SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL: mouthwash, mows, outsaw, outswam, outwash, shawm, show, stow, swam, swat, swath, swot, swum, taws, thaw, thaws, tows, wash, washout, wast, wham, whams, what, whatso, whoa, whom, woah, wost.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 8 Soapwort. 9 Chorus. 10 Clock tower. 11 Mohs. 12 Cyrene. 14 Robinson. 15 Robbins. 17 Adjourn. 20 Gymnasia. 22 Wombat. 24 Boom. 25 Bubble wrap. 27 Bounce. 28 Drambuie.

DOWN: 1 Copley. 2 Epic. 3 Northern. 4 Stewart. 5 Scarab. 6 Common room. 7 Rush hour. 13 Embankment. 16 Oxymoron. 18 Download. 19 Lambada. 21 Sibley. 23 Azaria. 26 Webb. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,821

ACROSS: 1 Warlord. 5 Braise. 9 Tactile. 10 Overlay. 11 Ace. 12 Belly dancer. 13 Ensue. 14 Unrefined. 16 Quickstep. 17 Friar. 19 Anniversary. 22 Eat. 23 Elision. 24 Lobster. 26 Stance. 27 Bug-eyed.

DOWN: 1 Wattage. 2 Rocket scientist. 3 Obi. 4 Dwell. 5 Booby trap. 6 Arena. 7 Self-confidently. 8 Hybrid. 12 Break. 14 Utterance. 15 Fifty. 16 Quaver. 18 Retired. 20 V-sign. 21 Ad-lib. 25 Bog. MAILWORD

ACROSS: 1 Iced. 5 Alaska. 11 True. 12 Washer. 13 Care. 14 Extant. 15 Hbomb. 17 Erne. 18 Suborder. 21 Rag. 24 Rub. 25 Sly. 26 Arranger. 29 Scan. 30 Young. 34 Patina. 37 Anon. 38 Edison. 39 Rita. 40 Desert. 41 Stet.

DOWN: 1 Itch. 2 Crab. 3 Euro. 4 Deems. 5 Awe. 6 Lax. 7 Aster. 8 Shards. 9 Kennel. 10 Artery. 16 Burn. 19 Bug. 20 Obey. 21 Rasped. 22 Arcade. 23 Gratis. 27 Anise. 28 Roars. 31 Unit. 32 Note. 33 Gnat. 35 Nor. 36 Ant.* SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 USSR. 5 Mola. 6 Plan. 7 Hoya. DOWN: 1 Umph. 2 Solo. 3 Slay. 4 Rana.