Keyword clue: IMPEDES
>SPIRAL
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 have correctly filled in the grid there should be a seven-letter keyword reading across from clue No 8.
1 Gobble (down)
2 Overturn
3 Dowels
4 Minor mistake
5 Body of water
6 Defeat decisively
7 Big party (inf)
8 Stack
9 Knitting stitch
10 Teller of untruths
11 Boxing venue
12 Rory McIlroy’s game
13 Lather
14 Legendary tale
15 Distress call
16 Ceremonial splendour
>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.
MEDIUM
>CRYPTO QUOTE
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: YUOA is TAKE.
>VOWELLESS PUZZLE
All the vowels
