Wordwise
You have 15 minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must contain four or more letters, one of which must be the central square. No proper nouns, plurals or foreign words are allowed. There is one nine-letter word in the grid, for which the clue is: singer.
Average = 15 More than 35 = well done
Crossword
Try the easy or cryptic clues, then rearrange the letters in the shaded squares for the answer. CLUE: Zealous supporter beginning to amuse and make you laugh in audition (9).
EASY CLUES
Across
TV captions (9) Bring upon oneself (5) __ Novello, actor Settlements (10) Powerful vessel (7) Portable light (7) One on a rink (3,6) Quadrilateral (9) Feed (7) Estimated (7) Eleventh hour (4,6) Ursine mammal (4) Unpleasant (5) Degeneration (9)