USING logic and a process of elimination, fi ll the blank
boxes with numbers so that each row, column and 3x3
box contains the digits 1 to 9 only once.
SUDOKU
Issue 349’s winning word: PUMPKIN
Across
1 Duck’s noise (5)
8 Naivety (9)
9 Someone forced to fl ee their
country (7)
10 Small green or black fruit that
produces oil (5)
11 British nobleman (4)
12 Queen’s favourite dog
breed (5)
17 Santa’s helpers? (5)
18 Simple, two-part cross
stitch (4)
22 Christmas tree topper (5)
23 Great country? (7)
24 Modelling material for tree
decorations (4,5)
25 Subject (5)
Down
1 Fractional stitch to soften
outlines (7)
2 Price of a plane ticket (7)
3 We Three ---, Christmas
carol (5)
4 Leg joint (4)
5 Miser (7)
6 Mollusc with a spiral shell (5)
7 High body temperature (5)
13 Be in debt (3)
14 Nursery rhyme character who
lived in a shoe (3,4)
15 Remarkable event (7)
16 Author’s pseudonym (3,4)
19 Severe (5)
20 Nimble (5)
21 Close-fi tting (5)
23 Long-running kids’ show,
--- Peter (4)
Winning word clue: A festive warm
drink that packs a punch (6,4)
Prize crossword
YOUR PRIZE Our lucky winner will receive Dog Show, a fun and
colourful new design just added to the Karen Carter Collection
from Heritage Crafts. This kit includes Zweigart fabric, DMC
stranded cottons sorted onto numbered cards, a needle, clear
charts and instructions. Its fi nished size is 37.5x10cm and it’s
available for RRP: £27.56, fromwww.hcrafts.com.
COMPLETEthe crossword and rearrange the letters in the
shaded boxes to make up a winning word. Write your winning
word and ‘Crossword 351’ on the back of a postcard or stuck-
down envelope, adding your name, address and email address
and post it to: CrossStitcher, PO Box 172, Northam, EX39 9DY
Competition open: 5 November – 2 December 2019
For full terms and conditions, see page 88.HOW TO ENTER
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Win!