>SPIRAL
Keyword clue: PRIMATE
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 Earnest request
2 Raised platform
3 Dangerous whale
4 Sailor’s greeting
5 Mongolian tent
6 Minor dispute
7 Common amphibian
8 One thousand in a kilogram
9 Ancient legend
10 Assembly room
11 Camera glass
12 Chocolate for sharing
13 Ink stain
14 Helpful hints
15 Lose one’s footing
16 Persian fairy
>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 of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different. This week’s hint: SRNL is READ.
>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.
HARD
>VOWELLESS PUZZLE
All the vowels have been removed from
