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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: ACROSS: 1 Crossbench­er; 7 Heart; 8 Adage; 9 Odd;e 10 Conductor; 11 Rustle; 12 Hamlet; 15 Puissance; 17 Eel; 18 Ennui; 19 Opals; 21 Proliferat­es.

DOWN: 1 Cartograph­er; 2 Sea; 3 Eating; 4 Coagulate; 5 Exact; 6 Deerstalke­rs; 7 Hades; 10 Celestial; 13 Leeds; 14 One-off; 16 Inner; 20 Ayr.

COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS: 1 Block, 4 Appal, 10 Eager, 11 Release, 12 Increase, 13 Edge, 15 Lights, 17 Riddle, 19 Tram, 20 Withdraw, 23 Oppress, 24 Exist, 25 Edify, 26 Adieu.

DOWN: 2 Logic, 3 Corrects, 5 Pile, 6 Awarded, 7 Legislatio­n, 8 Cress, 9 Get even with, 14 Withheld, 16 Grasped, 18 First, 21 Raise, 22 Reef.

COMPACT CROSSWORD TWO

ACROSS: 1 Noctambuli­sm; 7 Clown; 8 Comma; 9 Net; 10 Segregate; 11 Larder; 12

AIEIUSLoof­ah; 15 Temptress; 17 Arc; 18 Reset; 19 Offal; 21 Entreprene­ur.

DOWN: 1 Nomenclatu­re; 2 Ado; 3 Benign; 4 Lecherous; 5 Samba; 6 Take the chair; 7 Cater; 10 Spectator; 13 Frail; 14 Recoup; 16 Mason; 20 Fee

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

MINIQUIZ: 1 Damon Runyon; 2 Mae West; 3 Severiano Ballestero­s; 4 Leveret; 5 Sir Alec Guinness; 6 An eagle; 7 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; 8 Wembley Stadium; 9 Ballistics; 10 Pluto

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Yeti; 2 Itch; 3 Hats; 4 Seek; 5 Kick; 6 Koto; 7 Owed; 8 Dash; 9 Hugs; 10 Sale; 11 Expo; 12 Oils; 13 Stop; 14 Plea; 15 Alms; 16 Stub..

Keyword: Doubles

CLOCKWORD:

1 Jetsam, 2 Anthem, 3 Schism, 4 Oldham, 5 Napalm,

SUDOKU:

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