WORD BUILDER

Using the nine letters provided, can you answer these clues? Every answer must include the highlighted central letter. What word uses all nine letters? There may be more than one.

5 letters 6 letters 7 letters

Financial check Ready __, crisp flavour As a substitute Nasty (remark) Loosened (a knot) Garden timepiece Boringly serious Area surrounded by Tilted

__ wave, great surge water Last part, rear (2 words) of water Ice-cream dessert

8 letters

South American Person who doesn’t

Gave offence to mountains wear clothes

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