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FEATURE PUZZLESYMBOLS KEY

The Brainstorm pages throughout Quick Thinking are there to provide you with a

variety of puzzles to exercise different aspects of your mind. As well as exercising

your mind they’re entertaining and fun, not hard work.

HOW TO SOLVE – Safecracker

To open the safe, all 20 of the buttons must

be pressed in the correct order (which is

indicated by the numbers and directions

on the buttons eg 2D = Two Down) before

the ‘open’ button is pressed. What is the

first button pressed in your sequence?

(See pages 19, 35, 51 and 67).

On pages 19, 35, 51 and 67 a single

Brainstorm puzzle can be found; the same

type of puzzle will appear on each of the four

pages so you will be able to set yourself the

challenge of improving each time you solve.

Beside each of the puzzles on the

Brainstorm pages you will see an

umbrella symbol. These symbols

represent the puzzle’s level of

diffi culty. See the key below:

BREEZE (easy)Have a go at these puzzles

for a quick fi x.

GALE (medium)Why not try these puzzles for a

slightly more taxing challenge.

TYPHOON (hard)Challenge your mind with these

trickier puzzles for a great

brain workout.

NB: We have added a few quirky footnotes here and there just for fun.

Hello and welcome to your new issue…If you’re a newcomer to the world of puzzles then

I hope you fi nd the magazine enjoyable and

stimulating. Likewise, if you are skilled at sudoku,

an ace at arrowords and a wizard when it comes

to wordsearchs, what do you think of the variety

of other puzzles in Quick Thinking? Please do

drop us a line, we’re always keen to hear from

our readers. Plus, when you’ve done your

puzzles workout for the day, don’t forget to enter

our fabulous big cash competition opposite.

Enjoy the issue, and we’ll see you next time –

issue 3 is on sale May 20.

Editor

This magazine may be printed or copied solely for the personal use of the giftee or purchaser. © Puzzler Media 2012. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any other form without

the written consent of the publisher.

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The Big PictureHere are two scenes of the same fancy dress party, in which fi ve of the revellers have

moved from the dance fl oor to the bar.

They are recognisable by virtue of certain items of attire or accessories, but – be careful –

these items are not necessarily worn or carried in exactly the same way each time.

Who are the fi ve?



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Sudoku

Set Square

Place a number in each empty square so that each row, each column and each 3x3 block

contains all the numbers from 1-9.

Place each of the digits 1-9 in the grid to make the sums work. We’ve started you with

two numbers.



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Fill in the blank in each clue to make a well-known word or phrase, then

write your answers in the grid. We’ve solved one clue to start you off.

ACROSS 1 ___ train (5) 4 ___ authority (5) 7 ___ dividend (7) 8 ___ raid (3) 9 ___ crab (9) 13 ___ resin (9) 17 ___ standing (3) 18 ___ car (7) 20 ___ holding (5) 21 ___ chair (5)

DOWN 1 ___ lifting (6) 2 ___ wrenching (3) 3 ___ centre (5) 4 ___ node (5) 5 ___ account (7) 6 ___ post (4) 10 ___ Stone (7) 11 ___ piece (3) 12 ___ test (6) 14 ___ gazing (5) 15 ___ down (5) 16 ___ adjuster (4) 19 ___ up (3)

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C S T N A R R U C

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Piece of CakeFind all fourteen words associated with

baking, in the wordsearch grid, then you

can have your cake and eat it!

brainstorm

There are six words in the grid and all are anagrams. Diagonally in the shaded

squares, a seventh word, HOCKEY is visible. Your task is to solve the anagrams

and place your new words in the second grid in such a way that the word FLEECE

occupies the diagonal shaded squares.

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ACROSS 1 Bleating about concrete (8) 5 Hang round to get pudding (4) 9 Division of a long poem (5) 10 Word coming before Water, Mail and

Tension (7) 11 Large bag (4) 12 Anagram of UNDERDOG (8) 14 One who knocks out a rhyme? (6) 15 Go by (6) 18 MARIANNE’s changed nationality (8) 20 Deliver for nothing (4) 23 Enrage (7) 24 Sidestep a space that’s empty (5) 25 Warty frog-like amphibian (4) 26 Flag ship circling right (8)

Mix and MatchThis mixed-clue

crossword will get

you thinking in lots

of different ways.

Riddles, anagrams,

word association

and general

knowledge are all

included.

DOWN 1 One is restricted by

diplomacy – understood (5) 2 Continuous (3-4) 3 Sounds like lazy celebrity (4) 4 RESULT in producing gloss (6) 6 Prize from a lottery turned up (5) 7 Late (7) 8 Bother some ask for (7) 13 Lion-like (7) 14 Anagram of SALTIER (7) 16 Each class get on stage (7) 17 Obvious it’s leather (6) 19 Muslim holy city (5) 21 Senior member of the panel derided him (5) 22 Word following Party, Fair and Big (4)



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Hide and SeekHow quickly can you identify the squares in which each of the numbered shapes appears?

3 digits525557621712777948950960 7 1 2

4 digits17472021305147376030650081638460

86048613874291929957

5 digits106261600424344

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7 digits26483003620458

Number JigAll but one of these numbers will fit in the grid.

How quickly can you get the numbers placed,

and which is left over?



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CodewordCan you crack the code and fill in the crossword grid? Each letter of the alphabet makes

at least one appearance in the grid, and is represented by the same number wherever

it appears. The three letters we’ve decoded should help you to identify other letters and

words in the grid.



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brainstorm

Complete the grid so that the numbers 1 to

49 connect consecutively either horizontally,

vertically or diagonally in any direction.

Fill in the blank squares so that each row and

column contains all the numbers 1 – 4. Use any

given numbers and the symbols that tell you if the

number in the square is larger (>) or smaller (<)

than the number next to it.

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Connect adjacent dots with either

horizontal or vertical lines to create a

continuous unbroken loop which never

crosses over itself. Some of the boxes

contain numbers revealing exactly how

many sides of that box are occupied

by your unbroken line.

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ACROSS 1 Critical examiner 3 Infamous 5 6 Protect

8 Diameter of a bullet 10 Gather, deduce 11 13 Feeding by hunting 15 Instruct

JigsawUse the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword. We’ve

only listed clues for the rows of Across words, but the pattern of the

grid should help you, being symmetrical from top to bottom and

from left to right

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Damien Hirst’s four medicine cabinets (named after the four seasons) are fi lled with hand-crafted tablets.



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Heads and TailsThis is one puzzle where you can ignore the meaning of the clues! Simply put together the

fi rst or last letter of each word in any clue to spell out the answer. So, the S, E and W of the

clue Save thE Whales would give you the answer SEW. We’ve put in one word for you.

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DOWN 1 Send the biggest bouquet (4) 2 Sooty the angora guinea pig eats

raddish (7) 3 Our roomy apartment needs grand

furniture (6) 4 What about summer camp? (4) 5 Did Irene leave? (3) 6 Entry level exams vet the children (6) 11 Cardigans, hats and ties are all unisex (7) 12 Help out today Peter, or tomorrow (6) 14 Fine needlework type requires good

dexterity (6) 17 Surely Hannah understands now? (4) 18 Chocolates really are good (4) 20 Always sing aloud (3)

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ACROSS 1 Fred is so ecstatic, Bruno (5) 4 Will the dancers glide elegantly? (5) 7 Best of all (3) 8 An impromptu soiree tested the

Robinsons’ patience (7) 9 Adult gorillas observe games (4) 10 Antique carpets for sale (4) 13 Even you’ll agree! (3) 15 Our ancestors ruled Siam (4) 16 New exciting drama hour (4) 19 Stop over at Chris’ house, please

Peter (7) 21 The rota rules (3) 22 Trophies rarely are in nickle (5) 23 You only understand when practising (5)



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ACROSS 1 Lucky object 4 Inexpensive 7 Junior embassy official 8 Grecian vessel 9 Fish-shop fi sh 11 Ring of fl owers 14 Mountain plant 17 Cloth scrap 19 Head garment 20 Railway terminus 22 Junior soldier 23 Indian dish of marinated meat or vegetables

DOWN 1 Fortune 2 Creative activity 3 Large parrot 4 French pancake 5 Imaginary line round

the Earth 6 Small lake 10 Added water to 12 Sprint, hurry 13 List of procedures

15 Implant 16 Accurate in every detail 18 Elegant, stylish 21 Sort, kind

SkeletonDespite appearances, this is a regular crossword. So the small

amount of information we’ve given (numbers and black squares)

will help a great deal in fi lling in the full grid pattern. The fi nished

grid will symmetrical from top left to bottom right.

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BRUNO

BUSTER

MITCH

LEROY

BRUISER

JULES

LENNY

GEORGE

WES

Glove BoxesStudy the pictures for three minutes, then turn to page 19 for a memory challenge. If you fi nd

it a struggle, concentrate on the top three pictures – these will give you half the answers.

brainstorm

Find an empty square in the grid that is

one chess knight's move away from a blue,

green and orange circle. A knight's move is

an ‘L’ shape – two squares in one direction

(up, down or sideways), followed by one

square perpendicular to that.

Knight’s Moves

Knight’s Move



Add UpIf the number in each circle is

the sum of the two below it, how

quickly can you figure out the top

number? You may have to work

up and down the pyramid. See if

you can climb the third pyramid in

fewer seconds than the number

you reach at the top. P P

ACROSS 1 in breadcrumbs (6,3) 7 8 10 11 14 15 17 19 20

DOWN 2 3 4 Wicker container 5 6 9 12 13 16 18

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Dilemma CrosswordThe clues for these crosswords have been

mixed up. As you solve them, you’ll need to

work out which answer goes in each grid.

2 48 7 1

1164 9 3

16

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ACROSS 1 DFNT (8) 5 TSS (4) 9 WST (5) 10 NTHR (7) 11 YWN (4) 12 RVRND (8) 14 SYLM (6)

15 STRLL (6) 18 NGLC (8) 20 23 CLPRT (7) 24 25 YY (2-2) 26 RTNG (8)

DOWN 1 DWDY (5) 2 FRWY (7) 3 NT (4) 4 TNDM (6) 6 CHR (5) 7 STRDL (7) 8 LBRTY (7)

13 CTLRY (7) 14 NRCHY (7) 16 RGM (7) 17 SCYTH (6) 19 GLLY (5) 21 CNG (5) 22 CM (4)

If you’d like to tackle more great puzzles, go to www.puzzler.com

Vowel PlayEach clue is the answer word with vowels removed. For example, the clue

FR (4) might lead to Free, Fire, Fair, Afro, Afar etc but not Roof or Rife. You’ll

have to work out which option fi ts with its neighbours to complete the grid.



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1 Buster is directly above Mitch – true or false?

2 What colour are Leroy’s gloves?

3 Which boxer has stars around their head in the middle row?

4 Who has got a black eye in the top row?

5 Mitch is wearing red and yellow shorts – true or false?

6 What colour is Lenny’s hair?

7 How many boxers have mouth-guards?

8 Bruno is wearing matching coloured gloves and shorts – true or false?

Six Pack

Glove Boxes

Can you place digits in the empty triangles, so that the numbers in each hexagon add

up to 25? Only single digits between 1 and 9 can be used, and no two numbers in any

hexagon may be the same.

After studying the pictures on page 15, can

you answer the questions below?

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See page 2 for how to solve.

Safecracker

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Number Six is the main character in which 1960’s television serie

s?

The Prisoner



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DatelineWork out the answers to the clues to discover the date in the shaded space –

a famous book was published on this day. Calculators strictly forbidden!

ACROSS 1 (Square 18) –

(square 9) 3 41,577 + (97,328 –

60,539) 6 Divide 18 Down by 24 7 5% of 700 9 2,847 – 1,095 –

1,448 10 Subtract a trio from a double-century 12 Twenty-pence pieces

in £771 14 Inches in eighty

yards 15 Quadruple 261,408 20 Mystery Date 21 Cube 201

22 Reverse 1 Down, then treble 24 Seven-eighths of 1,632 26 Multiply 29 Down by ounces in

two pounds 27 891 – 364 29 Eight quartets, reversed 30 Degrees in a right-angle, × 60% 31 One-sixth of 3 Across 32 75% of 26 Across

DOWN 1 Roman Numerals MMCCCXIII 2 128 + 453 + 312 3 Average of 1 Across, 24 Across

and 27 Down 4 Divide 1,020 by a dozen 5 Two-thirds of 15 Across 8 Multiply 40,916 by 37

10 3 Across + 8 Down + 19 Down 11 Pounds in seven stone 13 Next in series: 6,252… 12,504…

25,008… 14 14,789 + 8,712 16 27 Across – 4 Down 17 Seconds in eight-and-a-half minutes 18 15% of 4,640 19 Multiply one-thirtieth of 17 Down by 13,523 23 625 – 426 – 166 25 22 Across – (3 Down + 11 Down) 27 Three-sevenths of 1,239 28 Multiply 23 Down by 29 Across 29 Double the square root of 169

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SUDOKUPlace a number in each empty square so that each row, each column and each

3x3 block contains all the numbers from 1-9.

15 2 6 8

5 3 27 1 2 9

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3 13 8 7 47 6 2

KakuroSimple addition and a bit of logical thinking will solve this one. You must write a

digit in each white square so that the digits in each block add up to the total in the

box above or to the left. 1-9 are the only digits to use and, although you may fi nd

a digit repeated in a row, it must not be repeated in the same block. We’ve fi lled

in one block for you.

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BackwordsThe answers to this crossword are all here, along with extra letters

where the black squares should be. Can you black out any unwanted

letters to leave a grid that matches the clues (which are out of order)?

The fi nished grid will be symmetrical from top left to bottom right.

DOWN



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Brick TrickEnter the answers to the clues in the

bricks in the wall. The starter letter of

every answer should be placed in the

corresponding numbered square.

Every word contains the same letters

as its neighbour, plus or minus one.

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1 Social facade 2 Argue rationally 3 Sleeper’s sound 4 Organ for smelling 5 Male offspring 6 Ballad, eg 7 Gripping utensil 8 Powerful 9 Putting into categories

brainstormBattleshipsThe numbers on the side and

bottom of the grid indicate occupied

squares or groups of consecutive

occupied squares in each row or

column. Can you fi nish the grid so

that it contains three Cruisers, three

Launches and three Buoys so that

the numbers tally?

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N E A S P I D I R A A R U M L Y P

I A J T E A T S T S N P A I I L E

M S I O L F N A T E I O O N E I A

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A B R U B B E M I N T S N Y S Y L

R E E G E S O R E R U I A B U L I

Chemise CAT(anagram)

Australianwilderness Go wrong Holiday

voyagesHot andhumid

Hairspray SNAKE(anagram)

Drinkingvessel

Breathequickly

STRUT(anagram)

EEL(anagram)

Salt-watersolution

SpicyMexicansauce

Mass ofwater

Dairyproduct

Unit ofheredity

TAKE(anagram) Heavens

Pathfinder

Arroword

Beginning with HORTENSIA, and moving up, down, left or right, one letter at a time,

trace a path through thirteen house plants.

Just follow the arrows to write your answers in the grid. A handful of

anagram clues will get you thinking differently.

Hydrangea

What is the alternative name for the Hortensia plant?



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CLUES 1 Military greeting (6) 2 Take delight in (5) 3 Spun thread (4) 4 Usual (6) 5 Medieval spear (5) 6 Badge, crest (6) 7 Large brightly coloured parrot 8 Roam (6) 9 Meeting of old friends (7) 10 Beginner, learner (6) 11 Surround completely (6) 12 Truth (4) 13 Game fi sh (5)

14 The present 24 hours (5) 15 Over there (6) 16 Precipitation (4) 17 Tailed amphibian (4)

18 Towing boat (3) 19 Long elegant dress (4) 20 Head gesture (3)

Spoon-FeedWhich of ten spoonfuls

of cereal has been

scooped from the bowl?

(The scoops aren’t

necessarily the right

way up).

Spiral CrosswordIn this grid, the last letter of an answer is

the fi rst letter of the next answer. Answer

the clues, following the spiral path into

the middle of the grid, so that the two

diagonals spell out two Welsh regions.

1 2

34

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ACROSS 1 Wild ferret (7) 7 Porous, spongy (9) 8 Turf betting system (4) 9 Operatic solo (4) 12 Children (9) 14 Leave stranded (7)

DOWN 2 Start, beginning (5) 3 Gain by merit (4) 4 Hatchet (3) 5 Comic strip (7) 6 Odd, weird (7) 10 Thick-skinned African animal (5) 11 Twirl (4) 13 Watch chain (3)

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ACROSS 1 Self-satisfied (4) 4 Decompose (3) 7 Levy (3) 8 Purposeful night watch (5) 9 Mend (socks) (4) 10 Box elder (4) 13 Freshwater mammal (5) 15 Befitting (3) 16 Earth’s star (3) 17 Milkmaid’s carrying frame (4)

DOWN 2 Food blender (5) 3 Confer, bestow (4) 4 Oil platform (3) 5 Suffer, endure (8) 6 Scholarly (8) 11 Blackboard writing implement (5)

12 Land force (4) 14 Food can (3)

Quick CrosswordsTwo straightforward crosswords for you to speed through.



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brainstormLogic SequenceThe triangles opposite must be rearranged in the

same pattern. All but one are in different positions.

Can you work out the new arrangement from the clues below:

Cut two straight lines through

this shape to create three

smaller shapes that are all

identical, though not necessarily

the same way up…

Can You Cut it?

The numbered squares around the edge of

the grid describe the number of crosses in

all the vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines

connecting with that square.

Complete the grid so that there is a nought

or a cross in every square.

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DOWN 1 AMUSES 2 PAT 3 TEACH 4 SLATE 5 ANGERED 6 WERE 10 RESULTS 12 WAN 13 ENACTS 15 AGREE 16 TITAN 18 LIAR 21 BAT

Mix UpThe clues here are all anagrams. Just unscramble the letters to get the answers. Some

words have more than one anagram, so you’ll need to see which fi ts with its neighbours.

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ACROSS 1 TACIT 4 SLIDE 7 PRESUME 8 ORE 9 RAM 11 LATENT 14 SECANT 17 TEA 19 LAW 20 SINGLET 22 EARLS 23 BLEAT

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17 Class of animal (4) 18 Mould, fungus (6) 19 Put up with, take (2) 20 Short sleep (5) 21 Small village (4) 22 Braised, simmered (4) 23 Pigments (6) 24 Abdominal rupture (2)

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HoneycombThe answers to the clues all read in a clockwise direction round the clue number. Answers

can start in any of the six spaces around each clue number. The number in the brackets

after each clue shows in which segment of the hexagon each word starts (the top segment

is number 1, the one to the right of it is number 2 and so on, as shown around the hexagon

for clue number 1).

9 Picturesque (4) 10 Piece of gold (1) 11 Reddish-brown (hair) (5) 12 Papery sound (5) 13 Piercing yell (6) 14 System of government (6) 15 Fussy teacher (4) 16 Fireplace shelf (2)



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7

2 3 4

ACROSS 1 Empty space (3); Insect such as a

greenfl y (5); Put out of sight (4); Perfect (5); Highest male voice (4); Burial chamber (4)

5 Public disorder (4); Very small amount (4); Hooked claw (5); Together (with) (5); Jewel (3); Radiate (4)

6 Door opener (3); Organ of sight (3); Rub out (5); Fabric join (4); Traffic-light

orange (5) 7 Cod-like fi sh (4); Vessel for boiling water (6); Fatal (6); Lobby (4)

DOWN 1 Strong wind (4); Warn of danger (5);

Hard durable timber (4); Similar (to); Imperial unit of length (4)

2 Listed object (4); Steeped barley (4); Communion table (5); Overdue (5); Colour-stain (3); So far (3)

3 Insulate (3); Eagerly excited (4); Fairy-tale giant (4); World’s largest

antelope (5); Tiny speck (3) 4 Wild pig (4); Creative activity

(3); Domesticate (4); Paltry (4); Nonconformist (5)

Cross-OverThe answers to these clues all overlap to some extent. Alongside each clue is the number

of letters in its answer, and you must work out where each word begins and ends. The fi rst

two answers to 1 Down are GALE and ALERT, and they have been placed in the grid to

start you off.



Quick Thinking 31

4 lettersANNENOOR

5 lettersRANIASHEBA

8 lettersISABELLAVICTORIA

9 lettersALEXANDRACLEOPATRAELIZABETHNEFERTARINEFERTITI

10 lettersANNE BOLEYN

11 lettersJANE SEYMOUR

Head of the HouseThe golden rule of this Kriss Kross puzzle is that you fi t all the heads of state in the grid –

there are thirteen for you to fi t.

brainstormJigsawWhich three of the pieces below

can complete the jigsaw?

a b c

d e f



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ENTING

PATPET

ROLTER

Square EyesTwo squares in this scene are identical, though they may not be the same way up

or shade. See how quickly you can spot them.

BoxwiseCan you place the three-letter groups in

the boxes, so that neighbouring boxes

always make a six-letter word or phrase,

like PAR-DON or CUT-OFF? We’ve

placed one group to start you off.

BORDER

LARMED



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W

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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16 11 26 19 25 7 4

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20 21 22 4 8 5 4

20 22 13 20 26 20 13 11 7 7 1

7 20 14 20 17

9 4 22 13 20 11 4 22 6 16 19 5

19 2 9 8 10

23 4 2 19 17 12 20 19 23 4 9

16 24 19 4 24 11 5

11 7 7 19 5 23 24 4 11 1 20 11

20 8 26 24 15 20 16

22 17 20 5 20 22 19 5 7 22 13 20

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

9 16 5 5 20 11 15 26 17 20 19

CodewordComplete the codeword as usual, and transfer the decoded letters into

the bottom grid to discover what Nicole Kidman has a phobia of.

and

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1827 recorded the first rowing races at Cambridge but The Monarch Boat Club of Eton College



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7 8

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12 13 14 15

16

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20 21

ACROSS 1 4 7 8 9 10 12 14 17 19 20 21

DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 11 13 15 16 18

AF IM L Y

Missing LinksThe three words in each of these clues have a fourth word in common, and that’s your

Family (Family car, Nuclear family, Family tree).



Quick Thinking 35

DERSHYSS SUEEDATE

PLISS HIBBU

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Predictive TextStarting in the

highlighted box, try to

make a word adding

one word part from

each layer as you go

(travel from left to right

in the fi rst grid and

from top to bottom

in the second). Then

return to the second

layer and use the letters

in the unused box to

start another word

and so on, until you’ve

used all the boxes and

created six words of

decreasing length.

brainstorm


Safecracker

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Try solving this little logical problem in your head before putting pen to paper.

Three friends have booked a day at the races. From the information given, work out the name of the person, which horse each person placed a bet on and the amount of winnings each person took home.

Deborah had luck on her side as she took home the most amount of winnings – she won more than Julia who took home £50. Arctic Orchid provided one of the friends with £20 winnings. Georgina wasn’t the person who placed a bet on Red Whiskey. £400 was not achieved with the bet that was placed on Seacracker.

When Derek the diamond-geezer

turns the handle as shown, does

he select the topaz or the ruby?

Wheels & Cogs

LOGICAL



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CampixuShade certain cells to reveal a picture. The first number

in a row or column tells you how many cells in that row or

column must be shaded. The second number in a row or

column indicates the number of shaded blocks in that

row or column.

A block consists of one or more shaded cells. Thus 5 3

means five shaded cells grouped in three blocks. There

must be at least one empty cell between shaded blocks.

All cells in any inner shape must have the same colour;

either they are all shaded, or they are all white.

3 13 21 11 12 2

32

21

32

11

11

EXAMPLE



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3 lettersAMPASPBADHEWNIPOPTPADPOPTRYTWOVOWWAG

4 lettersAHOYAXILEYEDFILLFREEHALELAVAROAR

5 lettersABBOTALLOTALOOFANVILBASISBOASTBRAIDCOVERCRUMBDAIRYDELVEDONOR

DOWELDRAPEDREADELOPEERROREXPELFLUMEFOYERFRUITGENIEGRASSGRUFFHORDE

HUMIDHURRYLAGERLEMURLORRYMINUSRATEDRIGIDSEATSSNIFFSPINESPOOLSTILT

TAPASWADERWEALDYODEL

9 lettersEMPOWEREDINSPECTORLIBRARIANPARAMETER

FitwordWith the help of just one starter, can you fi t all of the listed items into the symmetrical grid?

D O N O RTo

ny B

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rovid

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the la

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the R

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mem

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A Journey.



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DOWN1 BENOOSTU2 ACIU3 EENNNOSS4 AAEX5 ACELNRTTU6 EEGN7 ADIILNTW8 CDLR9 DEENRTYY

brainstorm

LettersetsComplete the crossword grid using

the letters listed for each row and

column. Cracking this one relies

on anagram-solving and cross-

referencing between Across and

Down words.

Complete the Number Square so that

the numbers 1 to 25 are all in the grid,

and all rows and columns add up to the

totals indicated to the right and below.

Divide up the grid into four

equally sized, equally shaped

parts, each containing fi ve

different coloured balls.

917 10 2

12

13 19 148 15

7

18611

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53

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7566 67 64 80 48

Number SquareThe Great Divide



Quick Thinking40

Roofless(vehicle)

(4-6)

PETAL(anagram)

Narrow-minded

ODE(anagram)

Common,small

brown bird

DAD(anagram)

Mary’sboy child Toboggan Attached

house Portend Verdi opera

BAR(anagram)

Affectedlyshy

Symbolic

Extinct birdof Mauritius

MEATS(anagram)

Gravelledhouse

approach

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Arroword

Mind the Gap

Just follow the arrows to write your answers in the grid. A handful of anagram clues will

get you thinking differently.

Can you place a well-known three-letter

word in the spaces of each row to complete

the seven-letter word? Do it correctly, and

the shaded letters should spell out a word

meaning memento.



Quick Thinking 41

Double AcrosticSolve the clues and enter the answers in the upper grid. When completed, read down the

shaded column to find the name of a French novelist. Transfer all the letters to the cross-

referenced squares in the lower grid and you’ll discover a quotation from this person.

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START

FINISH

×2

+6

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–16

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Halve it

Double it

+9

–16

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+8

+5

–2

–12

×3

+42

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HURDLE 1

HURDLE 7

HURDLE 2

HURDLE 6

HURDLE 3

HURDLE 5 HURDLE 4

÷2

+18

In the Frame

Half-minute Hurdles

Four members of an art group have just completed their paintings. From the information

given, work out which piece each artist painted.

Beginning with the Start number, and moving round the track one calculation at a time,

see how far you can get in thirty seconds. You can jot down your total in the hurdle every

third step. Don’t expect to complete the lap in thirty seconds – fi nish it in your own time.

NO COMMENT

‘A man painted me’

‘I never paint portraits’

‘My artist is left handed’

‘I enjoyed painting the beautiful landscape’

NO COMMENT

NO COMMENT

NO COMMENT



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1 – GGADGET

GASPGENIEGLUE

2 – BBASICBERTHBREW

3 – CCASTE

CELERYCELLARCOBALT

CUE

4 – WWADI

WEASELWEIGHWHELP

WILTWOE

5 – CCACHE

CAPITAL

6 – RRADAR

ROERUDERYE

7 – DDEADLY

DEVELOPDOUGH

DYNAMO

8 – AABACUSABODEABUSE

ANYONE

9 – OOBESEOCEANOCTETOPEN

ORGAN

10 – SSALE

SERENADESOLO

11 – RRADIUMRECRUIT

ROCROERUERUT

12 – SSIGNSOLDSUB

13 – SSAVOUR

SLYSMOTHER

14 – CCHEFCLOD

COULIS

15 – TTENETTOAD

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Kross FillerFill all the squares in the grid with the listed words. The words, which can be entered in

any direction (but always in a straight line), start on the squares with the matching number.

Words sometimes overlap, so some letters will appear in more than one word.



Quick Thinking44

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18

19 20

21 22

ACROSS 1 4 7 8 10 12 13 15 19 20 21 22

DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 9 11 12 14 16 17 18

Three to OneYou’ll have to think ahead to complete this crossword. You have a choice of

three words to put in each space, but which will fi t its neighbours?

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and became the highest-grossing fi lm of all time worldwide.



Quick Thinking 45

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CLUE WORD SCORE

Steal the Scene

Word Sleuth

Study the scene below for two minutes. The grid placed over the picture allows you to

form smaller chunks within the larger picture. Turn over to page 46 to continue the puzzle.

Use your powers of deduction to work out our four-

letter mystery word. The four different letters in the

mystery word can be worked out by comparing the

scores of the clue words. Every letter in a clue word

that is in the mystery word is scored with a circle,

black if the letter is in the correct place, red if it isn’t.

So, for example, NODE shares two letters with our

mystery word, but only one is in the correct position.



Quick Thinking46

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1 2 3 4

1 Dog 2 ‘Road Closed!’ sign 3 Briefcase 4 Open bonnet 5 ‘Lovers Leap Gorge’ sign

6 Torch 7 Handcuffs 8 Moustache 9 ‘F.B.I’ 10 Red headlight beam

Steal the SceneCan you write the number of each of these listed elements of the picture

in the correct square of the grid?

KakuroSimple addition and a bit

of logical thinking will solve

this one. You must write a

digit in each white square

so that the digits in each

block add up to the total

in the box above or to the

left. 1-9 are the only digits

to use and, although you

may find a digit repeated

in a row or column, it must

not be repeated in the

same block. We’ve filled

in one block for you.

26139



Quick Thinking 47

Add UpIf the number in each circle is the sum of the two below it, how quickly can you figure out

the top numbers? You may have to work up and down the pyramids.

23

7 3 12 9 8 4 656

11 1613 159 14

48 39

brainstorm

Each of the characters in this

sum box represents a different

number, with the added total of

the numbers at the end of each

row and column. Work out the

value of each character and fill

in the question mark.

Sum People

14 20 24 ?

12

25

23

15



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Quick Thinking48

SudokuPlace a number in each

empty square so that

each row, each column

and each 2x2 block

contains all the numbers

from 1-4.

OutsiderComplete the crossword using

the letters outside the grid. The

letters are listed alphabetically

beside the relevant rows and

columns, and the number of

black squares in each row

and column is also given.

Clues are provided, but are

not in order. The finished grid

will be symmetrical from top

left to bottom right.



Quick Thinking 49

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ABEGGILMOOOR

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AACEELMPRSY

2

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AABCIORRSTY

2

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AHOOR

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ABEGIINNOOPR

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BCEGGSV

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EEHHLLNOOST

2

ENOPTU

7

BEILNOPRTTY

2



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13

14 15 16

17

18 19 20 21

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23 24

25 26

ACROSS 1 Mitten (8) 5 Rough fi re (4) 9 Window lover (5) 10 Paste (7) 11 Size (4) 12 Seated discussion (8) 14 Type of feel (6) 15 Reword needle (6) 18 City (8)

20 Spites (4) 23 Implode (7) 24 The game (5) 25 Terrible date (4) 26 Trainer (8)

DOWN 1 Intolerent parson (5) 2 Better (7) 3 Elephant’s toot (4) 4 Sprain (6)

6 On tow (5) 7 Pea-robbers (7) 8 Particular agility (7) 13 Hardy (7) 14 Move town (7) 16 Confi ded (7) 17 Slim area (6) 19 Family saving (5) 21 Clear thoroughly (5) 22 Motion (4)

MisprintsIn each of these clues, one letter has been printed incorrectly or left out entirely.

Can you work out what the clues should be and solve the puzzle? 1 Across, for

instance, should read ‘Smitten’, which is BESOTTED.

B TS EE TO D



Quick Thinking 51

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Box CleverBy eliminating all the boxes that total

15 (the numbers can be used more

than once), in a straight line, can you

discover which two boxes remain

untouched? The total of these will give

you your answer.

Moving in any direction, horizontally,

vertically or diagonally draw a straight

line through any series of boxes where

the numbers in the boxes total 15.

eg 6,3,6/ 8,4,1,2, etc.

Name DropTired of the limelight, these two celebrities

have obscured their faces – Can you guess

who they are?

brainstorm


Safecracker

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Quick Thinking52

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Use the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword.

The completed jigsaw should be symmetrical from top left

to bottom right.

Complete the crossword grid using the

letters listed for each row and column.

Cracking this one relies on anagram-

solving and cross-referencing between

Across and Down words.

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

2

2 3 4 5 6 7

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ACROSS1 EIPTT2 AOOU3 ALMOPR4 BIPUU56 EHNN7 AEGRT

DOWN1 HILOPS23 GINOPPT4 IRU5 BEINRTU6 AAL7 AELMTU

Jigsaw

MINI LETTERSETS



Quick Thinking 53

We have a larger arroword challenge for you. Just follow the arrows to write your

answers in the grid.

As well NearlyJapanesegardeningart form

Sullenly MelodyTriangularend of abuilding

List ofduties

Religiousassembly

Uplift Alternative Oak, eg Appliesfriction to

Solely

Celestialbody Noticed

Purloin DevouredFormerlyknown as(women)

Angel’smusical

instrument

Nimble,sprightly

Writer ofverse Terra firma

Piece ofcomputer

data

S Americancamelid

Delicacy Pesters Agitate Posted Longslimy fish

Foot digit Go wrong

Milky Italiancoffee Hot drink

Brief,advise

Smallbarrel Type, kind Epoch

Arroword



Quick Thinking54

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Stake OutWhich one of

the twelve posts

fi ts each of the

pavement holes

A, B and C?

Lose-a-LetterCross out one letter in each

square to leave a completed

crossword. You may have to

think ahead to rule out some

red herrings along the way.

A

B

C

2

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7

11

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Quick Thinking 55

P3 digits138210388785904985

4 digits1765

182124422629270029513076314435883753

4504510365648074858386189229

5 digits23855

4202575382862359341696883

7 digits47828689706658

Number JigAll but one of these numbers will fi t in the grid.

How quickly can you get the numbers placed,

and work out which is left over?

4504

brainstormQuote HanjieThe numbers at the top

and side of this nonogram

puzzle indicate squares –

or groups of consecutive

squares – that are to be

shaded in. For example

the numbers 4,3 tell you

that there is a group of 4

and a group of 3 squares

to be shaded, with at

least one unshaded

square between them.

Once you have identifi ed

and shaded all the right

squares, the remaining

letters will spell out some

warming advice from

Audrey Hepburn.

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Quick Thinking56

4

11

22

ACROSS 1 Washtub 3 Mimic scornfully 6 Jump on one leg 8 Military cloth 9 Join forces 10 Zero 11 Hairless 13 Have a quick look 16 Zone or region 19 Religious group

22 By way of 24 Small breed of dog 25 Insect grub 26 Tiny point 27 Depend 28 Ogle

DOWN 1 Cook in the oven 2 Bejewelled head-dress 4 Mediterranean fruit 5 Retain

6 Back, rear 7 Mash 11 Constricting snake 12 Fib 14 Organ of sight 15 Sports gear 17 Of the countryside 18 Ardent 19 Seasoning 20 Sculpt 21 Wound-mark 23 Light-haired

SkeletonDespite appearances, this is a regular crossword. So the small

amount of information we’ve given (numbers and black squares)

will help a great deal in filling in the full grid pattern. The finished

grid will be fully symmetrical.



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ContinuityThis is a normal

crossword, except

there are no black

squares – the end of

an answer is marked

by a purple bar.

ACROSS 1

Naughty sprite 2

desert area 3 4 5

Measure of paper 6 Land unit 7 8 cooking pan 9 10 11

DOWN 1 2 3 4 of activity 5 6 7

Morsel 8 Health resort 9 10

11consent

1 3 5 7 9 112 4 6 8 10

1

3

5

7

9

11

2

4

6

8

10



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P

P

3 LettersASSEGGERAINNIREJAMMANMUGSAPSEASEEURN

4 LettersARCHCHARCITECONE

DUCTFAWNFLEAINCHPEATPINESCAR

5 LettersCANOEDENSEFACETHYENAJADEDNAIVENYMPHPAPERPOSERRANCHRENALSCARFSHARPTENSETONALWHELP

7 LettersABSTAINCAUTIONCONTAINCOURIER

Dilemma FitwordCan you fi t all the listed words into the two grids? You’ll need to do some

thinking ahead, and jumping between grids to crack this one.

P NI E

C NO E

– th

e 2

4in

ch p

ine c

one is

als

o th

e lo

ng

est in

the w

orld

.

in the world can reach up to 280ft…

The ta

llest p

ine tre

e

…it produces the sugar pine cone



Quick Thinking 59

brainstorm

See Saw Each of the fi ve different coloured balls represents a

different weight – 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 kilos. Can you work out

which balls weighs what, and how many green balls

will balance the fi nal scale?

The value of each shape is the number

of sides each shape has, multiplied

by the number within it. Thus a square

containing the number 4 has a value

of 16. Find a block of four squares

(two squares wide by two squares high)

with a total value of exactly 50.

Four Square

Complete the grid so that each row and

column contains a red, yellow and green

light. The lights at the end of each column

and row tell you the colour of the fi rst light

you will meet as you move up or down the

column, or side-to-side across the row.

Traffi c Lights

64

5

2 5

4

3

6

5 3

6

1

3

4 3

3 4

22

3

3 3

2 1

1



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P

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17

18

19 20

21 22

ACROSS 1 5 7 8 9 11 12 15 19 20 21 22

DOWN 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 13 14 16 17 18

Missing LinksThe three words in each of these clues have a fourth word in common, and that’s your

answer UNDER (Under done, Down under, Underwear).

U N ED R



Quick Thinking 61

1 4 82 3

5 9 11 6

2 6 31 3 9

1 5 94 1 8 75 3 1 2

Sudoku

Take Part

Place a number in each

empty square so that each

row, each column and each

3x3 block contains all the

numbers from 1-9.

One of these six scenes is made up exclusively of items taken from the other fi ve.

Which is the composite picture?

1

5

2

6

3

4



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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

O RU S EC A

A AC A RY D

E MN A PY T

E C HNT A L

N OE L FA E

R RE M UG S

L I OEG A L

H I MC

K E G

G L EX

D G E

LF I T

B

H CA D OK M

D O RI

E L A

A N CE

P E C

E A MO

M E N

NP R Y

O

ACROSS 1 Large cattle farm 2

Fuss and bother 3 Tiny spot (of dust) 4

paper 5 Employ 6

word in the Bible

7 That man 8 9 Barrel 10 11 Sprite 12 13 Love intensely 14 15 Postpone

JigsawUse the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword. We’ve

only listed clues for the rows of Across words, but the pattern of the

grid should help you, being symmetrical from top to bottom and

from left to right.



Quick Thinking 63

S E Y E O K L Y E

H A D L H C I E R

O U O W R N R B E

F N D U O E O W D

R E A G E P W O P

S H T I O C K F E

U L B L N I T A C

L G P I O N S P I

O S S B R Z E R L

PathfinderBeginning with BLUSHER and moving up,

down, left and right, one letter at a time,

trace a path through ten items of make-up.

brainstormEach answer contains the letters of the

previous answer, plus one extra.

1 First initial of former US President, Lincoln2 Chemical symbol for silver3 Epoch4 Toothed wheel 5 Extent, scope6 Red precious stone7 Hard igneous rock

1

7

43

6

2

5

Pyramid

Complete the grid so that four words read across and a

different four words read downwards using all the letters

in the word EARSHOT.

S H

A

A

L

A

A

I

R

Letter Box



ACROSS 8 Lance (5) 9 Haul, tug (4) 10 Foreign housekeeper (2,4) 12 Picture house (6) 13 Book of fi ction (5) 14 High-pitched bark (4) 15 Horse’s fastest speed (6) 16 Eulogy (7) 20 Sink closure (4) 22 Porpoise-like sea mammal (7) 24 Attic (4) 26 Bill of fare (4) 27 Herbal root used in Chinese medicine (7) 29 Hospital room (4) 30 Strings of fl ags (7) 32 Senior nurse (6) 36 Gardener’s basket (4) 38 Latin American dance (5) 39 Away from school (6) 40 Bottle (of decanted wine) (6) 41 Pavement border (4) 42 Prepared to start (5)

DOWN 1 Ruin, wreck (5) 2 Photographer’s equipment (6) 3 Swede-like vegetable (6) 4 Segment of garlic (5) 5 Witch’s cooking-pot (8) 6 Agile (4) 7 Immature hog (6) 11 Sentimental song (6)

ENTURY

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Wild Words CrosswordWhat well-known phrases and

expressions are suggested by

these word pictures?

Don’t be put off by the size – here’s a

straightforward crossword with just a

handful of general knowledge clues.

2

1

3



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28 Rich cream cake (6) 31 Noisy disorder (6) 32 Paltry, scanty (6) 33 Gourmet shellfi sh (6) 34 Fumes from a chimney (5) 35 Disparaging (remark) (5) 37 Provoke, prod (4)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10

11

12 13 14

15 16 17

18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33

34 35

36 37 38 39

40 41 42

17 Under, beneath (5) 18 Adhesive substance (4) 19 Footwear item (4) 21 Thin-faced, sunken-cheeked (5) 23 Wildcat with tufted ears (4) 25 Pronged item of cutlery (4) 27 Mobster (8)

Cru

civ

erb

alis

m is t

he

wo

rd g

ive

n t

o t

he

cre

atio

n o

f c

rossw

ord

s.



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1 2 3 4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11 12 13

14

15 16

17

18 19 20 21

22 23

ACROSS 6 Escape – I don’t believe it! (7) 7 Deny bulb has been dug over (5) 9 Word connecting Sun, Black, and Standard (4) 10 NOT AIMED at breaking rule (8) 11 Young crab? (6) 13 Frans ___, Dutch artist who painted The Laughing Cavalier (4) 15 Pair head off for track event (4) 16 Solemn promise (6) 18 Not sure THE STAIN will come out (8) 21 Baker’s bloomer? (4) 22 Permit (5) 23 Relinquish (7)

DOWN 1 Chill out (5) 2 Anagram of HIS PAPER (8) 3 Praise aristocrat in speech (4) 4 Word coming before Pole, Bag,

and Counter (4) 5 Anagram of CLUED IT (7) 8 Develop European blend (6) 12 Tree of the willow family (6) 13 Jet set existence? (4,4) 14 Graceful antelope (7) 17 ISN’T A recycled material (5) 19 Press club (4) 20 Horse’s brisk pace (4)

Mix & MatchThis mixed-clue

crossword will get

you thinking in lots

of different ways.

Riddles, anagrams,

word association

and general

knowledge are

all included.



Quick Thinking 67

Hop to ItWhich of the

twelve images

of the girl on a

space-hopper

is the refl ection

of mirrors A, B

and C?

A

B

12

34

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

brainstorm


Safecracker

3R

1U

1R

1D 1R

3R

1R

3D

1D OPEN

4U

4D

2L

1U

3U

2D

2L

3L

3L

3U

Name DropCan you name the celebrity pictured below

and her connection with the two stars on

page 51?*

* Hint: Her phobia is revealed elsewhere in the issue.



Quick Thinking68

P

When the listed words have been

placed correctly in the grid, which

one is left over?

3 lettersBADCRYEVEFINIRENIPOAFTENTOT

4 letters

ALASMALTMATEMESSMOPENOTESTUDTEAR

5 lettersALARMIDEALINEPTPITTASTEERTEASE

6 lettersDAMSONDEMURE

Using the nine letters provided, can you answer these clues? Every answer must

include the highlighted letter A. Which word meaning a frightening dream uses

all nine letters?

5 lettersSales representativeColossusStudent’s allowanceOrgan that circulates the bloodScopeLocomotive

6 lettersNational songCoat hookMetal-attracting deviceOuter edgeOptical illusion

7 lettersItem of clothingHard volcanic rockCover put over curlersTribunalRadiator and boiler systemMosque tower

8 lettersSettler in another country

R

M

H

I

E

G

N

TA

M O P E

Fitword

WORDBUILDER



Quick Thinking 69

There are nine insects for you to fi nd in the grid – you’ll be buzzing when you

fi nd them all!

The fi rst seven lines each stand for a letter. Put them together to solve the riddle!

D R I B Y D A L E

Y K C R I C K E T

A L V H U J B S D

M M F Z O E W R L

L O O R L R A C T

G D S B E G N E B

E I M Q O T R E G

A U W N U M T Q T

B Y F R I I P U N

H L X T A I T W B

Y J E T F E R O C

My fi rst is in SCAN and also in GLANCE,

My second’s not in DISCO but is there in DANCE.

My third’s found in COOP and also in HUTCH,

My fourth’s never in FEEL but is in TOUCH.

My fi fth is in OCEAN but isn’t in SEA,

My sixth’s found in WEEVIL but never in FLEA.

My last is in POTTERY but isn’t in DISH,

My whole is a salty tinned fi sh!

STEP RIDDLE

Wordsearch



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O A T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

O

A

TA 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

14 10 25 8 3 14 7 6 18 8 1

25 9 21 5 5 3 16

21 8 17 17 16 24 5 11 4 14 7 25

8 21 1 5 14 10 25

7 3 16 13 11 18 3 23 18 8 6

24 16 16 17 8 14 14

18 10 25 8 6 16 20 16

24 22 8 20 14 5 21

6 14 14 26 3 14 19 14 10 5 14

14 15 24 18 18 11 18

18 12 5 18 25 8 7 25 3 16 5 25

2 22 18 14 14 18 14

14 6 14 20 9 14 22 8 25 16 3

CodewordCan you crack the code and fi ll in the crossword grid? Each letter of the

alphabet makes at least one appearance in the grid, and is represented

by the same number wherever it appears. The three letters we’ve decoded

should help you to identify other letters and words in the grid.



Quick Thinking 71

Killer SudokuThe normal rules of Sudoku

apply. Place a digit from 1-9

in each empty square so

that each row, column and

3x3 block contains all the

digits from 1-9. In addition,

the digits in each inner

shape (marked by dots)

must add up to the number

in the top corner of that box.

No digit can be repeated

within an inner shape.

brainstorm

13 4 12 16

13 3 7 9 17 15

16 21 5

5 22 7 13 4 9 14

13 17 17 10 11 11

12 14

4 15 15 9

14 8 10

13

The answers zigzag across the grid,

changing direction with each new line.

The last letter of one answer is the fi rst

of the next. When fi nished, the shaded

diagonal will spell out a mystery word.

1 Hand garment (5)2 Refl ected sound (4)3 Donny ___, singer of the 1972 hit Puppy Love (6)4 Loss of time (5)5 Give way (5)

1

3

2

4 5

6

7 8

Wall to Wall

6 US city and TV soap (6)7 Wild shopping trip (5)8 Etch (7)



Quick Thinking72

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

9 10 11 12

13

14 15 16 17

18

19 20 21

22 23

Last ThoughtsFill in the blank in each clue to make a well-known word or phrase, then write

your answers in the grid. We’ve solved one clue to start you off.

P

ACROSS 1 Horse ___ (5) 4 Cinque ___ (5) 7 Left ___ (7) 8 Play ___ (3) 9 Black ___ (3) 11 String ___ (6) 14 Personal ___ (6) 17 Look ___ (3) 19 Laughing ___ (3) 20 Social ___ (7) 22 Spending ___ (5) 23 Common ___ (5)

DOWN 1 Military ___ (6) 2 Chin ___ (3) 3 Pot ___ (5) 4 Centre ___ (5) 5 Annual ___ (7) 6 Swan ___ (4) 10 Web ___ (7) 12 Parma ___ (3) 13 Third ___ (6) 15 Dutch ___ (5) 16 Finger ___ (5) 18 Middle ___ (4) 21 Currant ___ (3)

P RO T S



Quick Thinking 73

brainstorm

Complete the Myriad grid so that

all the rows and columns, and all

squares of the same colour, contain

one each of the letters A to G.

D

E

E

BF

G

F

E

A

E

G

B

G

D

Myriad

Minesweeper0

4

1

1

27

43

3

2

4 3

4

2

2

3

3

2

3

54

2

3

223

2

2

24 2

5

2

6

4

24

Each number in the grid indicates the exact

number of black squares that should be in

contact with it. Shade the empty squares

until all the numbers are surrounded by the

correct number of black squares.

Don’t shade any numbered squares, and

there is only one solution.

Logic SequenceThe blocks below have been rearranged in

the same pattern but in different positions.

Can you work out the new arrangement

from the clues below:

one vowel

two green blocks

a

d

b

f

c

e



Quick Thinking 75

Page 4 The Big Picture Page 7 Piece of Cake

Brainstorm Solutions: p80-81

O A T M E A L T S

C S T N A R R U C

N H S T A E L G S

A M O G A T C E N

P I U C A N I C I

I S L N O R N I S

Z E A A R L N P I

R S U E O A A S A

A L H R O C M T R

M C E E F F O T E

R E T T U B N C F

Page 12 Jigsaw

A N A L Y S TI U A T PN O T O R I O U SE M D L AR E E F P I L LT G U A R D M

A R O BC A L I B R ET O L D

S I N F E R BH A N G M E R EA T T P RP R E D A T O R YE N L R L

E D U C A T E

Page 13 Heads and Tails

D I S C O W E D G EE T R A I LB O A A U S T E R ET G N P V

A G O G A C R EH E E Y E H NO A R S N E A RT S E T CP O A C H E R E A RO G U G A AT R A I N Y O U N G

Page 14 Skeleton

C H A R M C H E A PH R A R Q OA T T A C H E U R NN A P A DC O D W R E A T HE I U O A

A L P I N E R A GC U N X EH A T S T A T I O NI E E C L DC A D E T T I K K A

Page 15 Glove BoxesSee page 19 for solution

Page 16 Add Up

1 93 2 77 3 58


Page 5 Sudoku

8 9 6 2 5 1 3 4 77 4 2 3 8 6 1 5 91 3 5 7 9 4 2 6 85 8 9 1 7 3 4 2 63 6 4 5 2 9 7 8 12 7 1 6 4 8 9 3 59 5 3 8 1 2 6 7 46 1 7 4 3 5 8 9 24 2 8 9 6 7 5 1 3

Page 6 First Thoughts

9+3÷4

2+7–1

×

×

+

÷

–

×

6+8–5

5+4÷3

1+9+8

+

+

×

×

–

÷

2×7+6

Set Square

W A G O N L O C A LE U E Y U AI N T E R I M R A MG V P R PH O R S E S H O ET O E N S

S Y N T H E T I CL E A A RO U T V I N T A G ES T E D D ES M A L L S E D A N

Page 8 Mix & Match

Hide and Seek

Page 10 Codeword

1 A4 2 C6 3 D6 4 B1 5 E1 6 F2.

D E P I C T S C R A P SA L U C I B YN E U T R A L S P A S MK N V A T C M

U G L Y S P E C K L ET E P R TA B R O A D A N S W E RX V J H YA C Q U I R E B A I TT U A W U S ZI D I O T E C L I P S EO E O L G E SN A T U R E F E R R E T

O A R G B F L H V Y M K JT U D X Z N W I E Q S P C


T A N G I B L E S A G OA O D U T W VC A N T O S U R F A C EI S L T O R RT O T E G R O U N D E D

O L E B UR A P P E R E L A P S EE O P E EA R M E N I A N F R E EL E I T G F LI N C E N S E A V O I DS C E N M R ET O A D S T R E A M E R

Page 9 Number Jig

9 4 8 8 3 6 9 11 0 6 2 6 5 5 79 6 0 1 6 0 0 42 6 4 8 3 0 0 7

0 1 3 79 3 6 2 0 4 5 89 6 0 3 0 7 7 75 2 5 2 4 3 4 47 1 1 1 1 7 1 2

Leftover number: 8460

Solutions



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Page 18 Vowel Play

D E F I N I T E T O S SO A O A L C TW A I S T N E I T H E RD R E D B R UY A W N R E V E R E N D

A C M R EA S Y L U M S T R O L LN T S Y RA N G E L I C A K I W IR U E Y C G CC U L P R I T O K A P IH L Y H M M NY O Y O A E R A T I N G

Page 19 Six Pack

Glove Boxes1 True 2 Blue 3 Bruiser 4 Bruno 5 False 6 White 7 Four 8 False

2 13 6 65

3

21 5 6

9 1

6

74 22 1 43 4 1 27

5 6 16 9 8 53 42 7

4 31 1 2127 48

56


Pages 20-21Dateline

Kakuro

2313

2

8

2

9

9

1

3

1513

2

89

0

4

8

33

3

2

5001

2

6

6

8 37 68 69 3 5 93 0 14 9 7

8 82 044

5

2

31

5 26 3 81

2

2

9

0 14

6

9

7

5 8

5

6

59

2

2

0

4 6

1 8

4

7 9 9 8 3 18 4 9 7 6 1 6 8 94 2 1 9 4 3 2 6 1

1 3 2 1 9 7

Date: 30.4.1952 (The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was published in English).

Page 24 Pathfinder

N E A S P I D I R A A R U M L Y P

I A J T E A T S T S N P A I I L E

M S I O L F N A T E I O O N E I A

U C V N A R P L T H O R G E B Z C

Y C A R C I R A I I A T E L I Z E

A B R U B B E M I N T S N Y S Y L

R E E G E S O R E R U I A B U L I

Hortensia, Busy Lizzie, Begonia, Poinsettia, Miniature Rose, Gerbera, Yucca, Rubber plant, African violet, Jasmine, Aspidistra, Arum lily, Peace lily.

Arroword

B A O CL A C Q U E R SO T T R U S T

C U P B R I N ES A L S A S E A

G E N E C R E A MT E A K S K Y

Spiral Crossword1 Salute 2 Enjoy 3 Yarn 4 Normal 5 Lance 6 Emblem 7 Macaw 8 Wander 9 Reunion 10 Novice 11 Engulf 12 Fact 13 Trout 14 Today 15 Yonder 16 Rain 17 Newt 18 Tug 19 Gown 20 Nod.

SNOWDONIA and LLANDUDNO

Page 26 Quick Crosswords

P O L E C A TC N A X SA B S O R B E N TR E N RT O T E A R I AO S H NO F F S P R I N GN O I N E

A B A N D O N

S M U G R O TS I I I OT A X V I G I LU E E ED A R N A C E RI A H AO T T E R A P TU I M L ES U N Y O K E

Page 25 Spoon-Feed

4

Brainstorm Solutions: p80-81If you’d like to tackle more great puzzles, go to www.puzzler.com

Sudoku

2 6 8 1 7 9 5 4 33 1 7 4 5 2 9 6 84 9 5 6 3 8 7 1 27 8 3 5 1 4 2 9 66 2 1 7 9 3 4 8 59 5 4 2 8 6 1 3 75 4 2 3 6 1 8 7 91 3 9 8 2 7 6 5 48 7 6 9 4 5 3 2 1

Page 22 Backwords

S E N S O R T O I LC E R P D AA N T D I A L E C TR W E I EF L O U R R E C U R

R RT O K E N C H A S MA U O V AS T A R D O M I V YT R E M N OE T C H H A N G E R

Page 23 Brick Trick


1 Persona 2 Reason 3 Snore 4 Nose 5 Son 6 Song 7 Tongs 8 Strong 9 Sorting.

Page 16-17 Dilemma Crossword

S C O T C H E G GA H A A IS M A L L G E N R ET S E G ME A S Y B I K I N IR I P S N GI N S U L T P E E RS I D R AK O A L A O C T E T

P N M I EG E N T L E M A N

R E F U R B I S HE L S A IS C A L E S T R I PO T D K UT R I P D E A C O NE O G T L CR A N D O M B E A TI S T A UC L A S S H O V E R

G I I E EC A R P E N T R Y



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Page 29 Honeycomb1 Branch 2 Nature 3 Nordic 4 Clench 5 Ravine 6 Vacant 7 Robust 8 Select 9 Scenic 10 Nugget 11 Auburn 12 Rustle 13 Scream 14 Regime 15 Pedant 16 Mantel 17 Mammal 18 Mildew 19 Accept 20 Catnap 21 Hamlet 22 Stewed 23 Paints 24 Hernia.

Page 28 Mix Up

A T T I C S I D L ES A H T E WS U P R E M E R O EU A A A RM A R T A L E N TE U W G S

A S C E N T E A TR T A A AA W L G L I S T E NI E E N A CL A S E R T A B L E

Page 30 Cross-OverAcross 1 Gap, Aphid, Hide, Ideal, Alto, Tomb 5 Riot, Iota, Talon, Along, Gem, Emit 6 Key, Eye, Erase, Seam, Amber, 7 Hake, Kettle, Lethal, Hall

Down 1 Gale, Alert, Teak, Akin, Inch 2 Item, Malt, Altar, Tardy, Dye, Yet 3 Lag, Agog, Ogre, Eland, Dot 4 Boar, Art, Tame, Mere, Rebel.

Page 31 Head of the House

S A V I C T O R I AH L S

N E F E R T A R I JB X B E AA A N N E B O L E Y N

N L I ED L Z S

N O O R R A N I A EA B Y

A E MN E F E R T I T I ON H U

C L E O P A T R A R


A7 and G1.

Page 32 Square Eyes

Page 32 Boxwise

1 Pat 2 Ter 3 Med 4 Pet 5 Rol 6 Lar 7 Ard 8 Bor 9 Der 10 Ent 11 Ail 12 Ing.

Page 34 Missing Links

Page 35 Predictive Text

Grid 1 Multimillionaire, Statesmanship, Geography, Lattice, Chill, Bet

Grid 2 Worthlessness, Shipbuilder, Simplified, Hibernate, Issue, Shy.

S T A R F A M I L YR E L A A

B A N A N A T U R NI D T G

P L A I N L E V E LN X

R A N G E S P O O NB C R P

P O R T O P E N E RU O A S R

S T R E E T S N A P


Pages 36-37Wheels and Cogs

Logical

Deborah, Red Whiskey, £400Julia, Seacracker, £50Georgina, Arctic Orchid, £20.

Page 33 Codeword

P A C K E T G A R L I CU R L S V O AC R O Q U E T E X T O LE W D A N T A

E D G E L E G R O O MO E K E IB A D G E R A D J U S TS P B N YC A P S I Z E S C A BU H S A H R TR O O S T C H A R M E RE N L H F E UD I E T E D S T O D G E

M P X A T J O N B Y R Z GK F U I Q S E W D C H V L

Butterflies

Page 38 Fitword

G R A S S G A S C O V E RE S P A R A M E T E R O IN I P I U P I U W A GI S N I F F F L U M E IE L O P E F R U I T B R A I D

I O E L R NA B B O T W E A L D B O A S T

R L A V A L R O A R PB A D P D E L V E S H E W

R H A L E O A X I L CM I N U S R A T E D S E A T S

A M H Y M OA N V I L D O W E L H U R R YL D A I R Y D O N O R OO P T G A T R R P A DO R E M P O W E R E D O EF O Y E R E O Y E X P E L

Page 39 Lettersets

T U N E R TU O E N T R YB A N A L A RE S U I C E

E X C E LS I N T W DO S A G I L EO C E A N N NN T E D D Y


Page 40 Arroword

I D S AO P E N T O P P E D

L S E A DJ E S U S B R A

A L L E G O R I CS T E A M D O D O

D R I V E W A Y

CampixuPages 36-37

Mind the GapWeekend, Brewery, Encoded, Epitome, Glucose, Frantic, Decking, Sherbet. The shaded word is: KEEPSAKE

Eggs

R uby



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Page 51 Box Clever

Total: 13.

Page 42 In the FrameCaroline – Painting 2, Ben – Painting 3, Helen – Painting 4, Tom – Painting 1.

Half-minute Hurdles

1 59 2 25 3 31 4 9 5 52 6 24 7 63 8 62.

Page 43 Kross Filler

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Page 44 Three to One

S H I P P I T YB A L A HA I R A N C I E N TC E C K M HH A M L E T P E A RE A O IL I M P O R D E A LO O F E A LR A V I O L I V I E

I U G E RD E E R N E S T

Page 46 Kakuro

5 3 1 4 2 13 4 1 2 8 5 7 91 2 9 8

3 1 5 7 9 81 2 7 9 5 8 6

9 8 62 4 3 6 1 7 56 9 8 2 9 8

2 1 7 91 3 5 2 6 7 9 8

9 8 6 8 9 6

Page 45 Steal the Scene

1 C2 2 A1 3 B4 4 B1 5 A3 6 C4 7 B3 8 A4 9 A2 10 B2

Word Sleuth

Mystery word: NEWT


1 84 2 178 3 171

Page 47 Add Up

Page 48 Sudoku

2 3 4 11 4 2 34 1 3 23 2 1 4

2 4 3 11 3 2 43 1 4 24 2 1 3

2 4 3 13 1 2 44 3 1 21 2 4 3

Pages 48-49 Outsider

Across 1 Besotted 5 Rasp 9 Glass 10 Flavour 11 Take 12 Argument 14 Diesel 15 Stylus 18 Sympathy 20 Imps 23 Entreat 24 Ditto 25 Doom 26 Colander

DOWN 1 Bigot 2 Shackle 3 Tusk 4 Effort 6 Above 7 Pirates 8 Faculty 13 Belated 14 Descend 16 Limited 17 Ghetto 19 Motto 21 Scour 22 Idea.

Page 50 Misprints

M

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A Morass B Askew, Out C Rave, True D Confirm E Even, Dive F Lure, Tour G Pace, Join H Rise, Toss J Offence K Used, Hate L Swoon, Rot M Tawdry.

We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

MARCEL PROUST

Page 41 Double Acrostic

Page 54 Stake OutA – 2, B – 9, C – 11.

Mini Lettersets

Arroword

P E T I TO O U AL O P R A MI P U B US K I I L LH N N E

G R E A T

A B M GA L S O R O T A

M N R U B SB O O S T O N L Y

S T A R S E E NT H I E V E O

E E L A N DH A R P B Y T E

G O E E LF I N E S S E L

L A T T E T E AK E G I N F O R M

S O R T E R A

Pages 52-53

V E I L C O WC M I E IO R B B A N A LN E A R T DF A D A C I DI R P ID I A R Y E L ME L D PN I B T H E M ET A U N

A T O M O L DA R B A P IG R O W L T O NO S E I GG A S D U C T

Jigsaw


Name Drop

Ewan McGregor and Robbie Williams

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Quick Thinking 79

Page 60 Missing Links

S Q U A S H L A D YU P O U R

L E A P R U N N E RE L N C S

U N D E R C H A S EE A

F I E L D T R U S TM I I I H

H A M M E R G R E YG I O H L

B E A T N E T T L E

Page 61 Sudoku

2

Take Part

2 7 6 5 3 1 9 4 89 1 8 4 2 6 7 5 33 4 5 7 8 9 1 2 68 5 4 2 1 7 3 6 97 2 9 6 5 3 4 8 11 6 3 8 9 4 2 7 56 8 1 3 7 2 5 9 44 9 2 1 6 5 8 3 75 3 7 9 4 8 6 1 2

Page 54 Lose-a-Letter

C O S B U L L D O GR T E A E LO B E S E T E N S EF W E AT E A C H E R B I N

R O A ES A D L U L L A B YI S N IN I G H T A M B L EE A E L A LW A S T R E L G A D

Page 62 Jigsaw

R R A N C H CE M U E A D OG S P E C K ME C H O R E A MN U S E OT A L C A M E N

L H I M NF I T C P R Y

B K E G OL I O N O G L EE E L F XG A L A E D G EA A D O R E MC A R I N A PY D E L A Y T

Page 63 Pathfinder

Blusher, Foundation, Lip-gloss, Bronzer, Lipstick, Face powder, Eyebrow pencil, Kohl, Eyeshadow, Rouge.

S E Y E O K L Y E

H A D L H C I E R

O U O W R N R B E

F N D U O E O W D

R E A G E P W O P

S H T I O C K F E

U L B L N I T A C

L G P I O N S P I

O S S B R Z E R L

Page 64 Wild Words

1 Cold shoulder 2 Long time no see 3 Drawbridge.


Pages 64-65 Crossword

S C T C C S PS P E A R P U L L A U P A I R

O M B R O U R GC I N E M A N O V E L Y E L P

L R L I E D EG A L L O P T R I B U T E

G A S O EP L U G D O L P H I N L O F T

U A Y O O OM E N U G I N S E N G W A R D

N A X A KB U N T I N G M A T R O N

P G S E E Y ST R U G S A M B A A B S E N T

O O T O G U T IC A R A F E K E R B R E A D Y

R D R E E R E

Page 55 Number Jig

Leftover number: 3076.

9 4 2 0 2 5 22 9 5 1 3 1 4 42 7 0 0 8 0 7 49 0 4 7 5 3 8 2

6 9 8 5 28 6 2 3 5 3 8 86 5 6 4 1 7 6 51 8 2 1 3 5 8 88 9 6 8 8 3 3


B A T H M O C KA I H O P L EK H A K I U N I T EE R N I L V P

B A L D P E E KO I Y IA R E A S E C T

S U V I A A FC O R G I L A R V AA A D O T V IR E L Y L E E R

Page 56 Skeleton

Page 57 Continuity

Page 58 Dilemma Fitword

J A M F A C E TA A L O ED E N S E U R NE A R SD U C K C I T E

O EP I N E A R C HO T I YS E A N A I V EE I C R NR A N C H E R A

S C A R F S A PH B A E AA S S W H E L PR T N EP E A T S C A R

I AC O N E D U C TA C T ON Y M P H I N NO U A O AE G G R E N A L


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Quick Thinking80

Page 70 Codeword

E N T I R E C L A I MT Y H U U R OH I P P O S U B J E C TI H M U E N TC R O W B A R F A I LS O O P I E E

A N T I L O G OS D I G E U HL E E K R E V E N U EE X S A A B AA Q U A T I C T R O U TZ D A E E A EE L E G Y E D I T O R

M Z R J U L C I Y N B Q WE X O P A V G H D F S T K

Page 71 Killer Sudoku

5 8 3 1 2 6 4 7 97 2 4 3 5 9 6 8 16 1 9 7 4 8 5 3 22 9 1 4 6 3 7 5 83 5 8 2 7 1 9 4 64 7 6 9 8 5 1 2 39 4 5 6 3 2 8 1 71 3 7 8 9 4 2 6 58 6 2 5 1 7 3 9 4


Page 72 Last Thoughts


P O W E R P O R T SO A O I E OL U G G A G E P E NI S C O GC A B T H E O R YE R A T D

C O L U M N S E EA W N A GG A S C L I M B E RE E L L U ES P R E E S E N S E

Wordsearch

D R I B Y D A L E

Y K C R I C K E T

A L V H U J B S D

M M F Z O E W R L

L O O R L R A C T

G D S B E G N E B

E I M Q O T R E G

A U W N U M T Q T

B Y F R I I P U N

H L X T A I T W B

Y J E T F E R O C

Solutions

Step Riddle

The word is: Anchovy.

WordbuilderAgent, Giant, Grant, Heart, Range, Train, Anthem, Hanger, Magnet, Margin, Mirage, Retain, Garment, Granite, Hairnet, Hearing, Heating, Minaret, Emigrant, Nightmare.

Pages 68-69Fitword

Leftover word: MALT

M O P E S T U DA I B E ET O T A L A R ME T D S U

O A F T E A RD I R E EA K I N N I PM N C D MS T E E R E V EO P Y A SN O T E A L A S


Name Drop

Nicole Kidman: released duets with Ewan McGregor (Come What May) and Robbie Williams (Somethin’ Stupid).

Page 7 Six Mix

Page 66 Mix & Match

R S L B DG E T A W A Y R E B U T

L P U E A CL A M P D O M I N A T E

X H E IN I P P E R H A L S

G R O G I ER A C E P L E D G E

Z L H SH E S I T A N T L O A F

L R R R I TA L L O W F O R F E I T

E N T E N

Page 67 Hop to ItA – 12, B – 10, C – 2.

Pages 68-69

FCSRPK

RUECIN

OLLERI

EMUEND

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Page 11 Hidato

Futoshiki

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Page 15 Knight’s Move

×

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Page 19 Safecracker

3R

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Quick Thinking 81

brainstorm

Page 55 Quote Hanjie

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The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Page 35 Safecracker

Page 51 Safecracker

Page 67 Safecracker

2D

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Page 31 Jigsaw

b, d and f

b d f

Page 23 Battleships

Number Square 41816721

24113917

3116

2225

238192010

12151452

Page 27 Logic Sequence

Can You Cut it?

Page 39 The Great Divide

Noughts and Crosses

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Page 47 Sum People171 3 5 8

Letter Box HALO

SEAS

ARIA

HART

Page 63 Pyramid1 A 2 AG 3 AGE 4 GEAR 5 RANGE 6 GARNET 7 GRANITE

See Saw

Two green balls balance the final scale.

1 2 3 4 5

Page 59 Traffic Lights

Page 59 Four Square 3 2

5 3

Page 71 Wall to Wall

GNDLAE

CHIEEN

OMLAPA

LOELSV

VSADRR

EOYLEG

Myriad

Page 73 Minesweeper

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