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:
Keyboard instrument
Average = 8 More than 16 = well done
Crossword
Try the easy or cryptic clues, then rearrange the letters in the shaded squares for the answer. CLUE: Suck up to show’s lead character, sticking 100 in flowers (10)
EASY CLUES
Across
Non-interfering (5-3) In a Painful (4) Writers (10) Liqueur (6) Hats, etc. (8) Mishap-inclined (8-5) Extremely complex (8) Identifying (6) Nearing defeat (2,3,5) Male rabbit (4) Verse (6) Unnecessary (8)