SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL:

dhow, down, flood, flow, flown, fohn, fold, fond, fondu, food, fool, foul, found, fowl, hold, hood, hoof, hound, howl, loon, loud, ludo, nohow, udon, undo, unfold, unhood, wold, wolf, wolfhound, wood, woof, wool, would, wound.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 7 Tomorrow. 9 Raisin. 10 Beef. 11 Sand wedges. 12 Gelato. 14 Screener. 15 Beaufort Scale. 17 Kombucha. 19 Astley. 21 Negotiator. 22 Suet. 23 Kraken. 24 Exchange. DOWN: 1 Popeye. 2 Worf. 3 Brush-off. 4 Brewer. 5 Middle East. 6 Tigereye. 8 Windsor Castle. 13 Alanbrooke. 15 Biometry. 16 Shamrock. 18 Cairns. 20 Energy. 22 Swan. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,956 ACROSS: 1 Hairpin. 5 Sylvan. 9 Antonym. 10 Optical. 11 War. 12 Flying squad. 13 Yeast. 14 Serviette. 16 Party wall. 17 Tapir. 19 Invigilator. 22 Yet. 23 Canzoni. 24 Cohabit. 26 Serene. 27 Tempest. DOWN: 1 Headway. 2 Internal revenue. 3 Pen. 4 Nimby. 5 Scoundrel. 6 Lotus. 7 Accounts payable. 8 Pledge. 12 Fatty. 14 Small-time. 15 Inter. 16 Prince. 18 Rat-a-tat. 20 Grove. 21 Tacit. 25 Ham.

MAILWORD

ACROSS: 1 Chum. 5 Ragman. 11 Lane. 12 Allure. 13 Aida. 14 Plasma. 15 Plonk. 17 Slat. 18 Set aside. 21 Sam. 24 Pub. 25 Nan. 26 Credible. 29 Ammo. 30 Enjoy. 34 Looter. 37 Dare. 38 Eureka. 39 Opal. 40 Dryden. 41 Well. DOWN: 1 Clap. 2 Hail. 3 Undo. 4 Means. 5 Rap. 6 All. 7 Glass. 8 Muslin. 9 Armada. 10 Neaten. 16 Kepi. 19 Tub. 20 Able. 21 Scaled. 22 Armour. 23 Memory. 27 Doted. 28 Endow. 31 Jape. 32 Oral. 33 Yell. 35 Eke. 36 Ran. * SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Star. 5 Nape. 6 Ursa. 7 Gael. DOWN: 1 Snug. 2 Tara. 3 Apse. 4 Real.