YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 4 Spotted; 8 Amulet; 9 Miranda; 10 Vienna; 11 Accord; 12 Good shot; 18 No secret; 20 Backed; 21 Silver; 22 Section; 23 Impale; 24 Terrify. N HOU

Down: 1 Salvage; 2D Jukebox; 3 Tennis; 5 Primates; 6 Trance; 7 Endure; 13 Hands off; 14 Trivial; 15 Started; 16 Raceme; 17 Skater; 19 Enigma.

COMPACT CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Globe, 7 Cold snap, 8 Legal, 10 Separation, 12 Diatribe, 14 Mute, 16 Swan, 17 Obtained, 20 Ultrasonic, 23 Coopt, 24 Relating, 25 Storm.

DOWN: 1 Gulped, 2 Bias, 3 Toga, 4 Adman, 5 Antiquing, 6 Sponge, 9 Learn, 11 Tarantula, 13 Bob, 15 Magic, 16 Square, 18 Dictum, 19 Pants, 21 Oink, 22 Cost.

CODEWORD: 1=R, 2=T, 3=G, 4=N, 5=J, 6=K, 7=P, 8=H, 9=W, 10=F, 11=C, 12=M, 13=B, 14=Y, 15=U, 16=X, 17=Q, 18=I, 19=E, 20=Z, 21=A, 22=O, 23=L, 24=V, 25=D, 26=S.

MINIQUIZ: 1 North Yorkshire; 2 Nitrogen; 3 Santiago; 4 Cary Grant; 5 Poinsettia; 6 Sir Stanley Matthews; 7 Acquired; 8 Cheviot hills; 9 Grantham; 10 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (Guinness 1995)

WORD SPIRAL: 1 King; 2 Grab; 3 Blue; 4 Envy; 5 Yell; 6 Lawn; 7 Neon; 8 Nude; 9 Ends; 10 Sari; 11 Inch; 12 Hops; 13 Swan; 14 Numb; 15 Blur; 16 Rota.

KEYWORD: Natalie CLOCKWORD: 1 Brazil, 2 Osteal, 3 Barrel, 4 Mussel, 5 Ordeal, 6 Normal, 7 Kennel, 8 Hostel, 9 Oxtail, 10 Unwell, 11 Signal, 12 Entail.

CELEBRITY: Bob

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