ANSWERS TO 3 MAY PUZZLES
JUMBO PUZZLE ACROSS: 11 Signal 12 Aeroplane 13 Rolled 15 Schools 16 Colouring 17 Acts 18 Session 19 Squeak 20 Amazed 23 Jaw 24 Interested 25 Matter 28 Listeners 29 Alarmed 31 Syrup 35 Welcomed 36 Owner 37 Terribly 39 Knock 41 Lengths 42 Essential 45 German 47 Trampoline 49 Pot 52 Arrive 53 Puddle 54 Excused 57 Sits 58 Formation 59 Twisted 60 Armour 61 Energetic 62 Crowns
DOWN: 1 Tissues 2 Enthusiastic 3 Alcohol 4 Cause 5 Processed 6 Applause 7 Manufacturers 8 Begin 9 Programme 10 Pleasantly 14 Extreme 21 Ingredients 22 Advertising 26 Pigeon 27 Enemy 30 Lunch 32 Unload 33 Congratulated 34 Cried 38 Introduction 40 Commission 43 Interfere 44 Alternate 46 Earlier 48 Puddings 50 Extinct 51 Leading 55 Fries 56 Stuck Answer: BARNABY RUDGE
LINK WORDS COFFEE, MEMBER, CARBON, THREAT, LISTED, TENDON, MATTER, PARDON, METHOD, HEELED Answer: RETIREMENT
WORDWISE Airing, airs, arising, astir, girn, girns, girt, grain, grains, gran, grant, grants, gratin, gratis, grin, grins, grist, grit, grits, ingrain, ingrains, instar, iris, rags, rain, raining, rains, raisin, raising, rang, rant, ranting, rants, rasing, rating, rats, rigs, ring, rings, rinsing, rising, sari, siring, sitar, snaring, stair, star, staring, stir, strain, stria, string, tarn, tars, tiring, train, training, trains, trig, tsar Answer: STRAINING