WORD JUMBLE
The marathon race was named after the site of an Ancient Greek battle. What plant did Marathon derive its name from? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six herbs and spices. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the answer.
1. FOR FANS
2. ANY SORER
3. ARNO EGO
4. CORNIER AD
5. HR CLIVE
6. ABLE FAY
SUDOKU
To solve the puzzle, each 3x3 box, each column and each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
SPIRAL XWORD
What animal is known as huggorm in Swedish? The answer to each clue (apart from the first) begins with the last letter of the preceding answer. The shaded squares will spell out the one-word answer.
1 Marionette (6)2 Netflix historical drama series (3,5)3 _, Jane Austen novel (10)4 Sir Walter _, explorer (7)5 Fast food item in a bun (9)6 Sour, putrid (6)7 _ robbery, blatant overcharging (8)8 Skin decoration (6)9 South central US state (8)10 Preposterous (6)11 Sausage dog (9)12 Milk and milk products (5)13 Over there (poetic) (6)14 Otis _, late US soul singer (7)15 French police officer (8)16 _ to help out, 2020 Government scheme (3,3)
