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Brain Gym
1
Double Crossword
No.55
Codeword
Choose either quick or cryptic clues.
Each number in the grid represents a different letter of
the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is used.
Use the given letters to the right of the main grid to start
you off.
14
2
15
3
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
L
7
20
A
Quiz
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9
22
10
23
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24
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25
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26
10
Down
3. It provides
good tips for
consumers (9)
8. One in front gets
conceited (4)
9. Betrayed – like a
bride in church may
be (5,4)
10. Possibly ignore part
of the county (6)
11. It’s cut from
the wedding
ceremony (5)
14. It can smash a
canoe to pieces (5)
15. Bias shown by the
team (4)
16. The support which
is employed (5)
18. God that comes in
somewhat horrific
disguise (4)
20. Risk having a dog
at home (5)
21. Diana is out
to become a
nymph (5)
24. Yet such talkers
may not be on the
level (6)
25. They may be
suspended from
the works – for
timekeeping (9)
26. An aid to
circulation (4)
27. One who used to
teach painting (3,6)
1. Worn out
garments (9)
14
2. The only one in
a suit wearing a
16
vest (9)
4. Cover or uncover (4) 18
19
5. Put oil in an eel
21
that has been
prepared (5)
23
6. A beast in distress
25
lowers (6)
7. A tree reputedly
dangerous, up to a
point (4)
27
9. Travel to three
points for frocks (5) Quick Clues:
11. Gather a crowd, we Across
hear (5)
3. Criterion (9)
12. Reveals the record
8. Not new (4)
is beaten (9)
9. Dissimilar (9)
13. Looking for loose
10. Muddy (6)
change, sir? (9)
11. Collision (5)
17. Projected
14. Wire (5)
amusements? (5)
15. Rip (4)
19. Fire at it and you’ll
16. Flag (5)
probably miss (6)
18. Ensnare (4)
22. Sailor came up after 20. Unsuitable (5)
a book of maps (5)
21. Fuddled (5)
23. All right, we’ll drop
24. War shelter (6)
the apostrophe (4)
25. Peevish (9)
26. Moist (4)
24. See about a
27. Solemnise (9)
thousand duck (4)
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4
9
12
8
11
6
A mullah is a teacher in which religion?
3.
The Madeira Islands form an autonomous
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19
5
14
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region of what country?
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9
11
Which country won the 1982 Football World
8
7
11
25
Cup?
6
28
5
In which town is GCHQ, centre of electronic
8
6
9
13
13
20
10
By what forename was Gabrielle Chanel
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7
6
12
24
Fill in the
white squares
with numbers
1 to 9. Each
horizontal
block must
add up to the
number in
the shaded
square to its
left, and each
vertical block
to the number
above.
Numbers may
be used once
in each block.
14
known?
10
17
C T R U
H T I R S
?
S
O
P E
A R T
A L
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22
24
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Down
1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
11.
12.
13.
17.
19.
22.
23.
24.
Retire to the country (9)
Pulse (9)
Dry (4)
Postpone (5)
Poke (6)
Hypocrisy (4)
Plunged (5)
Old friend (5)
Six-sided (9)
First model (9)
Devout (5)
Penetrate (6)
Of the sun (5)
Unadulterated (4)
Channel (4)
Alphamuddle
Rearrange the letters in grid B to
make five words that read both
across and down. Five letters have
been placed to start you off.
R
T
D
W
Give yourself ten minutes to find as many words
as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word
must use the central letter and at least 3 others,
and letters may be used only once. You cannot
use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but
verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one
9-letter word to be found.
T I S
T R N
E S E
E
R
T
S
E
S
How you rate:
20 words – average
30 words – good
40 words – very good
50 or more – excellent
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Sudoku
7 5
8
7
8
7 4 3
2
SUDOKU: Simple:
Intermediate:
6
2
7
9
5
1
4
8
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8
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9
4
2
7
5
6
1
Difficult:
N C W Y M L H V T E K U G
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P X Q
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2
3
CODEWORD:
18
I
4
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D J A Z R B F O S
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Solutions
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9
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6
5
2
8
6
5
7
9
1
3
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7
4
9
3
2
1
6
8
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4 8 9
1
2
6 8
3
5
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9
2
6
1 8
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3
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7 5 4
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3 5 7
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9 5
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1 5
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5 9
7 2
6 8
4
1
6
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7 8
7 5
9 2
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2
gives a hat
gives a hat
gives a head covering
4
Difficult
7
2
5
1
3
6
8
4
9
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641975
38442
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Intermediate
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6
8
9
4
5
2
7
3
Niner
Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve
the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to
discover a word which uses all nine letters.
Simple
9
4
3
8
7
2
6
5
1
defend which country?
Fill in the grids below so that every column, every row and each of the 3x3 boxes contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
6
7
1
5
9
4
8
3
2
Cagliari is the capital of which Italian region?
2
8
4
1
7
3
6
5
9
9.
5
9
3
6
8
2
7
1
4
Which singer had a 1984 hit with Purple Rain?
8
3
2
9
5
7
1
4
6
8.
10. The ill-fated Maginot Line was supposed to
9 6
1 5
1 4
6 4 9
9 2
3
1 4
7 2
9 3 8
5
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KAKURO:
9 6 4
7 1 2
8
4 7
2 9
5
1 3
3 6
4
8 9
2 7 5
9 1
5 3
7 4
3
2 5
1 2 3 7
4 6
9 5
8 7
CIRCLEGRAM:
The letter represented by the question mark
is S. Surprise, Scottish, Pastoral, all names of
famous symphonies.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:
Across: 3 Asparagus; 8 Vain; 9 Given away;
10 Region; 11 Hewed; 14 Ocean; 15 Side;
16 Staff; 18 Thor; 20 Incur; 21 Naiad;
24 Smooth; 25 Pendulums; 26 Vein; 27 Old
master. Down: 1 Overcoats; 2 Singleton;
4 Skin; 5 Anele; 6 Abates; 7 Upas; 9 Gowns;
11 Hoard; 12 Discloses; 13 Searching;
17 Films; 19 Random; 22 Atlas; 23 Well;
24 Smee.
QUICK CROSSWORD:
Across: 3 Yardstick; 8 Used; 9 Different;
10 Turbid; 11 Crash; 14 Cable; 15 Tear;
16 Droop; 18 Trap; 20 Inapt; 21 Tipsy;
24 Dugout; 25 Querulous; 26 Damp;
27 Celebrate. Down: 1 Rusticate; 2 Heartbeat;
4 Arid; 5 Defer; 6 Thrust; 7 Cant; 9 Dived;
11 Crony; 12 Hexagonal; 13 Prototype;
17 Pious; 19 Pierce; 22 Solar; 23 Pure;
24 Duct.
QUIZ:
1 World War One; 2 Islam; 3 Portugal; 4 Italy;
5 Cheltenham; 6 Coco; 7 1989; 8 Prince;
9 Sardinia; 10 France.
NINER:
ADSORBENT
WORDSQUARE:
enter, enters, entire, ester, inert, insert, inserts,
inter, interest, interests, inters, nester, rein,
reins, rent, rents, resent, resents, reset, resets,
resin, resist, rest, rests, rinse, rinses, rise,
risen, rises, rite, seer, sere, series, setter,
sinter, sinters, sire, siren, sires, sister, sitter,
sneer, sneers, steer, steers, stern, stir, stirs,
street, tenser, tern, terse, tester, tier, tire, tires,
titre, tree, tress, tries, trite, triteness.
ALPHAMUDDLE:
Draws, Reset, Aside, Wedge, Steep.
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13
In which year did Nigel Lawson resign as
Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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12
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6
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7.
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6.
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surveillance operations?
Replace the question mark with
a letter so that the letters within
each circle can be arranged to form
words on a common theme. What
are the three words, and the letter
represented by the question mark?
3
6
8
2
4
1
5
9
7
5.
Circlegram
7
2
5
8
3
9
4
6
1
4.
6
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15
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11
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Wordsquare
which major war?
2.
6
10
Across
15
5
9
Kakuro
The League of Nations was formed after
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5
3
2
8
1.
8
3
8
Cryptic Clues:
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2