ets) Pearman y | Includes skeletons, continuous, acrostics and more!ISSUE 36 Hello and welcome to Family Crosswords. We've given you a whole host of regular and giant-sized straight crosswords to enjoy solving, plus a selection of entertaining varieties - Skeleton, Cryptic, Acrostic and many more besides! Please feel free to drop us a line if you have any comments or suggestions - we're always pleased to hear from our readers and want to make sure we're giving you the very best mix of quality crosswords. Finally, don't forget to enter our £2,500 cash competition - see page 14 for details. Happy puzzling! tts March 4th i 5 Editor: Sarah Hornsby ty at 3 Editorial Team: James Barrett-Sterling, Ned Walker, Chris Candler Published by Keesing Media UK Ltd, 2” Floor, 61-63 St John Street, London, EC1M 4AN. Newstrade distribution by Seymour Distribution Ltd. 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E-mail: [email protected] @ recycleACROSS 1 Exit channel (6) 5 Short and fat (5) 7 Develop gradually (6) 8 Atmospheric gas (5) 9 Supporters’ group (3,4) 13 Bottled gas (7) 14 Cursed (5) 16 Sewing tool (6) 17 Varieties (5) 18 Affectedly modest (6) DOWN 1 Isolated instance (3-3) 2 Prickly (6) 3 Letter cover (8) 4 Egyptian canal (4) 6 Pop group (4) 8 Outmoded (8) 15 Coral formation (4) 10 Type of carriage (6) 11 Drastic (6) 12 Off-centre (4) ACROSS 1 Evolves (8) 7 Pessimist (5) 8 Remove hair (5) 9 Rostrum (6) 10 Italian lake (4) 12 Wading bird (4) 44 Jungle trek (6) 17 Greek fabulist (5) 18 Glorify (5) 49 Amusing story (8) DOWN 1 Ate (5) 2 Floor cleaner (6) 3 In need of a map (4) 4 Greek philosopher (5) 5 Doubting, cynical (9) 6 Talk terms (9) 41 Grow fond of (4,2) 13 Peer Gynt author (5) Family Crosswords 36 15 Age-old proverb (5) 16 Heroic poem (4)Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Kneecap (7) 4 Beach seat (9) 8 Sparkled (7) 9 Stepped (5) 10 Prank (5) 11 Caribbean republic (7) 16 Train stop (7) 17 Affordability (9) 18 Emotionless (5) 20 Dutch city (9) 22 Nocturnal bird (3) 24 Little cut (4) 26 Scientific workroom (10) 29 Mother-of-pear! (5) 30 Went on horseback (4) 32 Perform again (4) 33 Russian mountains (5) 34 Rash, impulsive (10) 37 Paris airport (4) 39 Not hers! (3) 40 Australian marsupial (9) 42 Diner (5) 46 Walking In The Air singer (4,5) 47 Alleviate (7) 49 Immediate (7) 53 Band's backstage demands (5) 54 Hindu mystic (6) 55 Conceal (5,2) 56 Multiplied () 57 Young hare (7) DOWN 1 Aquatic mammal (8) 2 Wooden stand (6) 3 Seductive (8) 4 Haggard (5) 5 Religion (5) 6 Appear as a ghost (5) 7 Aid organisation (3,5) 12 Yearns (5) 13 Unskilled (7) 14 Ploy (6) 15 Leg-powered boat (6) 19 Horse-drawn carriage (5) 20 In rapid tempo (7) 21 Social chaos (7) 23 Word of similar meaning (7) 25 Prepare dough (5) 27 Fetched (7) 28 Trunk (5) 31 Made-up (5) 35 Rouse from sleep (6) 36 Libya's capital (7) 38 Stank (6) 41 Unlocks (5) 43 Pasta type (8) 44 Peaceful (8) 45 Type of star (3,5) 48 At no time (5) 50 Crannies (5) 51 Twilled cloth (5) 52 Two times (6)Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Before time (9) 6 Live (5) 7 Placards (5) 9 Winery container (4) 10 Struggle (6) 12 Harvested (6) 14 Bird's bill (4) 17 Close-fitting (5) 18 Bits and bobs (5) 19 Mystified (9) DOWN 2 Part of a bridle (5) 3 Rugs (4) 4 Coin flip (4-2) 5 Acts angrily (5) 6 Short extract (7) 8 Mention (5,2) 44 Be quiet! (4,2) 13 Go fishing (5) 15 Ooze (5) 16 Small island (4) ACROSS 1 Stretchable (7) 6 Relating to sound (5) 7 Ship's record (7) 9 Bring to bear (5) 10 Complicated (6) 13 Acclaim (6) 15 Stupid (5) 17 Specialist school (7) 18 Chops (5) 49 Plead (7) DOWN 1 Pizzazz (5) 2 Group of three (6) 3 Piece of soap (4) 4 Make known (9) 5 Towering (5) 8 Complaint (9) 41 Chest (6) 42 Morally correct (5) 14 Cairo's country (5) 16 Soothe (4)Skeleton The black squares and clue numbers need to be filled in, as well as the answers - we've given you a few to help you get started. Once you've filled in the answers, the finished grid will be fully symmetrical. 2 g mn ACROSS DOWN 1 Imaginary 1 Less attractive 4 Spot 2 __ Fitzgerald, jazz singer 7 Learner signs 3 Purple-tinted shrub 8 Ancient Peruvian 4 Type of flatbread 10 Blue-green shade 5 Needs to 12 Discard 6 Eyrie nestling 15 Approach 9 Verify 16 Incident 11 Voted into office 17 Not illuminated 12 Potatoes (colloq.) 48 Sightless 43 Pass on 19 Carved pole 14 Trivial 21 Crattily 18 Faith 24 Mary's little friend 20 Murmur 26 Coal pit entrance 22 Door fastener 27 Give the right 23 Subsequently 28 Gallic 25 Mr__., Rowan Atkinson character 29 Tiler 26 Prefix meaning 'of air' Family Crosswords 36Acrostic Solve the clues below and write their answers into the top grid opposite. Some of the letters have a code number (some letters might have more than one number), which is the same for that letter throughout the puzzle - so this gives you extra clues to other answers. Now transfer the coded letters to the lower grid to spell out a phrase. 1 Reddish-purple colour 2 Hit repeatedly 3 Power source 4 Relating to sight 5 Muffling device 6 Tea addition 7 Higher 8 Gatehouse 9 Rampage 10 Slum area 11 Italian rice dish 12 Deserts 13 Sensible 14 Nominees 15 Handling, use 16 Narrow street 17 Logic 18 Dined well 19 Everest's range 20 Wealth 21 Wild 22 Achilles heel 23 Italian mountain range 24 Unprejudiced 25 Fidgety 26 Elegant 27 Collapsed 28 Globetrotter 29 Act of formally relinquishing power 30 Uncertainty 31 Triangular yacht sail 32 Cylindrical container 33 Crying 34 Fermented grape drink 35 American roadside hotel 36 Cooking in the oven 37 Oiliness 38 Small sausage 39 Was present at 40 Yellow-spotted flatfish 41 Aisle 42 HankeringFamily Crosswords 36 ft 27 6 jis |29 7 2 [10 12 ne [16 26 oa [2a 28 7 [20 5 a 23 [15 16 |7 5 at (16 16 1a [2a 10 14 6 14 |23 lie 26 ft 16 |7 9 10 7 14 15 [27 15 [24 10 [16 18 19 26 [29 |7 «(18 16 [10 13 [20 10 ft ne 26 [10 |6 28 3 7 |e |s 2a [16 16 26 [10 ‘fit Is [1s 20 [27 7 16 |19 Ss fe |7 |e 16 17 27 [28 |e 28 16 14 |16 [9 24 23 oft 16 16 10 ott la 5 2 | i ia 75 | il 26 |27 28 [29 | |Backwards Cross through some of the squares in a diagonally symmetrical pattern to make a completed crossword that matches the clues given. Watch out - the clues aren’t in the right order! C/H{|E|F/|S/B|L|M|F/P|H|E|/P A|D{IU/O/O|PJA;/L{ILIM|JA/LIL S|T/O|/O|P|U/V{/TJUJE/LIC\A TJA/Z|D|R{/E/A;|D|F/U;JLIL/Y E|F|G|/|V/E|R|Z/W/F|F/O/|R{\E R{E|L/It(S|H|E/D|P\E/W/E|R C/E\A\/D/S|A|Y|W/TIN|E/O|W H/IT/DJ/E|F/R/E;|P|R/ITJE|VIE UIN/T|H|H|IN/V{iTIU/ZIN|ZIL S|T/A|T{IILJO|NJE|R/Y/JIZIA H|W/T|U|R/|M\/E|E/O/U/G\H/T UIN/O|PJE|N{E|D/IL/L/E|N/E P/U/R|B|D;/B/D|J|F/E;TI|II|D ACROSS DOWN Acquit, spare Christmas season Animal skin Cornish city Crouch Employed Enjoyed Fuzz Foul-smelling Hot molten rock Kitchen bosses Must have Monopoly square Nourishment Should October 31st Still wrapped Overjoyed Very badly Printing device Water jug Roman fighter Writing materials Suppress Team member Type of sugar WatchACROSS 1 Incapacitated (4,2) 6 Gas, symbol O (6) 7 Sealskin boot (6) 8 Funeral oration (6) 10 Mend (6) 13 Church district (6) 16 Select (6) 17 Foil, frustrate (6) 18 Eye condition (6) 19 Duration (6) DOWN 1 Madagascan mammal (5) 2 River mouth (5) 3 Fire rod (5) 4 Repeated process (5) 5 Jealousy (4) 9 Deities (4) 11 Every single one (4) 12 Large rodent (5) 43 Flower part (5) 14 Mountain ash tree (5) 15 Incubate (5) 46 Arrived (4) ACROSS 1 Chess piece (6) 5 Bubbles (5) 7 Spinal bones (9) 10 Stork's delivery (4) 11 Pencil end (4) 12 Lengthened (9) 46 Togetherness (5) 47 Infer (6) DOWN 1 Ukraine's capital (4) 2 Sharpen (4) 3 Opera song (4) 4 Angel (6) 6 High voice (6) 8 PM after Blair (5) 9 Total possessions (6) 40 Rich lobster soup (6) 43 Tardy (4) 14 Donate (4) Family Crosswords 36 15 Prescribed amount (4) nJumbo crossword ACROSS 7 Domain (5) 9 Brought to an end (9) 11 Eating utensils (10) 12 Nickname for the BBC (6) 13 Comply (4) 15 Sign (7) 16 Body of water (3) 17 Ship's right side (9) 19 Strangeness (7) 20 Eve's partner (4) 21 Pointless endeavour (5,2,4) 25 Skin complaint (6) 27 There are 52 in a year (5) 29 To the rear (3) 30 ___ Lanka, country (3) 31 Land measurements (5) 32 Leave alone (3,3) 34 Former Cuban leader (5,6) 36 Suspend (4) 39 Not whole (7) 41 Recipient (9) 44 Definite article (3) 45 Disbeliever (7) 47 Utensil (4) 48 Ring-throwing game (6) 50 Scottish mountain range (10) 52 1995 Bond film (9) 53 Grilled bread (5) 12 DOWN 1 Forbid (8) 2 Rising __, 70s TV sitcom (4) 3 Yellow-flowering shrub (6) 4 Strange (7) 5 Norse god (4) 6 High-ranking naval officers (8) 8 Figure of speech (8) 10 Welsh resort (9) 14 Melbourne's river (5) 16 Shelter (9) 18 Street repairs (9) 20 Curved line (3) 22 Cherished (9) 23 Vehicle test (3) 24 ___ Angelou, poet (4) 26 Earthquake's focus (9) 28 Mud deposit (4) 30 Hit the slopes (3) 33 Shame-covering leaf (3) 35 Fellow pupil (9) 37 Useful quality (5) 38 Shopping centre (8) 40 Nevertheless (8) 42 Immensity (8) 43 Arrived at (7) 46 Small hob (6) 49 Chums (4) 51 Verbal (4)13 Family Crosswords 36Your cash prize £2,500 must be won Two prizes of £1,000 + five prizes of £100 each! 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Each magazine gives you a chance to enter, but only one entry per ‘magazine per household is allowed. closing date and prizewinners will be tthe closing date by sending a stamped ‘sae to: Competition 229 Prizewinners, agree to having their names and home towns published. 8 Promoter: Keesing Media UK Ltd, 2nd Floor, 61-63 St John Street, London ECIM AN. 9 The Editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into,competition! i 2 5: a ACROSS 1 Takes for granted (7) 5 Tehran's country (4) 7 Religious song (4) 8 Banjo sound (5) 9 Put away (4) 10 Invalid (4) 12 Sluggishness (7) 14 PRIZE ANSWER (6) 18 Exploit (3) 19 Frightens (6) 23 Open-toed shoes (7) 25 Hold out (4) 26 Back of the neck (4) 27 Midday meal (5) 28 Rock and ___ (4) 29 Young tigers (4) 30 Contestant (7) Family Crosswords 36 DOWN 1 Changes (6) 2 Go hungry (6) 3 Lodestone (6) 4 Turtle's home (5) 5 Badge of office (8) 6 More recent (5) 41 Lanterns (5) 43 On one occasion (4) 15 Greek letter (4) 16 Troops (8) 17 To any degree (2,3) 20 Lamb chop (6) 21 Kigali's country (6) 22 Packet (6) 23 Of sound (5) 24 Marten fur (5) 15ACROSS 1 Swellings (6) 6 Spouted vessel (6) 7 Always (9) 8 Portable light (5) 10 Broccoli part (5) 13 Beeswax structure (9) 15 Gripping tool (6) 16 Long bicycle (6) DOWN 4 Bottom part (4) 2 Along a line (6) 3 Filch () 4 Pill (6) 5 Begin hostilities (6) 8 Top cards (6) 9 Stove (6) 414 Ona ship (6) 12 Animal (5) 14 Soothing lotion (4) ACROSS 1 Line from a song (5) 4 Opera by Puccini (5) 7 In the past (3) 8 Spicy rice dish (5) 9 That place (5) 10 Marooned (8) 14 Impudence (8) 17 Truss (3,2) 19 Used up (5) 20 Computer key (3) 21 Unsafe (5) 22 Mob (5) DOWN 4 Circuits (4) 2 Small brook (4) 3 Corrosive (7) 4 Small child (3) 5 Unfaltering (6) 6 Plan (6) 11 Painters (7) 16 12 Horse's gait (6) 18 Salary (3) 13 Goodbyes (6) 15 Table-shaped hill (4) 16 Flower stalk (4)Going around the bend Filling in some of these answers will have you going around the bend! [20 ar ae Ea 25 26 27 28 ACROSS 1 British film and TV award (6) 4 Jekyll's counterpart (4) 9 Inn (3) 44 Warrants (5) 15 Purposes (4) 46 Keenness (4) 18 Motion picture (5) 22 Clip (3) 27 Possesses (4) 28 Roman court (5) DOWN 4 Jumps on one foot (4) 6 Scrounge (5) 7 Food list (4) 8 Possessive pronoun (3) 10 Truncheon (5) 11 Caper (5) Family Crosswords 36 17 Faucets (4) 18 Came across (3) 20 Wedding partner (5) 24 In this way (4) AROUND THE CORNER 1 Small fashion shop (8) 2 Time to come (6) 3 Take as your own (5) 5 Smeared (6) Italian bread (8) 12 Fringes (5) 13 Remove errors from software (5) 49 Element, symbol Eu (8) 21 Family favouritism (8) 23 Food seasoning (6) 25 Bandit (6) 26 Faint aroma (5) o 17Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 1 Canadian symbol (5,4) ¢ Electrical essential (5,4) 8 Construct (3,2) * Messenger of God (5) 9 Italian potato dumplings (7) * Red wine from Tuscany (7) 40 Hot pepper sauce (7) « Pipe insulation (7) 13 Estate __, house sellers (6) * Placidly (6) 45 Blacksmith's block (5) © Florida city (5) 16 Average (2-2) * Occasion (4) 18 Batch of laundry (4) * Percussion instrument (4) 20 Dessert items (5) ¢ French river (5) 21 Amended (6) ¢ Traditional sayings (6) 24 Baffled (7) * Junior embassy official (7) 28 Afternoon show (7) ® Insect's feeler (7) 29 Misses out (5) ¢ Underachiever, failure (5) 30 Scene from the past (9) * Type of car (9) DOWN 1 Sorcery (5) ¢ Stretchy fabric (5) 2 Ankle covers (7) * Predicament (7) 3 Rigid-deetrine ©) «. 4 Army division (4) * Diabolical (4) 5 Pond croaker (4) ¢ Spike (4) 6 Forever! (4) ¢ Jamaican fruit (4) 7 Flowered (7) ¢ Short witty poem (7) 11 Counsel (6) * Garden shrub (6) 12 Indigo plant (4) * Metallic element (4) 14 Level (6) © Phonetic alphabet's 'Y' (6) 146 Bingo (7) * Sleaziness (7) 17 Greyish-yellow colour (4) ¢ Killer whale (4) 19 Circular building (7) ¢ Stiff sheer fabric (7) 22 From the Netherlands (5) ¢ Trench (5) 23 Imbibed (5) ¢ Talk (5) 25 Birdbrain (4) * Potato side dish (4) 26 Browse the web (4) ¢ Small truncheon (4) 27 Give off (4) ¢ Statistics (4)23 19) ie 22. 24 27 | | 26 17 16 20 25 ae laa E 19 Family Crosswords 36Half and half Half of the answers must be written in the grid reading backwards — but you'll have to decide which. ACROSS 3 Ascertain, find out (9) 8 Roman emperor (4) 9 Pasta type (8) 10 Leapt (6) 13 Bodily strength (5) 14 Perform surgery (7) 15 Exist (3) 146 Exact (7) 17 Access (5) 21 Morals (6) 22 Postscript (8) 23 Maple genus (4) 24 Malicious mischief (9) 20 DOWN 1 Not thought about (9) 2 Shamed (9) 4 In reserve (5) 5 Instalment (7) 6 Friendly, welcoming (4) French for ‘black’ (4) 11 Final desperate effort (4-5) 12 Required (9) 14 Expert (3) 15 Portuguese dessert wine (7) 48 Christened (5) 49 Work-shy (4) 20 Fresh food shop (abbr.) (4) NACROSS 4 Replied (8) 5 Writing dyes (4) 6 Told untruths (4) 8 Arab ruler (4) 9 Wolf-like (6) 11 Scanty (6) 14 Stride (4) 15 Cold and damp (4) 16 Newcastle's river (4) 17 Astronaut (8) DOWN 1 Appropriateness (7) 2 Spinning sound (5) 3 Excavate (3,2) 4 Length of yarn (5) 7 Held up (7) 10 Give reasons for (7) 42 Safari country (5) 13 Double agents (5) 14 Because (5) ACROSS 3 Refreshment bar (6) 6 Greek deity (6) 7 Marvellous (9) 8 Remains behind (5) 10 Shouts (5) 14 Trains (9) 15 Electronic feeler (6) 16 Noblewomen (6) DOWN 1 Squanders (6) 2 Despondent (6) 3 Sydney beach (5) 4 Satisfy (6) 5 Road fee (4) 9 Laughable (6) 11 Degree (6) 42 Residential area (6) 143 Estimate (5) 14 Role model (4) Family Crosswords 36 2122 Codeword Each number in the puzzle stands for a letter of the alphabet. With the help of our starter letters, work out which letter each number represents. For example, you can now put the letter Hin any square where you see the number 10. Once you’ve done this for each of the starter letters, you'll have clues to help work out which letters appear in other squares. na |is |e |i7 |te|19 |20 lav a2 jes joa jas [a6Cryptic ACROSS 1 Masterstroke for the French link (6) 5 Fish move about helplessly (8) 9 It's no time to start the operation (4,4) 10 Upland creature on mountain with a tailless cat 6) 11 Get role sorted out under a different personality (5,3) 12 Start sweeping ash, perhaps, on the northern road (6) 13 Youthful nation's short on beauty (8) 15 Jumpy when on this boundary (4) 17 Press club (4) 19 Miller's rep whose death was a drama (8) 20 Rule about top statesman having to give up his job (6) 21 Heard knight got award, unexpected gift (8) 22 One studying violent robber? (6) 23 West Indian islander opposed to most of the fertiliser (8) 24 One doesn't start to give without a time to be pessimistic (8) 25 Two journalists from the north-east required (6) DOWN 2 D-Day campaign finished with praise we're told (8) 3 In favour of Venice, not one French holiday area (8) Family Crosswords 36 4 Acoterie's represented strange things (9) 5 Piety in desert, | beg you (3,8,4) 6 Open the gate at lunch, maybe (7) 7 Mathematical measure of energy and trade I'm working out (8) 8 Care about it going up with no answer (8) 14 Old Nick takes in French husband — a good sort! (9) 15 Ordinary person — always many, strangely (8) 16 Travel back or forth three times about Kent for fruit (8) 17 Fascinating quality of a love affair (8) 18 Go back without staff, perhaps, with first of employees out of sight (8) 19 FBI agents placed outside this part (7) 23Jumbo crossword ACROSS 6 Legendary tale (4) 8 Thin leather strip (5) 10 Sweet bay tree (6) 12 19th-century British PM (8) 13 Drowned river valley (3) 14 Sicilian volcano (4) 15 Combine (5) 16 Fish's respiratory organ (4) 17 Sufficient (5) 19 Australian rock band (4) 21 Pillage (7) 22 Church recess (4) 23 First-rate (8) 25 Lacking consistency (7) 27 Luciano __, Italian tenor (9) 30 Frequently (6) 33 Chilly (5) 34 Fast warship (9) 36 Intensely (7) 38 Womanly (8) 40 Carnival (4) 42 In or on water (7) 44 Dry earth (4) 46 Snapshot (5) 48 Smear carelessly (4) 49 Overshadow (5) 52 Covers with sugar coating (4) 53 Anger (3) 54 Going over (8) 55 Iconic VW car (6) 56 Warm and summery (5) 57 Work schedule (4) 24 DOWN 1 Sanitary (8) 2 Absolute (5) 3 Laid out, arranged (10) 4 ___ mater, former school (4) 5 Stinginess (8) 7 Damien __, British artist (6) 9 Largest anthropoid (7) 11 Consume (3,2) 17 Turkey's capital (6) 18 Buyers and sellers (7) 20 Signal (3) 22 Play division (3) 24 Red pepper powder (7) 25 Makes revisions (5) 26 NCO's stripe (7) 28 Special guest (inits.) (3) 29 Cuddly toy (6) 31 Cook in hot fat (3) 32 Scowl (7) 35 Smoothly (music) (6) 37 French for ‘one' (3) 38 Ribbon-like pasta (10) 39 Gesture of approval (3) 41 Due (8) 43 Disrobe (7) 45 Calmness (8) 47 Commencement (5) 50 More prudent (5) 51 Japan's capital (5) 53 Thing (4)25 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Reminder (4) 3 Pulls along (5) 7 Pulsate (5) 9 Early life (5) 10 Serial episode (10) 13 Triumphant (10) 15 Coarse (5) 17 Postage sticker (5) 18 Forested area (5) 19 Used to be (4) DOWN 1 Nocturnal insect (4) 2 Stupid (7) 4 Authors' earnings (9) 5 Wildebeest (3) 6 Type of wine (5) 8 Committed (9) 414 Instruct (7) 12 Obvious (5) 14 Duelling sword (4) ACROSS 1 Vicar's assistant (6) 5 Speedy (5) 7 Die (6) 8 Information (5) 9 Vocal quiver (7) 13 Begin a voyage (3,4) 14 Plain cake (5) 16 Spittle (6) 17 Moneylending (5) 48 Hot pepper (6) DOWN 1 Make, devise (6) 2 Torn (6) 3 Land turtle (8) 4 Opera star (4) 6 Compassion (4) 8 Walkway (8) 10 Type of car tyre (6) 11 Opposite of acid (6) 12 High cards (4) 26 15 Geek (4)Honeycomb Write the six-letter answers to these clues around their clue numbers in the grid, reading clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from the hexagon above the clue number. You’ll need to decide which direction they travel. 1 Consult advisers 11 Carrier 2 Lengthier 12 Signal fire 3 Blossom 13 Customer 4 Andy __, US pop artist 14 Newest 5 Gaudy 15 Eighth month 6 Liar 16 Commotion 7 Long-armed ape 17 Official population count 8 Sword, gun, eg 18 Hire 9 Cured 19 Pass by 10 Moral values 20 Imprudent Family Crosswords 36 27Pieceword Using just the Across clues, can you fit the 16 pieces into their correct places in the empty grid to complete the crossword? 1 Celebrities © maintain 7 Disparage plenty 2 Forearm bone 8 Biblical priest * stadiums 3 Church instrument * choice 9 Lose hope delicacy 40 Deposited ¢ ruling 4 Hurry ¢ blood relation 11 Lawful ¢ Greek letter 5 ___ Out, allot * team game 12 Nimble * medieval weapon 6 Mimic ¢ family member 1 LA 2 | GG S|P|R 3 a H K 5 ef 6 APE , on: e Glial 9 YE 40 "1 ve A RE 12 R oTs N|P O ng DOW Hi Oo LD NAS ce E\/T/B | ALL r Mo Wk ions] Miso] [ese] [ne] [eit Piult] [RisM [Riuis] [s[t a] [ule] [weve Eul UL ME T He val ETA af ang ell OR TI. T BO WSpiral 1 Lambs’ fathers (4) 2 Excellent (6) 3 Gorgeous (9) 4 Four-wheeled carriage (6) 5 Sycophantic character in David Copperfield (5,4) 6 Frontiersman (7) 7 Impervious (9) 8 Men's outfitter (6) 9 Source (4) 10 Threefold (6) 41 Swap (8) 42 Breakfast staple (4) 13 Crushed flat (8) 44 Ignore (9) 15 Entranceway (4) 16 Jewish spiritual leader (5) Find the answers to these clues and enter them into the grid one after the other starting from the top-left corner — the last letter of an answer is the first letter of the next. When you've filled in the grid two words can be found reading diagonally. 17 Two-faced (9) 18 Irish language (4) ACROSS 1 Factory truck (8) 7 Sheeplike (5) 8 Animal life (5) 9 Names (6) 10 Flavouring plant (4) 42 Rugby formation (4) 14 Neatly dressed (6) 17 Racecourse town (5) 48 Japanese poem (5) 19 Scatter (8) DOWN 1 Sham attack (5) 2 Staggered (6) 3 Remaining (4) 4 Champagne glass (5) 5 Netherlands port (9) 6 Brutal (9) Family Crosswords 36 11 Collect (6) 13 Spiny plants (5) 15 Wrench (5) 16 Hinder (4) 29Skeleton The black squares and clue numbers need to be filled in, as well as the answers - we've given you a few to help you get started. Once you've filled in the answers, the finished grid will be fully symmetrical. Eg 28 ACROSS 1 Solidify 4 Dried plums 7 Speed contest 8 Converged 9 Sixth Greek letter 10 Commonplace 13 Joker 15 British snake 17 Destined 18 Evidence of absence 19 Subsided 21 Hooked claw 26 US Mormon state 27 Acquired 28 Settee 29 Keep in custody 30 Wears 30 DOWN 1 Courageous 2 Stone 3 Identifies 4 Type of bread 5 Require 6 Electric motor part 10 Out of training 11 To such time as 12 Weighed down 14 Kimono sash 16 Supply a voice-over 48 Exist in great amounts 20 Visions 22 Inert gas 23 Promises 24 Flavour enhancer 25 Bucket downACROSS 1 Aviation industry (9) 6 Viennese dance (5) 7 Twig (5) 9 Silent (4) 10 Brainiac (6) 12 Loose-limbed (6) 14 Havana's island (4) 17 Graceful boat (5) 18 Make sense (3,2) 19 Lopsidedness (9) DOWN 2 Flamboyance (5) 3 Greek spirit (4) 4 Harass (6) 5 Welsh dog breed (5) 6 London stadium (7) 8 Old street light (3,4) 44 Small drum (3-3) 13 Foot covers (5) 15 Below (5) 16 Sheet (4) ACROSS 1 Protects (7) 6 Lay to rest (5) 7 Toffee (7) 9 Islamic holy book (5) 10 Written message (6) 13 Piping (6) 15 Incompetent (5) 47 Spartan (7) 18 Sudden luck (5) 49 Squeeze out (7) DOWN 1 Stick-on design (5) 2 Quantity (6) 3 Luxurious fabric (4) 4 Disinfect (9) 5 Fashion (5) 8 Brought back (9) 41 Dusk (6) 12 Arms or legs (5) 14 Web-footed bird (5) Family Crosswords 36 16 Get hold of (4) 31Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Stick out (7) 5 Shoulder to shoulder (7) 8 Kingdom (5) 9 Spherical object (5) 10 Remove forcibly (5) 11 Discussion group (5) 12 Notifies (5) 13 Australian marsupial (7) 17 Mexican snack (4) 18 Narrow neck of land (7) 20 Giant monster (4) 23 Occupant (7) 24 Become detached (4,3) 26 More arid (5) 27 Glacial period (3,3) 28 Latex (6) 29 Large wading bird (5) 32 Disappoint (3,4) 33 Tidal wave (7) 34 Nude (4) 35 Nautical spar (7) 36 Give in (4) 39 Mystified (7) 42 Star (abbr.) (5) 43 Egyptian peninsula (5) 45 Nigeria's capital (5) 46 Spirit dispenser (5) 47 Tossed (5) 48 Fast-running antelope (7) 49 Country bordering Botswana (7) 32 DOWN 1 Travel document (8) 2 Phonetic alphabet word (6) 3 Unwelcome visitor (10) 4 Scoundrel (6) 5 Prayer conclusion (4) 6 Engraved (6) 7 Irritating (8) 14 Embarrassing mistake (7) 15 Group of eight (5) 16 Encourage (3,2) 19 At a disadvantage (11) 21 Crocodile family member (9) 22 Vivid (9) 23 Of base ten (7) 25 Italian car maker (7) 29 Musical composition (7) 30 Narrative (5) 31 Hedgerow tree (5) 33 Declined (6,4) 34 Strike-breaker (8) 37 Country bordering Somalia (8) 38 Deborah, informally (6) 40 Storeys (6) 41 Two-piece swimsuit (6) 44 Golden ___ Bridge, San Francisco landmark (4)33 Family Crosswords 36Acrostic Solve the clues below and write their answers into the top grid opposite. Some of the letters have a code number (some letters might have more than one number), which is the same for that letter throughout the puzzle - so this gives you extra clues to other answers. Now transfer the coded letters to the lower grid to spell out a phrase. 1 Merchant 2 Greenery 3 Made headway 4 Circus compere 5 Type of flour 6 Small measurement 7 Trapped 8 Relating to stars 9 Paper size 10 Welsh arts festival 11 Extremely crowded 12 Mass rush 13 Long-bodied animal 14 Concerto solo 15 Get-out clause 16 Colourful butterfly 17 Pass a law 18 School holiday 19 Cartoon sailor 20 Make louder 21 Denver's state 22 Aim, goal 23 Muddled 24 Furthest back 34 25 Wonky 26 Earnings 27 Win back 28 Carnage 29 Young plant 30 Country on the Balkan Peninsula 31 Side of the thigh 32 Multitude 33 Greed 34 Oyster, mussel, eg 35 Sleeping pill 36 Selects 37 ___ Ferguson, former Duchess of York 38 Source of gum arabic 39 Picturesque 40 Range in the Italian Alps 41 Shareholder payout 42 Bona fidePy 26 le fio fr 28 20° 5 2 22 1 [24 10 12 13 [2 r) g ie [13 8 [25 2a 2 rn iis lar [4—«*ita 18 a 5 is [12 26 [i126 lao 1 5 6 7 14 12 [22 [23 7 7 la 20 6 Py ig 12 is 8 10 |19 4 29 14 |7 25 12 22 [19 [14 4 Ey) lo 14 7 (6 2 6 2 24 15 a i 6 3 a [1s 20° [25 24 [24 26 4 [20 [19 ia 3 ite Ho 2a [25 is 24 ia |7 16 2 is [22 jo |20 is [22 7 (6 le ia ft 16 14 10 1 lia [9 ‘ie 7 16 a fo [2 10 17 1 |B 22 [20 10 40 22, 19 21 2 9 ft [2 re a 7 2 |i9 [12 16 [8 12 ry 10 {5 t Y2 | | ap fe i 14 nS fie [17 [18 | i 20 fat [22 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Illegal actions (6) 6 Recluse (6) 7 Hinder, spoil (6) 8 Not certain (6) 10 VIP (6) 13 Useful tool (6) 16 Israel's currency (6) 17 Not susceptible (6) 48 Hard hat (6) 19 Highest point (6) DOWN 1 Rise (5) 2 Cat noise (5) 3 Shoulder gesture (5) 4 Faith (5) 5 Eyelid infection (4) 9 Paella ingredient (4) 41 Craving (4) 12 Be sparing with (5) 13 Flashiness (5) 14 Devil (5) 45 Molars, eg (5) 46 London district (4) ACROSS 1 Close at hand (6) 5 Install (3,2) 7 Type of fungus (9) 40 Dry (4) 11 Eager, expectant (4) 12 Savage (9) 16 Belt (5) 17 Piercing yell (6) DOWN 4 Spick and span (4) 2 Pieces (4) 3 White knight (4) 4 Espionage (6) 6 Price list (6) 8 Pace (5) 9 Salt-water lake (6) 40 Admission (6) 13 Flair (4) 14 Fashionable (4) 45 Sink or__ (4) 36Codeword Each number in the puzzle stands for a letter of the alphabet. With the help of our starter letters, work out which letter each number represents. For example, you can now put the letter S in any square where you see the number 11. Once you've done this for each of the starter letters, you'll have clues to help work out which letters appear in other squares. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ia fs fe fi7 fe \19 20 [21 [22 [23 [2a [25 [26 Family Crosswords 36 3738 Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 1 Astrology's 'twins' (6) * Moneylender (6) 4 Slow movement (music) (6) * Type of domed furnace (6) 7 Coated tablet (7) © Guacamole ingredient (7) 8 Consider (4) « Fail to stay afloat (4) 10 Government adviser (4) ¢ Yearn (4) 12 Carpentry tool (4) « Requests (4) 14 Metal fasteners (5) ¢ Shapes (6) 15 Furious (5) * Straight up (5) 16 Add, join (5) ¢ Long lock of hair (5) 17 Ice cream serving (5) ¢ Port-au-Prince's republic (5) 18 Caustic (5) ¢ Solstice celebrator (5) 20 Morose (4) ¢ Stick around (4) 22 Alert to danger (4) * One of the Great Lakes (4) 24 Ambush (4) * Small bouquet (4) 25 Competence (7) * Housebreaker (7) 26 Beer belly (6) ¢ Cause resentment (6) 27 Bumpy (6) ¢ Unseat (6) DOWN 1 Sir Bob ___, Band Aid instigator (6) * Togetherness (6) 2 Mosque's preacher (4) ¢ Move back and forth (4) $ Swift (6) « worstibhed figures (5) : Allotment (4) « Length times breadth (4) 6 Increase gradually (6) ¢ Weirdest (6) 9 Kenya's capital (7) * Previously (7) 41 Arrogant walk (7) © ‘Goodbye! (7) 12 Immediately (inits.) (4) © Italian white wine (4) 13 Arranged in sectors (5) * Genuflected (5) 15 Knowledge test (4) ¢ Spotting game (1-3) 17 Heavy mooring rope (6) ¢ Intensify (4,2) 19 Diner's cloth (6) * Solid carbon dioxide (3,3) 20 Circumference (5) Expression of joy (5) 21 Dim (5) * Word of farewell (5) 23 Black (poetic) (4) * Tug violently (4) 24 Blood classification (4) * Stage object (4)19 1 10 24 ns ie La 13 21 20. 27 2, Te 23 25 a 7, laa a6 39 Family Crosswords 36Pieceword Using just the Across clues, can you fit the 16 pieces into their correct places in the empty grid to complete the crossword? 1 Shared supply ¢ official decree * 7 Gnawing creature prompt 8 Capture 2 Bluish dye ¢ piercing tool 9 Cassette ¢ in arrears 3 Plant stalk ¢ checkout operator 10 Make higher effortless 4 Radio exposure ¢ warning sign 11 Biblical garden ¢ skin eruption 5 Consumed ° alcoholic drink 12 Ancient harp « tear 6 Bullseye ¢ type of grain 1 E|tlJe P Bn D 3 i sly 5 6 ufaft 7 AlI/R ° | 9 clE N 10 4 E|N|T | ue DUE CM] (ee) [cee] vl Ec [vein vie of [ria s| |- Mal Maw] [eeu] lace mMic| [eMMs| Lec al] [as iw} [eo] [fs pjojo| [rjc al] [ra olp] |v alt] [yo vino] lela tl] Jalee|] fein oo] je nf fen stie| [tine] [tap] [vie rn} [ce vial JoaACROSS 1 Bungle (4,2) 6 Madness (6) 7 Spotted dog breed (9) 8 Recent (5) 10 Medicinal cream (5) 13 Conceited (9) 15 Sanctuary (6) 16 Fertilised egg (6) DOWN 4 Repair (4) 2 Slim, graceful (6) 3 Disney dog (5) 4 Turkish capital (6) 5 Spin (6) 8 Flowery (6) 9 Protective screen (6) 44 Accounts book (6) 12 Poem (5) 14 Trial version (4) ACROSS 1 Panache (5) 4 Soft toffee (5) 7 Ottoman title (3) 8 Israeli desert (5) 9 Vagrant (5) 10 Terminate (8) 44 Carry on (8) 17 Exceed (5) 49 Startle (5) 20 Marry (3) 21 Tall flower (5) 22 Poem of lament (5) DOWN 1 Bankroll (4) 2 Seaweed (4) 3 Stuffed pasta (7) 4 Chubby (3) 5 Formulate (4,2) 6 Caught sight of (6) 11 Holy war (7) Family Crosswords 36 12 Group of fish (6) 18 Possess (3) 13 Foot part (6) 15 Fury (4) 16 US TV award (4) 4Half and half Half of the answers must be written in the grid reading backwards — but you'll have to decide which. ACROSS 1 Surpasses (7) 4 Supports (5) 7 Ancient Roman city (7) 8 Wore the crown (5) 9 Panted (6) 12 French farewell (2,6) 15 Cream and wine dessert (8) 17 To the point (6) 18 Muscle pain (5) 21 Lopsided (7) 22 Japanese fish dish (5) 23 Racing tout (7) 42 DOWN 1 Pupils (8) 2 Onto dry land (6) 3 Heredity factor (4) 4 Popular barbecue product (4) 5 Bingo officials (7) 6 Smear (4) 10 Seizes (5) 11 Indecision (5) 13 Decisive appraisal (4,4) 14 Pseudonyms (7) 146 Contoured (6) 18 Indian masala tea (4) 19 Inns (4) 20 Get wind of (4)Going around the bend Filling in some of these answers will have you going around the bend! [20 ar ae Ea 25 27 28 ACROSS 1 Skilled (5) 4 Clump of grass (4) 9 Cut with an axe (3) 44 Consume (3,2) 15 Function (4) 46 Commotion (4) 18 Glasses (abbr.) (5) 22 By what means? (3) 27 Sugar-coated (4) 28 Set foot in (5) DOWN 4 Clip (4) 6 Audacity (5) 7 Operator (4) 8 Geographical overview (3) 10 Stinging insects (5) 11 Stagger (5) Family Crosswords 36 17 Circle (4) 18 Holy __, the Vatican (3) 20 Berkshire racecourse (5) 24 Magician's tool (4) AROUND THE CORNER 1 Person missing from work or school (8) 2 Occurrences (6) 3 Invigorating drink (5) 5 Cold storage cabinet (6) 6 High-ranking clergyman (8) 12 Makes woollens (5) 13 Hawaiian greeting (5) 19 Memento (8) 21 Army rank (8) 23 Finest, best (6) 25 Religious worker (6) 26 Brownish-grey colour (5) 43Jumbo crossword ACROSS 7 Mummify (6) 8 ___ Rose, rock singer (3) 10 London railway station (6) 12 Arthur __, 1975 Wimbledon champ (4) 13 Estuary (3) 14. Small fish (7) 15 Happens (6) 17 Lily genus (4) 18 Binding (6) 21 18th-century bandit (10) 24 Topic (5) 26 Lucid (4) 27 Break free (6) 28 Tailless primates (4) 29 Conviction (6) 31 Humiliation (9) 34 Reprimand (7-2) 36 Approach suddenly (6) 38 Sail support (4) 40 Abundance (6) 42 ___ Watson, actress (4) 43 Divided Asian country (5) 44 Sudden rainstorm (10) 47 Cow's milk organ (5) 49 Projects out (4) 51 Chum (6) 54 At full speed (4,3) 55 Grecian vase (3) 56 Seek divine guidance (4) 58 Upward slope (6) 59 Knock (3) 60 Slip-ups (6) 44 DOWN 1 Martin , novelist (4) 2 Cream cake (6) 3 Food of the gods (8) 4 African desert (6) 5 Property documents (5) 6 Lion sound (4) 9 Country south of Latvia (9) 14 Surly (5) 16 Tai ____, Chinese exercise system (3) 19 Brother's daughter (5) 20 And so on (2,6) 22 Vietnam's capital (5) 23 Wild horse (7) 25 Circumvent (5) 26 Drained (5) 30 Sportsmanship (4,4) 32 On the verge of (5,2) 33 Puccini opera (5) 35 After (5) 37 Welsh for 'Wales' (5) 39 Sought answers (5) 41 Run into (9) 45 Guardian (8) 46 Wrongdoing (3) 48 Cheer up (5) 50 Cricket wickets (6) 52 Tainted (6) 53 Year divider (5) 54 Clenched hand (4) 57 Land measurement (4)45 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Schooled (8) 5 Dodgy (4) 6 Whizz (4) 8 Eye membrane (4) 9 Brass instrument (6) 11. S American cowboy (6) 44 Spanish river (4) 15 Gaelic language (4) 46 Hairy fruit (4) 17 Disaster (8) DOWN 14 Repeating (7) 2 Farmer's yield (5) 3 Restaurant patron (5) 4 Burning (5) 7 Minute life form (7) 10 Shopping cart (7) 12 Spontaneous 14 Surrey reply (2-3) racecourse (5) 13 Joker (5) ACROSS 3 Aromatic seed (6) 6 At work (2,4) 7 Postponed (9) 8 Ear parts (5) 10 Teams (5) 14 Not evergreen (9) 15 Nervous (2,4) 16 ___ Waugh, author (6) DOWN 1 Force (6) 2 Loving hug (6) 3 Synthetic fabric (5) 4 Crewed (6) 5 Virtuous (4) 9 Turned into (6) 44 Hardened (6) 142 Couch (6) 43 UK airport (5) 44 Cheat (4) 46Honeycomb Write the six-letter answers to these clues around their clue numbers in the grid, reading clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from the hexagon above the clue number. You’ll need to decide which direction they travel. 1 New York district 11 English cathedral city 2 Cautioned 12 Pictures 3 Rubbed out 13 Becomes aware of 4 Vine fruits 14 Fibrous tissue 5 Shuts 15 Son of Poseidon 6 English city 16 Inexpensive lodging 7 Country 17 Abase oneself 8 Afternoon nap 18 Trance 9 Italian for 'Peter’ 19 Hollowed-out boat 10 Graded 20 Pulled Family Crosswords 36 47Backwards Cross through some of the squares in a diagonally symmetrical pattern to make a completed crossword that matches the clues given. Watch out - the clues aren’t in the right order! Z\J|P/P([F{|M/P/P|V|V/K/BIL G/E|N/O/A|D/O/|T/A|S|H/E|S O|M\E/U/K|S/O/D|J|H/E/R{|J A|M{E|T/E|O|R/O/|LIO|G/YIE H/Y/|K/O|FiIM/T;|R|C/R{IN|LIZ DIO|A/F([T\E|R/M|A|T/H|RIN DJE;/B\/T|T/T/|R{I{|LIH{A| FIT Z\|K/C\|H|R/I|S|T|M/A/S|F|W J/S|E;/E/I|M|F/O/RIN|N/Si|V U|IN/E|W/Y/E;/A|R{|S/D/A|Y/|P ZIE;/J/A|M/S/T/Y|M/E/|TI|RIZ K|E|N/Y[A|Z/O/S|A|D/M|1|T H|R/|R|S|B/J|M|M|M/|K|N|A|W ACROSS DOWN Axe handle Blue-green gem Cinders Communal bedroom Confess Damascus’ country Consequences Jackson 5 hit Italian seaport Low on helpers January 1st Now and again Nairobi's country Owns, Pig pen Penniless Study of weather Secluded Sum owing Short crowbar Turt Show contempt Yearly festival Smallest particleHourglass As you solve the clues, you'll 1 see that, from 1 to 5, each word consists of the letters of the 2 previous answer minus one and, | from 5 to 9, each word consists of 3 the letters of the previous answer plus a new one. 1 George ___, actor 2 Community of birds 3 Punctuation mark 4 Lose heat 5 Mountain pass 6 Young stallion 7 Beat 8 Swarming insect 9 Seek advice ACROSS 4 Trade fair (4) 3 Intense suffering (5) 7 Illicit liquor (5) 9 Hand drum (5) 140 Make young again (10) 43 Omit letters (10) 15 Zodiac sign (5) 17 Jobbing writers (5) 48 Chairs (5) 149 Exceedingly (4) DOWN 1 Resound (4) 2 Old saying (7) 4 Nonsense (9) 5 Holy sister (3) 6 Manages (5) 8 Floating home (9) Family Crosswords 36 11 Newspaper story (7) 12 Slice (6) 14 See (4) 16 Fish eggs (3) a9Continuous There are no black squares in this crossword - just black bars where words finish. Each row or column's clues are given in order of their answers. 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SCO em NOOR OD ACROSS DOWN 1 Torso's curve e portable stove gas 2 Enthusiastic applause « dry and dusty 3 Japanese gown « thin pancake 4 Touchscreen device ¢ bedding 5 Sailing « that girl e Adam __, 80s glam rock pop star 6 Yoga pose « sculler's tool « sol-fa note 7 Pressed e saltpetre 8 Loud, insistent ¢___ Thurman, Kill Bill star 1 Stir-fry pan e good luck charm 2 Airman e voice quality 3 Poetic measurement « warehouse space 4 Moved silently e unanimous 5 Soft metal « assuage e pickling herb 6 Kiosk e lyric poem e expected to arrive 7 Dirty « bird's home 8 Bitumen « aggravate 9 Large concert venues « 16th-century architectural style 9 Castle defence « proposale top of 10 Sharp bite gigantic an ‘i’ 11 Home of the Tree of Knowledge « 10 Prayer bell ¢ excursion 44 Sewing implement « curt 50 playhouseACROSS 1 Tariff (6) 5 Deep pit (5) 7 Busy, energetic (6) 8 Case (5) 9 Nasal congestion (7) 13 Popular herb (7) 14 High-speed driver (5) 16 Long outburst (6) 17 Bravery (5) 18 High-pitched (6) DOWN 1 Risk (6) 2 Clever (6) 3 Prison head (8) 4 Persian king (4) 6 Single (4) 8 Self-conscious (8) 140 50th US state (6) 11 Succeed (2,4) 12 Docile (4) 15 Resent (4) ACROSS 1 Summer drink (8) 7 Stingy person (5) 8 Synagogue leader (5) 9 Ogled (6) 10 Engrave (4) 42 Aquatic creatures (4) 44 Indian spice mix (6) 17 Fifty-fifty (5) 48 Large feather (5) 19 Paraffin oil (8) DOWN 1 Cotton yarn (5) 2 Titbit (6) 3 Average (4) 4 Ledger entry (5) 5 Sound intensifier (9) 6 Stubborn (3-6) 41 Mark with spots (6) 13 Strain (5) Family Crosswords 36 15 Mistreat (5) 16 Norwegian port (4)Jumbo crossword ACROSS 6 Fled (3,3) 8 Linguine, lasagne, eg (5) 40 Dolt (4) 11 In addition (4) 12 Form of oxygen (5) 13 Blockhead (5) 14 Tries (8) 15 Decimal base (3) 16 Travelling cost (4) 18 Large iron stove (3) 20 Professional charges (4) 22 Attack (6) 25 Legal support (8) 27 Openly (7) 29 Misbehave (3,2) 30 Pomp And Circumstance composer (5) 32 Small wooded valley (4) 33 Male deer (4) 35 Put together (3,2) 36 Truffles, eg (5) 38 Butcher's knife (7) 40 Phrasing, terminology (8) 41 Tricky problem (6) 43 Two-masted boat (4) 44 Application (3) 47 Be dependent (4) 49 Sick (3) 51 Starving (8) 53 Early Scandinavian (6) 54 Addis ___, capital of Ethiopia (5) 55 Toxic metal (4) 56 Farm birds (4) 57 Petrol unit (5) 58 Tugged sharply (6) 52 DOWN 1 Malta's capital (8) 2 Moody (6) 3 Furniture fittings and fillings (10) 4 All over the country (10) 5 Origin (4) 7 Droopy, limp (6) 9 Mixed snow and rain (5) 10 Jagged precipice (5) 47 Stick (3) 19 Take on (5) 21 Temporary expedient (7) 23 Had a ballot (5) 24 Meddle (6) 26 Harsh (7) 28 Shouting (7) 30 Avidly (7) 31 Money returned (6) 34 Speculate (5) 37 Pacific republic (5) 39 Pasta type (10) 40 Wrongdoer (10) 42 Before (literary) (3) 45 Teaches (8) 46 Bird enclosure (6) 48 Units of 36 inches (5) 50 Pounced (5) 52 Stockings (6) 53 Want (4)53 Family Crosswords 36Half and half Half of the answers must be written in the grid reading backwards — but you'll have to decide which. ACROSS 1 Coy (5) 4 Stifle (5) 7 Emptied (9) 41 Haul (3) 12 Slippery fish (3) 13 Fragrant mixture (9) 14 Pines (6) 15 Deaden, suppress (6) 18 Height above the horizon (9) 20 Tina Turner's former husband (3) 21 Third-person pronoun (3) 22 Stopped (9) 25 Perhaps (5) 26 Identical or fraternal pair (5) 54 DOWN 1 Delegate (5) 2 UK broadcasting company (3) 3 Defoe's famous castaway (6) 5 Moose (3) 6 Repeating series (5) 7 Tropical fruit (9) 8 Listening, heedful (9) 9 Stormy (9) 10 Cooked in fat (4-5) 16 Playground toy (3-3) 17 Smouldering coal (5) 49 Detect (5) 23 Narrow sea inlet (3) 24 Heartache (3)Skeleton The black squares and clue numbers need to be filled in, as well as the answers - we've given you a few to help you get started. Once you've filled in the answers, the finished grid will be fully symmetrical. is 23 ACROSS 1 Speak softly 4 Crafty 7 Gradually decrease 8 Arctic dweller 9 Cutting machine 10 Untruth 11 Curtain rail cover 14 Corkscrew 17 Shipboard ring-throwing game 20 Bacon joint 23 Hearing organ 24 Wears away 25 Supernatural 26 Adult male 27 Erase 28 Conclude by reasoning Family Crosswords 36 DOWN 1 Fabricated 2 Average, middle 3 Rebellion 4 Treats badly 5 French Polynesian island 6 Sweet bay 12 ___ de Cologne, scent 13 Have a meal 15 Legume 16 Rigmarole 17 Waited in line 48 Element, symbol | 19 Oil-yielding seed 20 Minced 21 Made fun of 22 Aboriginal 55ACROSS 1 Make a copy (9) 6 Cord (5) 7 Aida composer (5) 9 Helps (4) 10 Pantyhose (6) 12 Small stones (6) 44 Unit of land (4) 17 Hang loosely (5) 18 Grown-up (5) 19 Sure thing (9) DOWN 2 Implant (5) 3 Onion-like plant (4) 4 Give way (4,2) 5 Hebrew holy text (5) 6 Accused (7) 8 Examine carefully (7) 41 Least possible (6) 13 Tequila plant (5) 45 Woo (5) 16 Car for hire (4) ACROSS 1 Cypriot capital (7) 6 Got by (5) 7 Print (7) 9 Heather genus (5) 10 Scottish loch (6) 13 Lark about (6) 15 Projecting point (5) 17 Devotee (7) 18 Ballroom dance (5) 49 Responses (7) DOWN 1 Himalayan country (5) 2 Snow sport (6) 3 Throb (4) 4 Watering device (9) 5 Suggestions (5) 8 Hoodwink (9) 11 Camping stove (6) 12 Frogs’ eggs (5) 56 14 Anxieties (5) 16 Palestinian city (4)Going around the bend Filling in some of these answers will have you going around the bend! 7 z 3 G 6 7 y g no 2 ‘3 a ta 16 17 ne 8 20 a ea ca es a5 5 a ca ACROSS 11 Fourth Greek letter (5) 1 Ornamental building (6) 17 Globule (4) 4 Extra (4) 18 Trunk (3) 9 Sour, rancid (3) 44 Symbol (5) 15 Western defence alliance (inits.) (4) 46 Action word (4) 18 African language group (5) 22 Devoured (3) 27 Tariff (4) 28 Fumed (5) DOWN 4 Goes with bangers! (4) 6 Learn (5) 7 Large waterbird (4) 8 ___ Brown, The Da Vinci Code author (3) 10 Sortie (5) Family Crosswords 36 20 Speak slowly (5) 24 Jittery (4) AROUND THE CORNER 4 Cosmetic operation (8) 2 Stay out of sight (3,3) 3 Brewing ingredient (5) 5 Devastate (6) 6 Take the lead (3,5) 12 Belly button (5) 13 Spectators’ enclosure (5) 19 Made use of (8) 21 Young at heart (8) 23 Getting older (6) 25 Cling (6) 26 Lazybones (5) 57Acrostic Solve the clues below and write their answers into the top grid opposite. Some of the letters have a code number (some letters might have more than one number), which is the same for that letter throughout the puzzle - so this gives you extra clues to other answers. Now transfer the coded letters to the lower grid to spell out a phrase. 1 New York's nickname 2 Vast Russian region 3 Is unable to 4 Person of no influence 5 Orders 6 Kilt pouch 7 Type of knot 8 Company moniker 9 Putin ___, leave for now 10 Finds out 11 Joyful 12 Middle 13 Emergency vehicle 14 Currently very popular 15 House-builder's frame 16 Shocked 17 Gloucestershire hills 18 Wonderful 19 Costliest 20 Myths handed down 21 Step-counting device 22 Difficult 23 Trade 24 Birmingham cricket ground 58 25 Thin, scrawny 26 Misshapen 27 Explode 28 Earnings 29 Awkward 30 Plume 31 Type of biscuit 32 Enigmatic 33 English county 34 Timber fungus 35 Disgusting 36 ___ French, Jennifer Saunders comedy partner 37 Frankness 38 Join together 39 Buckle 40 Furtive 41 Portuguese tourist region 42 Foot the billAS 2 22 [io 23 1 Py a5 Ho afi a lie 3 a 6 23 25 7 [is mn 23 |e (25/16 4 20 a7 5 ls [ie it [16 7 is A 2 26 19 |16 25 7 725 [10 6 |r \9 |e Py Fy 26 19 Cn oo Py iz fio (20/1 te ro ee 10 Ho te |i2 a le (22 |S He 6 25 23 it (25 20 [16 [25 16 a is 5 6 25 laa 7 26 [19 10. fi la 22 ie [ie [17 2 1a |S 25 19 is lav sie |S 6 Tr |s to |5 23 6 25 it |i1_f10_ jar 22 22 (23/14 10 23 (18/10 re pp f p 6 fj j | ns [ie [iz | i 9 20 a1 22 (23 [2a Family Crosswords 36Codeword Each number in the puzzle stands for a letter of the alphabet. With the help of our starter letters, work out which letter each number represents. For example, you can now put the letter W in any square where you see the number 2. Once you've done this for each of the starter letters, you'll have clues to help work out which letters appear in other squares. Fo 26 a ie E iy is ns jo |e ses li at jaa |e (26 S419 aaa 25 5 as a 20 a5 26 ns (|e ja fis [io les [13 ss (2 2s 19 |T a re 5 ai 5 oss io fen Vise na 113 9 (10 5 6 2 fe fs s fa at js fo (36 (25s ne id fre oa jes jaz les 6 25 fs ha a5 5 6 6 ja S19 toa a Jes ja iat F s i ns aa Is \7 fo fio fis. 26 ape 624 jar [6 fas a i 5 6 s 2 ig is me ft eis S25. ir ao fis fe is. ie /15 5 rz fa ai 7 is io ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ [Pp p pp p pf yf pp o [1 2 73 WwW ia |e |e |i7 |1e |19 |20 lav a2 les lea jas [a6 GACROSS 1 Commotion (6) 6 Immediately (2,4) 7 Giant planet (6) 8 Firstborn (6) 10 Sprinted (6) 13 Result, outcome (6) 16 Appraise (6) 147 Rub (6) 18 Possessing (6) 19 Animosity (6) DOWN 1 Hunting dog (5) 2 Judge's seat (5) 3 Founded (5) 4 Lyrics (6) 5 Writing (4) 9 Milk pudding (4) 44 Curved shapes (4) 12 Dark brown colour (5) 13 Application (5) 44 Rugby formation (5) 15 Extremely small (5) 16 Painful (4) ACROSS 1 Modernise (6) 5 Score (5) 7 Large band (9) 410 Motorway charge (4) 11 Greek hero (4) 12 Very hot (9) 16 Initiate (5) 17 Grovel (6) DOWN 14 Unwrap (4) 2 Hollow cylinder (4) 3 Rough metal edge (4) 4 Cold food store (6) 6 Weighing device (6) 8 Smudge (5) 9 Butt against (6) 10 Soft felt hat (6) 13 Stylish (4) 14 Italian ‘hello' (4) Family Crosswords 36 15 Got bigger (4) 6162 Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 1 Capable of being dissolved (7) ¢ Frankfurter, eg (7) 5 Enclosures (4) ¢ One who looks down on others (4) 7 Cardinal direction (4) * Neck part (4) 8 Sefiora Peron (5) © Thinner (5) 9 Barren (4) ¢ Salvador Spanish surrealist artist (4) 10 Electricity network (4) © Political grouping (4) 12 Learned (7) ¢ Speak softly (7) 14 Divulge (6) * Horse-drawn cab (6) 18 Rose, Guns N' Roses lead singer (3) * Buzz (3) 19 Bed cushion (6) ¢ Foam (6) 23 Give in (7) ¢ Unglazed pottery (7) 25 Person from the UK (colloq.) (4) ¢ Small-scale (4) 26 HH Munro's pen name (4) * US state (4) 27 Concluded (5) ¢ Early portable chair (5) 28 Details (abbr) (4) * Sushi fish (4) 29 Prying (4) ¢ Scalp growth (4) 30 Bullfighter (7) ¢ Painter's oil (7) DOWN 1 African expedition (6) ¢ Quick drawing (6) 2 Identity parade (4-2) « Oneness (6) 3 Slowly (music) (6) * The ___ Of Seville, opera (6) 4 Bequeath (5) * Weird (5) 5 Catch the eye (5,3) ¢ Statue base (8) 6 Insignia (5) * Snow sportsman (5) 41 Munch (6) * Whimsical (5) 43 Phonetic alphabet word (4) * Weighty book (4) 15 Opposed to (4) « Restaurant card (4) 16 Comfy seat (8) * Holiness (8) 17 Hand digit (5) * Saying, adage (5) 20 ___ Steadman, British actress (6) * Determined (6) 21 Celebrated (6) * Crowd together (6) 22 Roam (6) * Spoiled (6) 23 Bowl (5) * Posh, chic (5) 24 Affected by-seatevels (5) * Sweeping-brush 6)22 21 [20 io 7, He n6 15 a [23 25 63 Family Crosswords 36Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Cooking utensil (6,3) 4 Totally disorganised (7) 9 Famous Greek statue (5,2,4) 10 Deserved (6) 13 Gossip, hearsay (6) 14 Temperament (6) 16 Paroxysm (5) 19 Stress (9) 22 Helps (7) 23 Infancy (9) 26 Guffaw (5) 28 Forever (9) 30 Child's story (5,4) 32 Exploiting (5) 34 Necessary (9) 37 Early stages (7) 39 Pear tree bird (9) 41 Fireside nook (5) 43 Extra parts (6) 45 Be able to pay for (6) 48 Gouging tool (6) 49 Work together (11) 50 Commanded (7) 51 Latin phrase meaning 'to a sickening degree' (2,7) 64 DOWN 1 Allies (7) 2 Long for (5) 3 People of similar years (3,5) 5 Not on view (6) 6 Tree offshoot (4) 7 Provide garments (6) 8 Resupply with weapons (5) 11 Evangelist (8) 12 Inflamed eyelid swelling (4) 15 Old-fashioned (5) 17 Iran's former name (6) 18 Indian dress (4) 20 Enigma (7) 21 Not in good shape (3) 24 Apertures (5) 25 Performing (5) 26 Fine cotton thread (6) 27 Frown (5) 29 Wanting (7) 31 Cuppa time! (3,5) 33 American coin (6) 35 Fen (5) 36 Rocky peak (3) 38 ___ Rickman, late actor (4) 39 Pig meat (4) 40 Beaten (8) 41 USA's 'Gem State' (5) 42 Cry out (7) 43 Ornate plasterwork (6) 44 Melancholy (6) 46 Stage whisper (5) 47 ___ Jones, Welsh singer and presenter (4)[33 32 [29 ea 31 27 30, 65 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Loud warning horn (6) 6 Counting frame (6) 7 Pet rodent (6,3) 8 Phase, step (5) 10 Unabridged (5) 13 Speedway surface (4,5) 15 Paris art museum (6) 16 Descriptive word (6) DOWN 1 Ruler (4) 2 Bruise tincture (6) 3 Of the nose (5) 4 Food quota (6) 5 Posit (6) 8 Test (6) 9 Mourn (6) 11 Crude (6) 12 On the ocean (2,3) 14 Drawer handle (4) ACROSS 1 Hit hard (5) 4 Affiliate (5) 7 Donkey (3) 8 Less tainted (5) 9 Nun's robe (5) 10 Hurried writing (8) 14 Mender (8) 17 Peak (5) 19 Dumbfound (5) 20 Function (3) 21 Shower (5) 22 Extinguish (5) DOWN 1 Sobbed (4) 2 Breezy, open (4) 3 Pakistani city (7) 4 Type of tree (3) 5 Drink (6) 6 Gossip (6) 11 European country (7) 66 12 Vestiges (6) 18 Attempt (3) 43 Come into view (6) 15 Hawaiian island (4) 16 Gala (4)Do you want Family Crosswords delivered to your door every ee month? 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You'll need to decide which direction they travel. 1 Liverpool's river 11 Three times 2 Sparse 12 Balderdash 3 River-dwelling mammal 13 Make a journey 4 Artilleryman 14 Distressingly sad 5 Tanning apparatus 15 Line parallel to the equator 6 Sibling 16 Royal residence 7 Steel joist 17 Italian city 8 Goodness 18 Seller 9 Make a pet infertile 19 Terrain 10 Straw hat 20 Warsaw's countryBackwards Cross through some of the squares in a diagonally symmetrical pattern to make a completed crossword that matches the clues given. Watch out - the clues aren't in the right order! H{|T|I|T|LIE|H/O/L|D\E|R/|K W/|D|UJE/S|N{A/|T/P{OJE/E/C H/E|W{A|T/TI|R{|A/C/T|J{HIA E/ViE|K/I/E|DJE/A/A\A/C/T E|W|N/E/G|L/E/C|T|E/D/H|C LIE|C|D/H|I|R|P/A/O|D/V/H BIE|R{|A/T/E|FIC/|L/I\E|N/T A|IVIY|Z/R|S|C|F/O|G|N/C/H R{|J/P/R{/O|L/O|N|G/E/D|D/E R{IA|T/B|P\E/P|FIU|G/A|G\E O|Z|IM/D/E|\C/I/BJE|LiID/T|Y WIN|FIO/A/TIE|LIA/A|O|V/E T{IA;|C/C|O|R{ID/IIIN|G/T/O|R ACROSS DOWN Current champion Beverage Customer Circus act Drawn out Fall behind Entice, draw in Garden cart Ignored Gazetteer In the opinion of Medic (abbr.) Mature: More difficult Preceding night Morse code symbol Put on airs Postscripts Reprimand Put into code Rodent Reproduced Unit of sound Stand out Family Crosswords 36 69Pieceword Using just the Across clues, can you fit the 16 pieces into their correct places in the empty grid to complete the crossword? 1 Big swallow 8 Appointed expert * smidgen 2 Egyptian king ¢ dull pain 9 Australian animal * popular 3 Painter sandwich 4 Knife edge « lyrical 10 Finish ¢ child's friend 5 Paper measure e trumpet noise 11 Hollow-cheeked * operatic solo 6 Catastrophic fate * English county 12 Live music show ¢ ringed planet 7 US state * taunt 10 1 12 EMMc|] [: jee] [rio tlife 1 D H i: A RIE Hi. LIA pict] [s sie] [anit] [xf] Lis 70ACROSS 1 Burnt wood (8) 5 Therefore (4) 6 Tethered (4) 8 Probabilities (4) 9 Pillaged (6) 11 Soft, downy (6) 14 Pitch in (4) 45 Manure (4) 16 Amaze (4) 147 Beautiful (8) DOWN 1 Become detached (4,3) 2 Rubble (5) 3 Release (3,2) 4 Nimble (5) 7 Late (7) 40 Relies (7) 12 Bingo (5) 13 Spree (5) 14 Metal joint (5) ACROSS 3 Tuft of threads (6) 6 Bigger (6) 7 Aquatic sport (5,4) 8 Golf vehicles (5) 10 Edible entrails (5) 14 Type of biscuit (6,3) 145 Dawdle (6) 46 Opinion poll (6) DOWN 1 Health centre (6) 2 Astounded (6) 3 Attempts (5) 4 Detonate (3,3) 5 Brand symbol (4) 9 Type of bean (6) 11 Well-versed (6) 42 Shine (6) 143 Really (5) 14 Jokes (4) Family Crosswords 36 71Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Followers' association (3,4) 4 Ona frequent basis (9) 7 Scrap (7) 9 Compelled (7) 11 Large African antelope (5) 13 Code (6) 15 Social pariah (7) 18 Never defeated (11) 20 Jordan's only seaport (5) 21 Period of wooing (9) 24 Balanced (5) 25 Aficionado, authority (11) 27 Run-down (11) 30 Pungent bulb (5) 32 Standard (9) 34 Cowboy noose (5) 36 Well versed, adept (11) 38 Goddess of retribution (7) 40 Dining (6) 42 Finnish for 'Finland' (5) 44 Caribbean island (7) 47 Soldier's water flask (7) 48 Convey (9) 49 Cheese variety (7) 72 DOWN 1 Very thin pastry (4) 2 Spiced tea (4) 3 Frontier (6) 4 Ancient Italian (5) 5 Most recent (6) 6 Grassy patch (4) 8 In another country (6) 10 Breakfast food (5) 12 Percussion cap (9) 14 Kush, Asian mountains (5) 16 Pavlova, dancer (4) 17 Ragamuffin (6) 18 Join forces (5) 19 Luggage (5) 22 Japanese port (5) 23 Honoured (5) 25 Tea container (5) 26 Relating to sound (5) 27 Residences (9) 28 Previous (5) 29 Feathery-winged crop pests (6) 31 Mentioned (5) 33 Unskilful (5) 35 Read quickly (4) 36 Naval flag (6) 37 Inched (5) 39 Twigs (6) 40 Festive drink (6) 41 Occasion (5) 43 Consumer (4) 45 Marine force (4) 46 Adviser (4)73 Family Crosswords 3674 Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 1 Circumvent (6) ¢ Pungent edible bulb (6) 4 Power unit (6) ¢ Type of bird (6) 7 Rumour, gossip (7) * Sure (7) 8 __ Winslet, actress (4) Accept (4) 10 Norse god (4) ¢ Simplicity (4) 42 Bangs (5) Small fragment (5) 15 Clip (5) * Roman god of the dead (5) 16 Circular (5) * Human females (5) 17 Molten volcanic mixture (5) ¢ Musical opening (5) 18 Afford (5) © Social blunder (5) 19 Hand supports (5) ¢ Pulverise (5) 21 Ocean movements (5) * Overflow (5) 24 Heroic tale (4) * Mercy (4) 26 Coffee seed (4) Eye secretion (4) 27 Book repository (7) ¢ Insurance expert (7) 28 Fictional (4-2) « Get the better of (6) 29 Appear (6) * Football team number (6) DOWN 1 Free (6) * Reinforcements (6) 2 Arthur ___, 70s tennis ace (4) * Parasitic insects (4) 3 lonian island (5) * Step (5) 4 Surrey racecourse town (5) * Victor (5) 5 Isn't able to (4) ¢ Marvin ___, soul singer (4) 6 King of the fairies (6) ¢ Surpass (6) 9 Exercise class (4,3) ¢ Giant wave (7) 41 Rude, insulting (7) * Skirt length (7) 12 Momentary (5) ¢ Tailed celestial body (5) 13 oP: fem 14 Boasts (5) ¢ Thrusting weapon (5) 18 Plaster of Paris mineral (6) * Sound system (6) 20 Give (6) * Overexert (6) 22 Email folder (5) * Respite (3-2) 23 Egg-shaped (5) Obliterate (5) 25 Music symbol (4) ¢ US university (4) 26 Data unit (4) * Key in (4)20 14 ne He 23, 22. 20 2, 7 21 27 ne ne a 28 75 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Deficiency (4) 3 Royal racecourse (5) 7 Gin mixer (5) 9 Played a part (5) 10 Magazine (10) 13 US Pacific state (10) 45 Minor actor (5) 17 Satisfied (5) 18 Dark wood (5) 19 Deadly sin (4) DOWN 1 Bard's instrument (4) 7 2 Hide (7) 4 Moral values (9) 5 Choose (3) 6 Strangely (5) 8 Head of a tribe (9) 114 42nd US President (7) 12 Felt sore (5) 14 Whirlpool (4) 46 Small flap (3) ACROSS 1 Drowsy (6) 5 Beauty parlour (5) 7 Found out (6) 8 Very light pastry (5) 9 Eminent musician (7) 13 Amasses (7) 14 Wall painting (5) 16 Collapse, failure (6) 17 Canoe-like boat (5) 18 Discarded cargo (6) DOWN 1 Spiced sausage (6) 2 Dodged (6) 3 On time (8) 4 Hit hard (4) 6 Obligation (4) 8 Cement mixture (8) 10 Rarities (6) 11 Regard (6) 12 Hawaiian dance (4) 76 15 Eden inhabitant (4)Going around the bend Filling in some of these answers will have you going around the bend! [20 ae Ea 25 27 28 ACROSS 1 Painting on dry plaster (5) 4 Foundation (4) 9 Together with (3) 44 Eco-friendly (5) 15 Flutter (4) 16 Lump of soil (4) 18 Not married (5) 22 Soap block (3) 27 Johnny ___, US actor (4) 28 Practical joke (5) DOWN 4 Lean (4) 6 Brown pigment (5) 7 Unable to hear (4) 8 Gain victory (3) 10 Unmanned aircraft (5) 11 VIP (abbr.) (5) Family Crosswords 36 17 Serving plate (4) 18 Large country (3) 20 Ship's overhaul (5) 24 Gambling counter (4) AROUND THE CORNER 1 Very critical (8) 2 Livestock (6) 3 Roasting devices (5) 5 Economise severely (6) 6 Cruel (8) 12 Orchard fruit (5) 13 Principal (5) 19 Dawn (8) 21 Snail dish (8) 23 Ancient Greek city-state (6) 25 Search for food (6) 26 Pup (5) 77Acrostic Solve the clues below and write their answers into the top grid opposite. Some of the letters have a code number (some letters might have more than one number), which is the same for that letter throughout the puzzle - so this gives you extra clues to other answers. Now transfer the coded letters to the lower grid to spell out a phrase. 1 Season 2 Type of dog 3 Upward climb 4 Shivered 5 Yacht sail 6 Cooking method 7 Turn upside down 8 Rustle 9 Sturdy 10 Pass beyond 11 Formal decision 12 Firmness 13 Scorched 14 Insolent, cocky 15 Forgive 16 Send out a signal 17 Set free 18 Parity 19 Cook for too long 20 Hesitate 21 Stinging plant 22 Unimportant, petty 23 Abdicated 24 Bona fide 78 25 Defensive footballer 26 Sealing ring 27 Military aircraft centre 28 Surprising 29 Vigilant 30 Usual 31 Chairs 32 Hedge clippers 33 Nicholas Nickleby author 34 Cricket international 35 Revulsion 36 Large military unit 37 Beer production plant 38 Central American canal 39 Obedient 40 Kitchen hand protector 41 Music style 42 Seafront walkFi B B g BT a0 pes [2a 2 Be Rae [a0 fia a7 ae ae i ia 3 aia 7 ne |r ry 720 [38 3 ayia ra ne }i0 a ia fia ia v1 oe ia }i7 zr G i767 5 6 sf \7 20 Jo 5 a7 —]ia a is fos [28 er rye ai Jet 7 y3) ao faz ea eat fais fafa 8 29 aa fie] a aa pais Bp ) 30 a5 as Fa ne mas 70 i 9 110 26 26 6 7 22 26 27 |22. ia far fio 36 am a i728 Je efi a8 7 fe 27 i a as fee ne fia 27 a2 Ja 28 a ios Je isa fi7 6 Fy a a 20 [at faa o6 2a? ae a7 72 ise 5 is Bs fai no a0 3 ia lar ie zfs fia |e fii zfs 40 is fee [28 ar 2 Emmi ia 7 Co 26 21 12 27 16 26 113/10 cra ie ase ‘To rT eH fais fie fr fa i9 20 aie x aa f25 f26 fer Family Crosswords 36 79Skeleton The black squares and clue numbers need to be filled in, as well as the answers - we've given you a few to help you get started. Once you've filled in the answers, the finished grid will be fully symmetrical. 2 ACROSS 1 Carted 3 Ship's mooring device 5 Abrahamic religion 11 Major Himalayan peak 12 Faux __, social blunder 13 Beige 14 Barge in 15 Stinging insect 16 Electrically-charged particle 18 To do with planning 19 Shutdown 22 Repudiation 23 Quantity 80 DOWN 1 Wheel cover 2 Defective item 3 -___ Baba, Arabian Nights character 4 Win back 6 Not normal 7 Equipment 8 Sponger 9 Simplest 10 Criss-cross structure 15 At the back 17 Sugar and nut confection 20 Lubricant 21 ___ Thurman, actressACROSS 1 Canadian province (8) 7 Heaped up (5) 8 Basil sauce (5) 9 Serenade (4,2) 10 Tedious person (4) 12 Spoken (4) 44 Ordinal number (6) 17 Arctic home (5) 48 Embellish (5) 49 Musical piece (8) DOWN 4 Summer fruit (5) 2 Nakedness (6) 3 Adhesive strip (4) 4 Sumo competition (5) 5 Intermittent (9) 6 Napoleon's wife (9) 11 Salad ingredient (6) 13 Relieve, diminish (5) 45 Spacious (5) 46 Caper (4) ACROSS 1 Nepal's capital (9) 6 Compare (5) 7 Subject (5) 9 Start over (4) 10 Ordinary (6) 12 Strain (6) 44 Cleaning bar (4) 17 Worn, shabby (5) 18 Reach (5) 49 Highlander's cap (9) DOWN 2 Quizzed (5) 3 Prey on (4) 4 Novelist, e.g. (6) 5 Vision (5) 6 Greatest (7) 8 Overshadow (7) 41 Colouring stick (6) 43 Mortal (5) 15 Aroma (5) Family Crosswords 36 16 Continent (4) 31the grid one after the other starting from the top-left corner - the last letter of an answer is the first letter of the next. When you've filled in the grid two words can be found reading diagonally. Spiral Find the answers to these clues and enter them into 1 Undress (5,3) 2 Movies (5) 3 Technique (6) 4 Repair a tear (4) 5 Region (8) 6 Plasterer's tool (6) 7 Large water leaf (4,3) 8 Darling (4) 9 Ask for (7) 10 Speed (5) 41 Policeman (7) 12 Second showings (7) 43 Went astray (6) 14 Varies (7) 15 Glass-making mineral (6) 16 Accumulate (5) 47 Smother (6) 49 Perch (5) 20 Former Russian 18 Spring festival (6) ruler (4) ACROSS a 2 is a is 1 Best wishes (7) 6 Short-legged dog (5) 7 Shoulder blade (7) [7 3 9 Corroded (5) 40 Metallic element (6) 13 French brandy (6) fi 15 Therefore (5) 17 Milk pudding (7) 1 18 Impersonate (5) n2 ne 8 19 Bravery (7) is ne DOWN : 1 Tree gum (6) 2 Awakened (6) ie 3 Wound mark (4) 4 Musical climax (9) 5 Tripoli's country (5) 8 Chief opponent (9) 12 Story in verse (5) 16 Inscribe (4) 11 Metal, symbol Cu (6) 14 Declare (5) 82Honeycomb Write the six-letter answers to these clues around their clue numbers in the grid, reading clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from the hexagon above the clue number. You’ll need to decide which direction they travel. 1 Nautical measure 11 Bird of the auk family 2 Glossy cotton fabric 12 Refreshments coach 3 Moisten 13 Ice cream holder 4 Risky venture 14 Fish's main fin 5 Nun's headdress 15 Shriek 6 Aided 16 Imperfect 7 Fit for consumption 17 Dreaded 8 Tranquil 18 Tidily 9 Of awoman getting married 19 Stinky 10 Jail 20 Insignia Family Crosswords 36 83Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Near the knuckle (7) 5 Formal speech (7) 11 Flag (6) 12 Individual part (9) 13 'Trick or treat' night (9) 14 Public protest (6) 15 Fruit and nut cereal (6) 17 Book of synonyms (9) 19 Unisex name (7) 21 Plug (7) 25 Diamonds, opals, etc (4) 26 Unlicensed hunter (7) 28 Japanese rice drink (4) 29 Small cave (6) 30 Scrounger (6) 33 Clothed (4) 34 Briskly (music) (7) 35 Length (4) 36 Tombstone inscription (7) 38 Crowded together (7) 42 Remarkable events (9) 44 Double-size bottle (6) 46 Archaic reaping tool (6) 48 Productive (9) 50 Down to earth (9) 51 Child (6) 52 Neck cord (7) 53 Look up to (7) 84 DOWN 2 Waterlogged (5) 3 Make confused (7) 4 Mouth organ (9) 6 Body spray (9) 7 Go back in (2-5) 8 Woodland spirit (5) 9 Agrees to (7) 10 Corrected errors (7) 16 Combined (6) 48 Arab chief (6) 20 Bring into disrepute (9) 22 Under a spell (9) 23 Hooded waterproof garment (7) 24 Illinois city (7) 26 Ruined city in Jordan (5) 27 Sound broadcast (5) 31 Make a mistake (4,2) 32 Elaborate cream cake (6) 37 Demonstrator (9) 39 Single (9) 40 Take away from (7) 41 Fashion show platform (7) 43 River mouth (7) 45 Profitable (7) 47 Dried coconut kernels (5) 49 Heredity units (5)85 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Fall asleep (3,3) 6 Apt, inclined (6) 7 Japanese hostess (6) 8 Animal shelter (6) 40 Ruffle (6) 13 Avaricious (6) 46 Shooting star (6) 17 Cultural (6) 18 Magnificent (6) 49 Chaperone (6) DOWN 4 End of the day (5) 2 Watering hole (5) 3 Sliver (5) 4 Sharp as a tack (5) 5 Crest (4) 9 Looked at (4) 11 Eye lecherously (4) 142 Gem (5) 13 Diving bird (5) 44 Moral principle (5) 15 Pleasure boat (5) 16 Tableland (4) ACROSS 1 Public procession (6) 5 Crime syndicate (5) 7 Defying authority (9) 40 Narrative (4) 11 Shout (4) 12 Meadow flower (9) 46 Wooden support (5) 17 Burnt brightly (6) DOWN 4 Juicy fruit (4) 2 Face-off (4) 3 Precipitation (4) 4 Mobile guard (6) 6 Soak up (6) 8 Permissible (5) 9 Hellenic Republic (6) 10 Hayfever trigger (6) 43 No longer new (4) 14 __ Grey, tea (4) 15 Recompensed (4) 86Codeword Each number in the puzzle stands for a letter of the alphabet. With the help of our starter letters, work out which letter each number represents. For example, you can now put the letter D in any square where you see the number 4. Once you've done this for each of the starter letters, you’ll have clues to help work out which letters appear in other squares. ABS DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 14 6 fe fi7 fe \19 20 [21 |22 [23 [2a [25 [26 Family Crosswords 36 87Backwards Cross through some of the squares in a diagonally symmetrical pattern to make a completed crossword that matches the clues given. Watch out - the clues aren’t in the right order! H{|E|D/F[F{T/E/A|Z|J|E|M|W G|R{|A|P/H|S|N/|S/C|H/{O/OJL NiA/R|R{|K/E|Z{|C\|C/A/C|R/Z H|S/|Wi/E\E|T/H/E|A|R/T|S|K AJE|H|D/B/S|T/IN/B|D|J/E/1 FIR(E\E|Z/E|Z|D/A|W/D|L/E U|IN/TIC\|V/LIN|K|R/OJU|G/E G|R{E;/E/T|S|L/P/JO|R|T/AIL K|A/E|S\|E/H|/|G|/O|N/|K|/W|L|W R{|T/E|S|T/I|MJO|N/IJA|LIN NiIT/T/O|J/F/D|D|P|N/FIJE|Z FILJO|R{E/TII|LIE/G/B\Y/E K|E/D|H|K/S;/EJE|V/A|Vv|sic ACROSS DOWN Behold African fly Charts Back streets Entrance Breed of dog Evidence Forerunner Extra in cricket Industrious Herbal brew Long fish Ice over Rise Linger Rubber Lovers Stuffy atmosphere Piece of broccoli Tasty titbit Train, educate Unnerve Welcomes Work periodsCryptic ACROSS 5 Exercise - one follows a drawn out book (3,3,5) 6 Have to get heads of operations when negotiating (3) 8 Forty Winks is the tipster's choice (3) 10 Did building work with bandages on (9) 14 Delights on the way in? @) 16 Hooters for Wales, even! (4) 17 Composer's taking regular characters from Lawrence (4) 18 Reach part of Lutheran Germany (6) 19 Booby, for example, making porridge (4) 20 Look closely at member of the Upper House (4) 21 English girl's decoration on uniform (9) 22 Changing rate sure to be right for financial officer (9) 25 Main constituent of those adrift (3) 27 British made wagon initially? No, German (3) 28 Putting working team in box is thoughtful (11) DOWN 1 Dawn's trimmed bristles (3) 2 Workers removing top of Y-fronts (4) 3 Weapon hidden back in the creeper (4) 4 Catch up, given time (3) 7 Howls - we flit around, making this call (4,7) 9 I see batsman dismissed Family Crosswords 36 for truancy (11) 10 Quiet householder as national leader (9) 11 Every other letter an A? Awkward! (9) 12 English cathedral chorister with energy for one, perhaps (9) 13 Become lost from view, having paid out, clutching small fruit (9) 15 Cancel yearbook - second one's gone (5) 23 Iqbal's expression or disgust (2,2) 24 Operator's sure to go wrong (4) 26 Series of scenes regularly observed in Ascot (3) 27 Some cross-bencher on Scottish tor (3) 89Pieceword Using just the Across clues, can you fit the 16 pieces into their correct places in the empty grid to complete the crossword? 4 Clothing « fling 7 Calculate © charged particle 2 Insect ¢ supply 8 Shopping trips ¢ jot down 3 Weird ¢ divulge a secret 9 Shocking self-conscious 4 Messenger 10 US state * Japanese cartoons 5 Otherwise « fury 11 Necessity 6 Western shoot-out 12 Cad ¢ junk 1 Alii 2 Mee TER 3 i APP 5 BEE 6 s|T.R 7 8 9 10 1 12 GeE Hi cio u AND E R UR Gu 1 ON I ME s N E u a) RiA PACROSS 1 Greek letter (6) 6 Butted (6) 7 Speed (9) 8 Pamper a dog (5) 10 Proverb (5) 13 Wonderful, superb (9) 15 Cider bottle (6) 16 Summer house (6) DOWN 4 Wine sediment (4) 2 Tijuana's country (6) 3 Field of conflict (5) 4 Entertained (6) 5 Stick (6) 8 Dismount (3,3) 9 Autumnal colour (6) 41 Working (6) 12 Jab of pain (5) 14 Italian 'goodbye' (4) ACROSS 4 Monk (5) 4 Sound reasoning (5) 7 Japanese sash (3) 8 Rolls of fabric (5) 9 Slip-up (5) 10 Bombing missions (3,5) 14 Loudest (8) 17 Natural hair dye (5) 49 Things (5) 20 Group (3) 21 Enchantress (5) 22 Devour (3,2) DOWN 1 Untruths (4) 2 Ina lazy manner (4) 3 Opera composer (7) 4 Falsehood (3) 5 Pungent bulb (6) 6 Stroke fondly (6) Family Crosswords 36 11 Let-up (7) 16 At once (inits.) (4) 12 At any rate (6) 18 Volcanic material (3) 13 Small songbird (6) 15 Most suitable (4) 91Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Dodoma's country (8) 4 Defrauded (8) 9 Arms, legs etc (6) 10 Entomb (5) 11 In front of (archaic) (5) 12 Serpentine curve (7) 13 Get metal from ore (5) 15 Henchman (5) 17 West Indian music style (7) 20 Old English gold coin (6) 21 Confronting (6) 23 Big win (7) 28 Thomas __, US inventor (6) 29 Idea (6) 30 Heap (5) 31 Country north of Lithuania (6) 33 Telephone (4,2) 35 Travel industry (7) 38 Indian peace advocate (6) 40 Inundation (6) 42 Ronnie __, diminutive comedian (7) 45 Requisites (5) 47 Sequence (5) 49 Assistants (7) 50 Written work (5) 51 Greek island (5) 52 Popular Sydney beach (5) 53 Unflagging (8) 54 Scandalous (8) 92 DOWN 1 Claws (6) 2 Italian custard dessert (10) 3 Anglesey's location (5,3) 5 Cautiousness (8) 6 Dissimilarity (10) 7 Formal, elegant (6) 8 Jammed (5) 14 Meal list (4) 16 Inert gas, symbol Ne (4) 17 Louisiana music style (5) 18 Shaggy-coated animal (3) 19 In many cases (5) 20 Back-breaking (9) 22 F1 racing tournament (5,4) 24 French country house (7) 25 La Bohéme composer (7) 26 Soiled (5) 27 Song of mourning (5) 32 Topmost room (5) 33 Dispatch (5) 34 Give a decision (10) 36 Loot (3) 37 Tremor after an earthquake (10) 39 Tropical fever (4) 41 Advise (4) 43 Transgressions (8) 44 Meticulous (8) 45 Most delightful (6) 46 Cold-shoulder (5) 48 Very angry (6)93 Family Crosswords 3694 Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 1 French eatery (6) ¢ Ukrainian peninsula (6) 4 Bestow (5) ¢ Nigeria's former capital (5) 7 Harvest (4) ¢ Snack bar (4) 8 Bead of moisture (7) ¢ Travelling show (7) 9 Garden tool (4) ¢/ Love ____, old US TV show (4) 114 __ Martin, American crooner (4) * Voice below soprano (4) 42 Colorado ski resort (5) ¢ Rant and rave (2,3) 13 Saudi Arabia's capital (6) * Work (6) 15 Act out in silence (4) ¢ Full of hope (4) 17 Epic tale (4) ¢ Relinquish (4) 18 Cleaning agent (6) ¢ Surpass in cunning (6) 19 Headings (5) * String instrument (5) 20 Antioxidant berry (4) Metal, symbol Fe (4) 22 Mexican coin (4) ¢ Prison chamber (4) 23 Knowledgeable (7) * Twining plant shoot (7) 24 Ceramic panel (4) * Rain heavily (4) 25 Nuisances (5) ¢ Origins (5) 26 Glimpse (6) ¢ Slivers (6) DOWN 1 Decelerate) « 2 Plead with (7) © Strictly (7) 3 ___ Warhol, pop artist (4) * Reddish-gold pond fish (4) 4 Ina straightforward direction (6) ¢ Sufficient (6) 5 Predicament (7) * Wrestle (7) 6 Shy, introverted (9) Vast plain in Tanzania (9) 40 Hindu Kush city (5) « South American rodent (5) 11 Devon carpet town (9) ¢ Very inexpensive (4,5) 14 Use a divining rod (5) ¢ Utilisation (5) 16 Keepsake (7) ¢ Missouri's largest city (2,5) 17 Blue-veined cheese (7) ¢ Topsy-turvy (7) 18 Corpses (6) * Egyptian god, husband of Isis (6) 21 Very overweight (5) * World map book (5) 22 Obstruct (4) * Writing tools (4)95 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Storyteller (8) 5 Sight organs (4) 6 Appends (4) 8 Beloved (4) 9 Infer (6) 11 Tent-dweller (6) 14 Leak (4) 415 Ship's floor (4) 16 Metal, symbol Zn (4) 17 Odd-job worker (8) DOWN 1 Itinerant (7) 2 Jockey (5) 3 Fight off (5) 4 Annoyed (5) 7 Disfigured (7) 10 Account for (7) 42 Miss (5) 13 Roost (5) 14 Dummy bird (5) ACROSS 3 Grim (6) 6 Hire (6) 7 Not yet mapped (9) 8 Compel (5) 10 Lukewarm (5) 14 Walking sounds (9) 15 Messiah composer (6) 16 Adapt, adjust (6) DOWN 4 Lucky escape (3-3) 2 Medical centre (6) 3 Tales of yore (5) 4 Circus site (3,3) 5 Not alive (4) 9 Ran wild (6) 41 Get bigger (6) 12 Cheek indentation (6) 13 Irritating (5) 96 14 Coating (4)Going around the bend Filling in some of these answers will have you going around the bend! fi z 3 a 5 ie 7 8 3 no 1 2 fg Fa 5 16 17 fe no 20 i 2 Bs 4 as 25 27 ze ACROSS 11 Dance in triple time (6) 1 Grinding tooth (6) 17 Achiever, go-getter (4) 4 Cipher (4) 18 No (3) 9 Honorary title (3) 14 Artificial waterway (5) 15 Horse colour (4) 46 Loan out (4) 18 Cardinal direction (5) 22 Branch of Buddhism (3) 27 Unfastened (4) 28 Threaded fastener (5) DOWN 4 Close friend (4) 6 Rented (5) 7 River dividing Germany and Poland (4) 8 Spanish for ‘sun’ (3) 10 Artificial silk (5) Family Crosswords 36 20 Duke's territory (5) 24 Small chess piece (4) AROUND THE CORNER 14 Magnificent, imposing (8) 2 Looked lecherously (6) 3 Refute (5) 5 Artful___, Dickens character (6) 6 Bushy boundary (8) 12 Sand ridges (5) 143 Stunned (5) 19 UK airport (8) 21 By a whisker (8) 23 Any one of two (6) 25 Occur (4,2) 26 Gapes open (5) 97Acrostic Solve the clues below and write their answers into the top grid opposite. Some of the letters have a code number (some letters might have more than one number), which is the same for that letter throughout the puzzle - so this gives you extra clues to other answers. Now transfer the coded letters to the lower grid to spell out a phrase. 1 Barbarous 2 Frontier 3 Tough 4 Principal female singer 5 Type of paint 6 Dignified, stately 7 Demon 8 Devours 9 Sweet-smelling 10 Greyish-black colour 11 Variety of orange 12 Nigeria's continent 13 Discounted purchase 14 Nearly all 15 Trophy 16 Rehearsal 17 Prospect 18 Natural environment 19 Right away 20 Business associate 21 Astute 22 Unsure 23 Vacation 24 Evildoer 98 25 Impromptu 26 Draw level 27 100th anniversary 28 Yet to be decided 29 Ornate timepiece 30 Lenient 31 Dried grape 32 Exposed 33 Loudhailer 34 Open-minded 35 Group of islands 36 Inoperative 37 Mind reading 38 Get past 39 Cry for more 40 Not up to expectations 41 Commencing 42 WandererPy er iz 7 2 26 [22 12 r) 6 [19 [is rn le ia [4 5 [26 [23 6 a1 jaa lis [1 7 fo [19 [22 Fy ns [16/18 9 26 3 Th) 15 a 7 rr s 7 ie [2 |6é fi9 9 23 7 13 22 [23 15 17 jar je iz 27 [2a 19 13 23 ‘7 [26 |6 26 6 15 [20 27 1 2 8 | i Is 6 |r je fs fio yt 2 fis ta HS n6 17 [18 25 [26/27 22 | id [24 Family Crosswords 36 99Continuous There are no black squares in this crossword — just black bars where words finish. Each row or column's clues are given in order of their answers. 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SCO em NOOR OD ACROSS 1 Weasel-like mammal rodents 2 Lincoln, colloquially « character set 3 Cow noise « retaliatory attack 4 Caress e part of the UK e Eden inhabitant 5 Once more « ram's partner « old horse 6 Twilled fabric ¢ courage 7 Boy e soldier in the Holy Wars 8 Gas, symbol Ar e medieval copyist 9 Gradient ¢ scoundrel ¢ and not 10 Slippery fishes « high mountain e ___ Stravinsky, composer 41 Umpire ¢ male offspring 100 DOWN 1 South American plains ¢ powerful light 2 Wind instrument « equipment « ___ Harvey Oswald, JFK assassin 3 One-piece costume e phonetic alphabet's 'G' 4 Insect with pincers « small wood 5 More hygienic « close to 6 Type of fruit « brawn 7 Hurled ¢ break out 8 Salary increase * Doctor Who's time machine 9 Missing Australian wild dog 10 Afternoon beverage « glen « benefit 11 Doncaster horse race * makes a mistakeACROSS 1 Large water cask (4) 3 Take place (5) 7 Rabbit pen (5) 9 Proficient (5) 10 Out of work (10) 13 Places (10) 15 Lively dance (5) 17 Poke (5) 48 Wan (5) 49 Gist (4) DOWN 1 Thai currency (4) 2 Gigantic (7) 4 Impostor (9) 5 Purpose (3) 6 Scrutinise (5) 8 Humble (9) 41 Capitulated (7) 12 Run away to marry (5) 14 Cheese variety (4) 46 Fleur-de-__ (3) ACROSS 1 Damaged (6) 5 Notable period (5) 7 Summer clothing (6) 8 Praise (5) 9 Rowing crew (7) 13 Craving water (7) 14 Inclined (5) 16 Page size (6) 17 Expect (5) 48 Hang on to (6) DOWN 1 Church dignitary (6) 2 Smells (6) 3 Guess (8) 4 Summit (4) 6 Leg part (4) 8 Surround (8) 10 Eritrea's capital (6) 41 Mogul (6) 12 Ship's company (4) Family Crosswords 36 15 Crime film genre (4) 101102 Honeycomb Write the six-letter answers to these clues around their clue numbers in the grid, reading clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting from the hexagon above the clue number. You'll need to decide which direction they travel. 1 Gladden 11 Abundance 2 Lubricate 12 Go beyond 3 Substance 13 Admonished 4 Reconnaissance unit 14 Craving 5 Frolic, cavort 15 Take a firm stand 6 Plea 16 Snare 7 Emerge 17 Thing 8 Tracked down 18 Second in command 9 Fixed 19 Meal 10 Noisily disapproving 20 ConsumeSkeleton The black squares and clue numbers need to be filled in, as well as the answers - we've given you a few to help you get started. Once you've filled in the answers, the finished grid will be fully symmetrical. laa ACROSS 1 Main road 7 Darned 10 Message 12 Diminishes 14 Copyright payments 16 Swindle 17 Golf peg 18 Make a mistake 19 Harbour 20 Predatory reptile (abbr:) 22 Face part 23 General pardon 25 Breathtaking Family Crosswords 36 DOWN 2 Full-grown 3 Curve 4 Walk through water 5 US state 6 Breach of the peace 8 Three-sport contest 9 Laughing fit 11 Violent windstorm 13 Beg 15 Fifth sign of the zodiac 21 Abel's brother 22 Greenish-blue colour 24 Young newt 103Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Pacific islands, collectively (7) 4 Escape (5,3) 7 Prefix indicating one (4) 8 Raccoon-like mammal (5) 9 Rubbish container (5,3) 10 Examination (4) 11 School subject (7) 14 Govern (5) 16 Misty-eyed (5) 17 Japanese volcano (4) 19 Hang (6) 20 Was wrong about (9) 22 Depiction (9) 23 Worldly goods (6) 26 Rims (5) 28 Outer layer of skin (9) 30 Blood cell (9) 32 Tally (3,2) 34 Fish-egg delicacy (6) 35 Make known (9) 37 Eight-sided (9) 39 Composure (6) 40 Warrant (4) 41 Excludes (5) 43 Professional cooks (5) 45 US politician (7) 47 Secluded corner (4) 48 Supplanted (8) 49 Cake covering (5) 50 Tudor neckwear (4) 51 Kuala Lumpur's country (8) 52 220 yards (7) 104 DOWN 1 Operating costs (9) 2 In the air (6) 3 Comradeship (5) 4 Formal neckwear (3,3) 5 'Go ahead!' (5,3) 6 Applying (5) 12 Farewell performance (8) 13 Widespread (4) 15 Dull, uninteresting (11) 16 Kettledrums (7) 18 Thinks alike (6) 21 Large cream cake (6) 24 Ballroom dance (5) 25 Gloomy (11) 27 Middle Eastern country (5) 29 Smoothly (6) 30 Decayed tooth part (6) 31 Pairs (7) 33 Climb down from (8) 36 Fascinating, interesting (9) 38 List of technical terms (8) 39 Poker stake (4) 42 Frozen subarctic region (6) 44 African carnivore (5) 45 Small light boat (5) 46 Revoke (5)105 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Make easier (8) 7 Metal rings (5) 8 Technique (6) 9 French (6) 40 Cut (4) 12 Archers’ tools (4) 14 Positive (6) 17 Birth-related (5) 18 Make a speech (5) 19 Flock minder (8) DOWN 1 Frown (5) 2 Putty-like filler (6) 3 Bereavement (4) 4 Leaflet (5) 5 Femur (5,4) 6 Allowed (9) 41 Fight against (6) 13 Sorceress (5) 15 African antelope (5) 16 Toss a coin (4) ACROSS 1 Concerning money (9) 6 Wait in line (5) 7 Italian dish (5) 9 Plus (4) 10 Protein substance (6) 12 Regretful, sorry (6) 14 Board game (4) 47 Unhand (3,2) 18 Point of view (5) 19 Pike-like seafish (9) DOWN 2 Thoughts (5) 3 Pub drinks (4) 4 Managing (6) 5 Test a metal (5) 6 Disagreement (7) 8 Formidable (7) 11 Comedy (6) 106 43 Bonus (5) 15 Begged (6) 46 Body powder (4)Codeword Each number in the puzzle stands for a letter of the alphabet. With the help of our starter letters, work out which letter each number represents. For example, you can now put the letter H in any square where you see the number 5. Once you've done this for each of the starter letters, you’ll have clues to help work out which letters appear in other squares. a io fs iS 14 25 25 a ne [4 aa (24 |B 7 5 io jas |7 ta as 1 [9 \2 jes lo 17 (25 jaa 20. fit 14 (1s fe fi7 fie \19 20 [21 |22 [23 [2a [25 [26 Family Crosswords 36 107Pieceword Using just the Across clues, can you fit the 16 pieces into their correct places in the empty grid to complete the crossword? 1 Kitchen container ¢ mineral spring 7 Distress call « stalk 2 By way of ¢ in the lead 8 Cowardly 3 Forebear ¢ tablet download 9 Small island * wash out 4 Curved structure * go brown 10 Police's lead * Ram constellation 5 Painting medium ¢ moral 11 Cynical ¢ avail 6 Grassland ¢ group of wives 12 Cry of triumph * demean 1 c\tiu 2 SAR e || Y/E i ADB 5 VIA 6 E|s|t 7 Hi TA 8 TlH 1 9 HAR 10 E A a a DON " sm ui c A BRE H Ms: I vw NOEL O}lrL | E|s|s s|P|l Mion ie ' U L ANC NSE eMr i | 108Backwards Cross through some of the squares in a diagonally symmetrical pattern to make a completed crossword that matches the clues given. Watch out - the clues aren't in the right order! K|A/G/A|P/E/W|R|A/|N/C|H|G H|V/O/C|L\|E;|S/A|H|D/H/1I|N A|S/|IT/DJE|H/P|R{O|M/1|S/E FJUINILIA/J/AJE]Y/IJA{Z{C R/IE/G{I|S;/T|R|Y|/|H/|K|N|E/E R|B|IM/|S|A|S/E/K/D|H|T/A/S A|D|ID|IT|N{/G|J{L/IJM|I|T/S I|DJA|IM/T/LIC|V/S;|T|N{D/I S\|E|N/DJE|L/A|M|P|P/O|S|{T I{/Z|C/O/G|UJRILJA|IT|WIE/A NIE;/T{|TIH/E;R{I/TI/E|N{| EIT G/S|N|VJE|M/Y|N|C/G/E|V{E ZIA|G/|RJE;/E|N|S|H|A/|R{E|F ACROSS DOWN Cattle farm Additional Consent Alarming Dispatch Call for Divide Clarified butter Doctrine, belief Enjoyable Leg joint Having a boogie! Not either Italian red wine Passing remark Leaving Pledge Proprietor Records office Sea greeting Restrictions Send Street light Transport Tallying Wide open Family Crosswords 36 109Half and half Half of the answers must be written in the grid reading backwards — but you'll have to decide which. ACROSS 3 Open to attack (9) 8 ___ Bridges, actor (4) 9 Unmarried man (8) 10 Come by (6) 13 Cereal crop (5) 14 Messages (7) 15 Coal distillate (3) 16 Trouble emotionally (7) 17 Synthetic fibre (5) 21 Gentle wind (6) 22 Trusted in (8) 23 Plastic brick brand (4) 24 Psychoanalyst (9) 110 DOWN 1 Where the Magna Carta was signed (9) 2 Guessed (9) 4 Batman's sidekick (5) 5 Reveal (7) 6 Clarinet part (4) 7 Sole (4) 11 Bracelets, rings, etc (9) 12 Renovate (9) 14 Impede (3) 15 Film advertisement (7) 48 Spare-time activity (5) 19 Spotted (4) 20 Profound (4)ACROSS 1 Arctic reindeer (7) 6 Stop temporarily (5) 7 African country (7) 9 Paper money (5) 10 Ornamental tuft (6) 13 Not private (6) 15 Variety (5) 17 Affectionate hug (7) 18 Melbourne's river (5) 49 Meet (3,4) DOWN 1 Celestial body (5) 2 Squabble (6) 3 On top of (4) 4 Island continent (9) 5 Robbery (5) 8 Jam fruit (9) 11 Sikh's headdress (6) 12 Toes the line (5) 14 Belief (5) 16 Precious (4) ACROSS 1 Body protection (6) 6 Supernatural (6) 7 Motif (6) 8 Oily (6) 10 Frightens (6) 13 Sea crustacean (6) 16 Hindered (4,2) 17 Beginning (6) 18 Greenhouse plant (6) 49 Prayer beads (6) DOWN 1 Assistants (5) 2 Willow twig (5) 3 Ladder steps (5) 4 Woe (5) 5 Pottery material (4) 9 Shut forcibly (4) 11 Bistro (4) 12 Best possible (5) 13 Animal tracks (5) Family Crosswords 36 14 Charges (6) 15 Unimportant (5) 16 Shacks (4) m1Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Carry out business (8) 4 University teacher (8) 7 San Marino race circuit (5) 9 Shocked, appalled (6) 10 Stereo (2-2) 11 Cooling system (abbr.) (3,3) 12 Weightier (7) 14 Throat-clearing sound (4) 15 Signal receiver (6) 16 Japanese military class (7) 18 Impertinent (8) 21 Well-dressed (4) 23 Addis Ababa's country (8) 24 Film holder (8) 25 Key in data (4) 27 BLT, eg (8) 29 Mathematical statement (7) 30 Lure (6) 32 Executes an action (4) 33 Tactless mistake (7) 36 Likes doing (6) 39 Rendered fat (4) 40 Irksome (6) 41 Pakistan's chief river (5) 42 Scrutineer (8) 43 Airport shop (4-4) 112 DOWN 1 Half-light (8) 2 Bantu language (7) 3 Pacific island (6) 4 Pertaining to milk (6) 5 Turmoil, disruption (8) 6 End of working life (10) 8 Musical drama (5) 9 Nasal glands (8) 11 Middle Eastern language (6) 13 Imagined, envisaged (10) 17 Vienna's country (7) 18 Glacier (3,3) 19 Tyrolean leather shorts (10) 20 Roman sea god (7) 22 Well-being (6) 26 Moral values (6) 27 Beach construction (10) 28 As good as won (2,3,3) 30 Fantasy, daydreams (8) 31 Glacier fissure (8) 34 Bitterness (7) 35 Secreting organ (5) 37 South American leopard (6) 38 Shouted (6)13 Family Crosswords 36114 Seeing double Two grids and two clues for each space — you'll have to decide which answer belongs in which grid. We’ve given you a couple of starters to help. ACROSS 5 Sign up (6) ¢ Small parachute (6) 6 Alibi (6) © Cutting reply (6) 8 English county (8) ¢ Scrutinised (8) 11 Earth's satellite (4) « Soviet Union (inits.) (4) 12 Twosomes (5) ¢ Wooden peg (5) 14 Stank (6) « Very hot (6) 16 One after the seventh (6) * Skin complaint (6) 18 Athletics meeting (5) Florida port (5) 21 Kernel (4) ¢ Small whirlpool (4) 22 Believable (8) ¢ Spectator (8) 24 Go over a story again (6) ¢ Total possessions (6) 25 Prettiness (6) * Winnie-the-Pooh's friend (6) DOWN 1 It turns litmus paper blue (6) ¢ Sadness (6) 2 Shock (4) * Table-shaped hill (4) 3 Feat (4) © Verbal (4) 4 Collided with (6) * Fried prawn dish (6) 5 Cubed (6) * Lookat (3.2) 7 Dregs (7) * Temporary measure (7) 9 Celtic language (5) * Send out (5) 10 Greyhound crossbreed (7) ¢ Justify (7) 43 Behind time (7) ¢ Perpetually young (7) 15 Bordered (5) ¢ Paved courtyard (5) 17 Astrological signs (6) ¢ Hot water spring (6) 19 Invent (4,2) * Portable (6) 20 Range (5) * Sugary (5) 22 Contact by telephone (4) Kiln (4) 23 Brain division (4) « Industrial exhibition (4)20 A 10 nS: 4 9 He 7 23. 22. a5 13 6 l21 [24 15 Family Crosswords 36ACROSS 1 Unsophisticated (6) 5 Crazy (6) 7 Full-time driver (9) 40 Blaze (4) 11 Revise (4) 12 Odds and ends (4-1-4) 46 Trim (6) 17 Salad plant (6) DOWN 4 Long film (4) 2 Horse's foot (4) 3 Ballerina's skirt (4) 4 Young swan (6) 6 Croatia's capital (6) 8 Swiss currency (5) 9 Horsemen (6) 40 Wooded area (6) 43 Rant (4) 14 Ibuprofen target (4) 15 Reproduce (4) ACROSS 1 Confidential (6) 6 Saw eye to eye (6) 7 Graceless (9) 8 Perform (5) 40 Tidy (5) 13 Consent (9) 45 Arm cover (6) 16 Suppress (6) DOWN 4 Indian garment (4) 2 Image recorder (6) 3 Ballroom dance (5) 4 Cower (6) 5 Unmoored (6) 8 Unmask (6) 9 Uses a bike (6) 44 Me (6) 12 Pipes (5) 14 Leisure (4) 116