ANSWERS TO 15 MARCH PUZZLES

JUMBO CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Joking 4 Scrambled 9 Kettle 15 Minus 16 Neutral 17 Chart 18 Lie 19 Ends 20 Cylinders 21 Uneven 24 Emergencies 26 Cigarettes

29 Genius 31 Cinema 32 Entry 33 Ban

35 Intelligent 36 Suppresses 40 Windscreen 42 Caterpillar 44 Egg 45 Rolls 47 Armies

48 Prison 50 Translated 52 Continental 56 Nature 57 Imaginary 59 Lamb 62 Icy 63 Cause 64 Britain 65 Enemy 66 Cheese 67 Astronomy 68 Stored DOWN: 1 Jumped 2 Kingdom 3 Nose 5 Cruel 6 Arrangement 7 Belief 8 Excessive 10 Extremely 11 Tallest 12 Even 13 Knocked 14 Manufacturers 22 Troubled 23 Using 25 Chinese 27 Again

28 Hats 30 Netting 33 Beetles 34 Miscellaneous 37 Patient 38 Stirring 39 Brand 41 Near

42 Composition 43 Tests 45 Resources 46 Specimens 49 Untying 51 Analyse 53 Amateur 54 Barber 55 Obeyed 58 Alarm 60 Zinc 61 Nest

Answer: KENNETH BRANAGH

CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Messenger 5 Easel 8 Area 9 Drawing pin 11 Disturb 13 Remorse 15 Lie in wait 17 Supervise 19 Concert 21 Greater 23 Substitute 24 Ouch

25 Sugar 26 Lacerated.

DOWN: 1 Meander 2 Smart 3 Garibaldi 4 Rower 6 Supermarket 7 Lance 10 Nominee 12 Sleeping bag 14 Earnest 16 Energetic 18 Marched 19 Costs

20 Total 22 Aroma

Answer: INTERMINGLE

LINKWORD

REFUSE, PERSON, MINUTE, WINDOW, BARREL, SHOWER, WILLOW, CANARY, MIXING, GARDEN

Answer: DEFINITELY

WORDWISE

Acme, aimed, amice, amid, amide, came, cyme, dame, dime, imam, imide, mace, made, maid, maim, maimed, mead, mediacy, medic, mica, midi, mime, mimed, mimic

Answer: IMMEDIACY