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Sudoku
Fill the grid so that every column, row, and 3x3 square includes all of the digits

Difficult
from one to nine. Solutions on Monday 6 8 7
2 9 3 7
5 4 2 7 3
easy

Medium
1 2
2 5 6 9 1 8 2 1
2 9 3
4 5 3 8 6 8 7 4
8 9 1 6
1 7 9 6 3 1
4 8 9
8 9 1 5 3 4 4 7
4 9
4 3 5 9 6 2 1 4
2 9 3 6
2 8 7 3 9 5 4 7
4 9 5
6 4 3 2 8 3 6 2
Extra clues: Today’s solution:
7 4 5 2 7 1 8 5 0901 322 5609 0907 181 2573
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Quick Crossword Small Crossword

1 2 3 4 5 6 ACROSS
1 2 3 4 5 Across
1 Golf term (9)
6 Echo (7) 7 8 7 Biblical garden (4)
6 7 7 Convenient (5)
8 Greek island (5)
9 Hurry (5) 9 10
10 Egg cells (3)
8 10 Liberty (7) 11 12 11 Slumbers (6)
12 Outlay (11) 13 Extremely
9 10
14 Agreeing (11) 13
frightened (9)
18 Assert (7) 14 Rebound (6)
14 15
19 Answer (5) 16 Historical
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21 Material (5) 16 17 period (3)
22 Gather (7) 18 Chasm (5)
12 18 19
19 Wicked (4)
Down 20 20 A great
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1 Rot (5) difference (9)
2 Whirlpool (6)
14 15 16 DOWN 9 Is disloyal to (7)
3 Tavern (3)
1 Drab speed (anag.) (9) 12 Duplicity (6)
4 Aptitude (6) 2 Confuses (6) 15 One on a computer (4)
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5 Put off (7) 3 Part of the leg (4) 17 Serpent (3)
8 Forecast (7) 4 Chinese cooking vessel (3)
18 19 5 Act of pressing clothes (7)
11 Merrymaking (7)
13 Receives (7) 6 Cautiously (9)
20 8 Abundant (7) Solution on Monday
15 Exaltation (6)
16 Irritate (6)
21 22 17 Courage (5) For today’s solution call:
20 Intimidate (3) 0907 181 2582
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Solution on Monday
Kakuro
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16 the numbers 1-9.
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Cross doubt Target times: Average: 20 mins 38 across and down –

Good: 16 mins Excellent: 12 mins 12 31 must total the
10 6 number in the
Can you make two common five-letter words from the nine 24
shaded box at the
Stuck? Call for a clue letters given, using each letter only once? You can – but 21 3 beginning or top of
0901 322 5601 only if one letter features in both words in the squares on
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each line. A number
Halve your Target Time!
the right. There’s at least one way to do it, and you have to may be repeated in
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have the right letter at the crossover – but which one is it? each line but NOT in
Today’s solution 6 9
a sequence.
See if you can find the answer within our target time. 4 25
0901 322 5607 If you need help, ring our clue-line below to find out 14 12
Both today’s words in a moment!
the crossover letter. Solution on Monday 38
Solution on Monday
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