StartingwithclueNo1, fillinthegridina clockwise
directionwithfour-letterwords,workingyourwaytothe
centreofthespiralpuzzle.Thelastletterofeachwordbecomes
thefirstletterofthenext.Ifyou’vecorrectlyfilledinthegrid,there
shouldbea seven-letterkeywordreadingacrossfromclueNo8.
Fillinthewordthatcompletesthefirstwordandstartsthesecond
word.Example:After(sun)flower= Aftersunandsunflower.
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910
14 15
16
13 12
765
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Oneletterstandsforanother.Intheexampleabove,Aisusedforthe
threeLs,XforthetwoOsandsoon.Singleletters,apostrophes,the
lengthandformationofthewordsareallhints.Eachweekthecode
lettersaredifferent.Thisweek’shint:DQCWYHisPENCIL.
Eachletterofthealphabetisrepresentedbythe same number
throughoutthepuzzle.Forexample,inthepuzzle below 1=R,
25=A,26=Tand14=I.Usethecluestofillinthe matching num-
bersintherestofthegrid,thenworkoutthemissing words and
addthesolvedletterstothegridguidebelowthepuzzle.
SPIRAL CODEBREAKER
CRYPTO-
QUOTE
WORDLINK
AXYDLBAAXR
LONGFELLOW
Example:
is:
YG MFR WKC’S JQ K DQCWYH SF
AXYSQ KCMFCQ’O VKDDYCQOO,
SVQC SXM SF JQ K CYWQ QXKOQX
SF XQLFNQ SVQYX OKUCQOO.
- RCECFAC
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
A B C D E F G H I J K L M A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R ST UV W XY Z
Lastweek’ssolutionRealhappinessischeapenough,
yethowdearlywepayforitscounterfeit.– HoseaBallou
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Keyword
clue: Mining
product
Jack ___ luck
8 11 4
1 Shrub
2 Animal’s foot
3 Petrol, eg
4 Big jump
5 Part of a stage set
6 Strategise
7 Acceptable standard
8 Gentle
9 Expression of love
10 Long, heroic story
11 Minute particle
12 Feel the absence of
13 Liner or tanker
14 “Not guilty”, eg
15 Diva’s solo
16 Teen spots
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