SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL:

chirrup, chirruped, chiru, crud, crude, cruder, cued, cupid, curd, cure, cured, curer, curie, curried, drupe, duce, dupe, duper, ecru, erhu, hued, hurried, prude, puce, puer, pure, purer, purr, purred, recur, ruche, rude, ruder, rued, ureic, uric.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 8 Roll call. 9 Reuben. 10 Threat. 11 Scaffold. 12 Valhalla. 13 Unlock. 14 Gray. 16 Corfe. 17 Uvea. 18 Thanet. 20 Catacomb. 23 Sao Paulo. 24 Boehly. 25 Ashton. 26 Animated. DOWN: 1 Joshua. 2 Alder Hey. 3 Martel. 4 Alistair McGowan. 5 Creature. 6 Duffel. 7 Jellicoe. 15 Rehearse. 16 Cat Burns. 17 Uncle Sam. 19 Nepeta. 21 Tebbit. 22 Miller.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 17,097

ACROSS: 1 Poor-spirited. 8 Chaotic. 9 Cutting. 11 Outsmarted. 12 Weir. 14 Limassol. 16 Goatee. 17 Mic. 19 Affair. 21 Despotic. 24 Turf. 25 Assortment. 27 Realise. 28 Attache. 29 Rocking horse. DOWN: 1 Phantom. 2 Optimistic. 3 Sickroom. 4 Itches. 5 Iota. 6 Evident. 7 Schoolmaster. 10 Garden cities. 13 Competitor. 15 Lid. 18 Cenotaph. 20 Farrago. 22 Treacle. 23 Astern. 26 Mink.

MAILWORD

ACROSS: 1 Gnaw. 5 Refit. 10 Beige. 11 Ovine. 12 Ingot. 13 Menus. 14 Doh. 15 Sup. 17 Art. 18 Sate. 20 Medley. 22 Ill-bred. 24 Banker. 26 Weld. 29 Rig. 30 Mad. 32 May. 33 Osaka. 35 Awake. 37 All-in. 38 Lined. 39 Deeps. 40 Ends. DOWN: 1 Genoa. 2 Nightingale. 3 Ago. 4 Wets. 5 Romper. 6 Eve. 7 Final demand. 8 Inure. 9 Testy. 10 Bids. 16 Umbra. 19 Elk. 21 Dew. 23 Le Mans. 24 Broad. 25 Aisle. 27 Lakes. 28 Dyed. 31 Dale. 34 Kip. 36 Win.

SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD

— ACROSS: 1 Fad. 4 Fado. 5 Urva. 6 Mot. DOWN: 1 Faro. 2 Advt. 3 DOA. 4 Fum.