The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2019-12)

Fun & Games

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Solve the clues then rearrange the letters in the shaded

squares to spell a Christmas decoration (6)

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ACROSS

1 Fruit roll topped with

sugar (7,3)

7 Cheese with a red wax

rind (4)

8 Less common (5)

9 Woodwind instrument (4)

10 Dry and barren (4)

11 Country tavern (3)

13 Burden (4)

14 Small chunk of gold (6)

17 Soft delicate shade of

a colour (6)

20 Revolve (4)

22 Space (3)

24 Type of footwear (4)

26 Border (4)

27 Saunter (5)

28 Just (4)

29 Not together (10)

DOWN

1 Sure (7)

2 Item of jewellery (7)

3 Kind (4)

4 Oak fruit (5)

5 Sewing implements (7)

6 Black and white bear (5)

12 Brief sleep (3)

15 Male geese (7)

16 Small powerful boat (3)

18 Difficulty (7)

19 Prize ticket draw (7)

21 Relating to a town or city (5)

23 Stadium (5)

25 Fete (4)

Ta ke a br e a k!

Put down your needle and pick up a pen to complete our crossword and Sudoku puzzles

O

nce you’ve completed the crossword or Sudoku, send

in your answers (see below for details) for the chance

to win an original Furry Tales® print of Monty Mouse plus a

limited-edition Titch chart, both by Lucie Heaton.

Fill the grid so each row, column and 3x3 box has numbers

one to nine. Send us the numbers in the shaded squares to

enter the competition.

To enter by post: Write your name, address and your crossword or

Sudoku answer on the back of a postcard or stuck-down envelope and

send it to: Crossword/Sudoku WOXS287, The World of Cross Stitching,

Immediate Media Co, Eagle House, Colston Avenue, Bristol BS1 4ST. For

full terms and conditions, turn to page 83. Please note that you can no

longer enter by text message. Closing date: 28 October 2019.

ISSUE 286 SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 District, 5 Cash, 8 Adventurous, 9 Kin, 11 Fit, 12 Cheesecake, 15 Adam and Eve, 16 Odd, 19 Tub, 21 Silver birch, 22 Load, 23 Tomorrow.

DOWN: 1 Duck, 2 Spaniel, 3 Reversed, 4 Tutu, 6 Aloof, 7 Hesitate, 10 Scamp, 12 Colossal, 13 Kangaroo, 14 Heather, 17 Delta, 18 Fret, 20 Brow. MYSTERY ANSWER: FLORIDA

Enter to win!