WORD JUMBLE
What was the name of the titular pet raccoon in the 1963 children’s book by Sterling North, later made into a film? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six words to describe a ruffian. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the puzzle answer.
1 TRIM VAN
2 CANAL HART
3 SKIRT CERT
4 CHIRPY TOE
5 NIL VIAL
6 ALIGN OOH
SUDOKU
To solve the puzzle, each 3 x 3 box, each column and each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
SPIRAL XWORD
Which children’s figurine was originally invented by Danish woodworker Thomas Dam?