassment; 7 Twenty; 8 Decry; 13 Upsurge; 15 Abject; 16 Banal; 17 United; 20 Tinge.

Give or take – 1 137

1. Chrome. 2. Ochre. 3. Core. 4. Roc. 5. Crow. 6. Cower. 7. Cowrie.

Sudoku – 5 630