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Puzzles March 26

Crossword


Across

  • 7 Quack quietly for something sticky and sweet (6)
  • 8 Core elements of soil in South American river causing delusions (8)
  • 9 Turn Musk more gloomy (8)
  • 10 Died worse off but diviner (6)
  • 11 Screened dour acting up in outhouse (8)
  • 12 Components of psychiatric or nervous difficulty (6)
  • 13 Navy's surprise broadcast for the British press (5,6)
  • 18 Twins invested in dredge mining (6)
  • 20 19 getting worked up about scripture behind the scenes (2,6)
  • 22 At some point during autopsy, check reveals innermost self (6)
  • 23 Rubbish politician finally working with awareness (8)
  • 24 Criminal's constant about scheme (8)
  • 25 Multiple persons embracing alternative idea (6)

Down

  • 1 Brought to mind all the same things initially (7)
  • 2 Broken ankles treated with alternative to toxic health care scam (5,3)
  • 3 Perfect example of dowry being arranged with bride's capital (6)
  • 4 Traditional cure pitched to one who makes false statements (8)
  • 5 Characters in American's werewolf comeback (6)
  • 6 Arch enemies swapping east for west? One of them was Caspar (4,3)
  • 8 Indulging in untested theories dangerously occupied sense (13)
  • 14 Intermittently help wild mice to spread contagion (8)
  • 15 Rose above former partner reportedly with high ranking (8)
  • 16 Style of reversible kimono is revolutionary (7)
  • 17 They redact if they detect things in speech (7)
  • 19 Oedipal behaviour entices topless nuts (6)
  • 21 Utter fool gets on board showing common sense (6)

Solution


Suduko

Instead of numbers, this puzzle uses letters. The usual rules of Sudoku apply. To help you, when read from left to right, the circled letters will spell out a 9-letter word.
Instead of numbers, this puzzle uses letters. The usual rules of Sudoku apply. To help you, when read from left to right, the circled letters will spell out a 9-letter word.

Solution


Wordflower

Find as many words of four or more letters from those given in the flower. You must use the central letter in every word, and no letter can be repeated. 12 to 18 words = brainbox 8 to 11 words = brainstorm 6 to 10 words = brain drain Under 6 words = birdbrain
Find as many words of four or more letters from those given in the flower. You must use the central letter in every word, and no letter can be repeated. 12 to 18 words = brainbox 8 to 11 words = brainstorm 6 to 10 words = brain drain Under 6 words = birdbrain

Posted in puzzles on Mar 01, 2026