WEEKEND PUZZLER SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: ACROSS: 6 Glucose; 7 Vicar; 9 Opt; 10 Bilingual; 12 Quarterback; 15 Convenience; 17 Retrieves; 19 Cat; 21 Stash; 22 Crusade. DOWN: 1 Slips; 2 Act; 3 Asti; 4 Piggy-back; 5 Valance; 8 Misere; 11 Pulverise; 13 Rennet; 14 Rosetta; 16 Candy; 18 Earl; 20 Ask.

COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS: 7 Fake, 8 Operates, 9 Valid, 10 Editing, 12 Cot, 13 Disclosed, 16 Dislocate, 17 Dot, 19 Headway, 21 Shags, 23 Arpeggio, 24 Lute.

DOWN: 1 Macaroni, 2 Belie, 3 Got, 4 Mendacity, 5 Faction, 6 Gean, 11 Discharge, 14 Elongate, 15 Pledges, 18 Whole, 20 Ebro, 22 Hot.

COMPACT CROSSWORD TWO

ACROSS: 6 Opinion; 7 Value; 9 And; 10 Reference; 12 Fashionable; 15 Quicksilver; 17 Stiltedly; 19 Fop; 21 Grasp; 22 Villain.

DOWN: 1 Spine; 2 One; 3 Zone; 4 Barefaced; 5 Quickly; 8 Recoil; 11 Matchless; 13 Hasten; 14 Austere; 16 Movie; 18 Lair; 20 Fly.

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

MINIQUIZ: 1 Pocahontas; 2 Veins; 3 Benito Mussolini; 4 California; 5 Michael Caine; 6 Veal; 7 Apple; 8 Portugal; 9 H G Wells; 10 York

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Fish; 2 Help; 3 Pair; 4 Roll; 5 Lamb; 6 Buzz; 7 Zinc; 8 Cask; 9 King; 10 Glue; 11 Ears; 12 Step; 13 Palm; 14 Memo; 15 Over; 16 Rhea. Keyword: Cleaver

CLOCKWORD:

1 Bungle, 2 Orange, 3 Baffle, 4 Blonde, 5 Icicle, 6 Expire, 7 Grieve, 8 Emerge, 9 Nimble, 10 Tirade, 11 Rotate, 12 Yaffle

CELEBRITY: Bobbie Gentry

WORD WHEEL: LACERATES