>SPIRAL
Keyword clue: METAL-CASTING FACTORY
Starting with clue No 1, fill in the grid in a clockwise direction with four-letter words, working your way to the centre of the spiral puzzle. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next. If you’ve correctly filled in the grid, there should be a seven-letter keyword reading across from clue No 8.
1 . . . and change (keep changing your mind)
2 Short, quick blast
3 Crafty and sly
4 First mortal who died ___ (Vedas)
5 Currency exchange fee
6 Was in debt
7 Turn a . . . ear
8 Act like lava
9 Savage
10 Beloved and valued
11 Wine storage unit
12 A knot in wood
13 The . . . , the Bad and the Ugly
14 First queen of Carthage or British singer
15 Betting chances
16 Give the cold shoulder
>SUDOKU
These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that the same number appears only once in each row, each column and each 3x3 box.
>CRYPTOQUOTE
Example: AXYDLBAAXR is: LONGFELLOW
One letter stands for another. In the example above, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os and so on. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation
