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DIGITALPUZZLES 4 PRIZES
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PUZZLES and PRIZES
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DIGITALPUZZLES 4 PRIZES
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Three By Six
Sudoku All The EightsPlace these letter squares in the correct positionin this grid to reveal four 8-letter words in thehorizontal and vertical columns, reading from leftto right and top to bottom.
Each row, each column and each 3x3 square must contain all thedigits from 1 to 9.
LA
PT
RT
MA
CO
VA
ES
LL
RE
D AR
IU C
Use the letters above each grid to create SIX five-letter words, 3 reading across and 3 reading down.
TP
A
D
E
I
I
L
L
L
O
C
D
E
I
N
O
R
T
U
A
D
E
E
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L
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Z
Across
6. Female
aristocrat
7. Fable writer
9. Fruit, not that
pretty!
10. Suppression
11. Present
covering
13. Overjoyed
15. Leer
17. Reverent
18. Bacteria
19. Used with
daub in
construction
20. Rebuke
23. Ape
26. Droplet
27. Social status
28. Zero figure (4,3)
Down
1. Manuscript on
parchment
2. Two-piece costume
3. Money
4. Ones no longer
popular (3-5)
5. Noise to attract
attention
6. Roll of tobacco
8. Groundbreaker
12. Grumble, like a dog
14. Embellish
16. Pictorial, vivid
17. Ready
21. Breakfast cereal
22. Contaminate
24. Face covering
25. Metal
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Solve this crossword and then READ DOWN throughthe circled letters to find the answer.
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE
Competition . WIN £50 Cash!
BOOKLIGHT
FIRELIGHT
FOOTLIGHT
GASLIGHT
HALFLIGHT
HALL LIGHT
HEADLIGHT
HIGHLIGHT
LAMPLIGHT
LIGHT BITE
LIGHTBULB
LIGHTHOUSE
LIGHT LUNCH
LIGHT SABRE
LIGHTSHADE
LIGHTSHIP
LIGHTSPEED
LIGHTSTICK
LIGHT SUPPER
LIGHTWAVE
MOONLIGHT
SEARCHLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT
STARLIGHT
SUNLIGHT
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Searchlights
See if you can locate all the listed LIGHTS in the wordgrid.
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Competition . WIN £10 Cash!
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ZI
C
We have given you just 3 letters to guide you in solving this code reference puzzle. Eachletter of the alphabet is represented by numbers 1-26 and all the letters are used at leastonce in the grid. For your chance to win, solve the code to reveal the answer.
24 19 5 5 15 9 18 17 3 21
Answerline
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Behind Bars
See if you can solve this barred crossword.
Across
1. Locks behind bars
11. In addition to
12. Hang around
14. Eisenhower!
15. Soft, fat
16. Indian tent
17. Solar ___, group of
nerves
18. African pig
21. I have!
23. Mother _____, Indian
missionary
24. Lowest point
25. Angers
27. Expect to be true
28. Snakelike fish
30. Drugs to induce
vomiting
33. African antelope
34. 1982 album by Duran
Duran
35. Speeded up piece in
opera
36. Whirlpool
37. Defrauds
38. Layers
Down
1. Counterfeit
2. Donkey or a Mini!
3. Ready oneself
4. Cite
5. Lazy
6. Carefree
7. Pen tip
8. River in Hades
9. Bill of fare
10. Rubbers
13. Rectangle
18. Were not!
19. Items of clothing (1,6)
20. More polished,
graceful
21. Thought
22. Gummy
26. Hedgerow berries
29. Gain
31. Way out
32. Annual bean
8
See if you can design and solve this crossword at the same time. The grid is symmetrical.Once complete, read down the circled letters for the answer.
Across1. Trace (V)4. Forced out (E)8. Employee's cafe (C)9. Irregular (E)
10. Precious stone (E)12. Book in the
old testament (G)13. Before time (E)16. Royal (R)20. Concealed
with cloth (C)21. Violent storm
(T)22. Refrain from
(A)23. Defensive
wall (R)24. Sternly (H)25. Puzzling
event (M)
Down1. Coupon (V)2. Sauce for fish
(T)3. Antelope (G)5. Distance
travelled (J)6. Soft toffee (C)7. Talk about (D)
11. Out of fashion(D)
12. Boast in a smug way (G)14. Cut into surface (S)15. Simmers with anger (S)16. Concert (of classical
music) (R)17. Nearby area (L)18. Check thoroughly (I)19. Strengthen (F)
Skeleton
Place the listed words in one of the hexagonal cells either clockwise or anti-clockwise sothat all the touching letters are the same as in the adjacent linked cell. See if you cancomplete the puzzle to identify the answer in the circles.
9
M C
ANKLES
BABIES
BEINGS
BLAZER
DEMEAN
GREASE
INSTEP
KENNEL
MIRAGE
PLEASE
RASCAL
SCOTIA
SICKLE
STASIS
STEEPS
TABARD
TENNIS
THREAD
A
LES
KN
SEP N
T
I
Hexagon
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE10
1. Fete
2. Sketch
3. Ogle
4. Contest, between tribes?
5. Open pastry
6. Metal, atomic number 30
7. Cloak, for a piece of land?
8. Young horse
9. ???
Competition . WIN 2 Jigsaws
See if you can solve this Xword puzzle and then read round the answer for clue 9.
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Mini Hex
Toughie! PathfinderFollow a path through the grid starting at themarked letter to find GERMAN CITIES. Can youdecide the last in the pfad!
Each row, each column and each 3x3 square must contain all thedigits from 1 to 9.
Six of the eight listed words will fit intothis pattern of six adjoining hexagons. Allare entered CLOCKWISE OR ANTI-CLOCKWISE and adjoining trianglesalways contain the same letter. Can youdecide which two words will not fit intothe grid?
Show class, have pride and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
(Paul Bryant, Another American Football Coach!)
P
PG
C
R
P
WW
CINDER
GRAPES
NEWEST
RAPIDS
RIPENS
STEEPS
SWEARS
SWORDS
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Competition . WIN £10Place the listed words in the grid and then read down the circles to find a BRITISHAUTHOR.
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE
DATESDEFOEDRIEDEASELELIOTENEMYEXISTFLINTHANDSJOINSJUDGELEWISSCOUTSEATSSMARTSORTSSTERNWAITSWAUGHYARDS
CARROLLCASTLESDANGERSDIARIESDICKENSFAIRIESFLIGHTSFORSTERGROWINGGUESSESLEAPING
MAUGHAMPENCILSPERFORMPERHAPSPRAISESREASONSSCREAMSSEAWEEDSERVINGSHARINGSIXTIES
SOLVINGSPACINGSTABLES
STRINGSSYNONYMTOLKIEN
Solve the clues and place the answers in the correct grid. Once complete, arrange theletters in the circles to find the answer.
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Across1. Most pleasant/On fire4. Worn away/Scared9. Part of flower/Dance
10. Vistas/Make less narrow11. Wooded area/Composure12. Worth/Compass point14. Bird's perch/Lowest point16. Ball sport/Student17. Rub out/Disrupt21. One's own worth/Capture24. Heading/Small cove26. Famous/Aristocratic27. Cook in oven/Keen28. Of the countryside/Within29. Speculative view/Timidly30. Violent weather/Male relativeDown1. Of a country/Not there2. Pariah/Waterway3. Area/Nothing5. Bird/Less6. Fear greatly/Sound7. Deprive of weapons/Give8. Nimble/Warm
13. Pushed into/Gemstone15. African mammal/Fire-raising18. High regard/Apparition19. Religious leader/Aquatic mammal20. Shout loudly/Strong22. Fireplace/Angry23. Register for/Go in24. Curt/Fool25. Portable light/Cruise ship
Wordfit
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Competition . WIN £30 Cash!
Using the periodic table pictured here, can you add up the numbers associated with theclues to find the answers. Once complete, the central column will spell out an ELEMENT.
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE
27+13+15+53+117 _____________
13+71+75 ______________________
15+79+7+6+1 _________________
89+22+8+7 ____________________
75+84+34 ______________________
89+8+28+52 ___________________
33+53+7+53+10 _______________
6+1+68+92+5+53+6 ___________
13+42+60 ______________________
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Letterfit
Each letter of the alphabet has been removed from the grid just once. Replace them tocomplete the crossword.
A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Answers please on email to [email protected] SUBJECT: PURE16
Competition . WIN A Weather Station
See if you can design and solve this crossword at the same time. Thegrid is symmetrical. Once complete, ARRANGE the circled letters for theanswer.
Across1. Destructive wind4. Small garden bird8. Star sign
10. Showing anxiety12. Board game13. Blue-red colour14. Distributed15. Repairs17. Nimble19. Constrictor20. Japanese
sash21. Overweight22. Digit25. Slightly wet31. Buy back32. Run very fast33. Bird of prey34. Confine35. Do again36. Deer meat37. Full
Down2. Detestable3. Move down5. Hesitating6. Mollusc7. Question9. Dense thicket
11. Artist's stand15. Rug16. Cry
17. Target18. Young newt23. 'Laughing'
animal24. Keepsake26. Watch 27. Remnant28. Peaceful29. Very wet30. Complete
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XwordSee if you can solve this XWORDpuzzle.
Across1. Removes6. Ice house7. On the bottom9. Roman god
11. Snakelike fish12. Belief15. Foyer17. Stare18. Confused (2,3)
19. Mansion20. Pensioned (abbrv)22. Computer term23. Life's building blocks24. Broadcaster26. Your27. Monarchs etc30. Say31. With shoals
Down1. Excavate2. Monster3. Ice masses4. Offensive5. Offspring7. Famous (3-4)8. Gravitas9. Fragment
10. Related to a cereal13. Wash about14. Pity16. Drove17. Blade21. Subside24. 8 bits25. Musical notation28. Belonging to us29. Attempt
Am As GranSee if you can solve theseANAGRAMS of UK COUNTIES.
COLLINS RHINE
FIRELIT NHS
HAMILTON ID
HER MISHAP
See if you can solve this 2-way puzzle by placing the9 letters into the grid so the words read the sameacross as they do down.
A
A
A
E
E
N
R
R
R
Two-Way Tussle
See if you can solve this cryptic crossword and then READTHROUGH the circles for the answer.
Across7. Yellow bird (7)8. Solve exercises (4,3)
10. Some verses in Gaelic (4)
11. Not much to find (5)12. Wandering about
Ireland (4)13. Fines can ruin cash
flow (8)15. Hotel's downgraded? (6)17. Noted master
reorganised show (11)21. Man warded off (6)22. Meant to be
betrothed (8)24. French friends
from 25D (4)26. Take over old
girl (5)27. Frank is no
writer (4)28. Involves a silent
arrangement (7)29. Promised to be
busy (7)
Down1. Could be a
proper man (7)2. Care about land (4)3. Reaction to short
month is poisonous (6)
4. Got there in disorder? The opposite! (8)
5. Island keys (4)6. A match for the
devil (7)9. Jazz gig at the
W.I.? (3,7)14. A near miss in the
stadium (5)16. Suitable material for
saint (5)18. Weirdos in strange
dances (8)19. First male worker is
insistent (7)20. Frenchman married,
rejuvenated (7)23. Very wearing doing
revenue work (6)25. Mum is up country (4)
27. Test for aluminium content (4)
Competition . WIN 2 Portable Radios