Fun & Games
98 The World of Cross Stitching http://www.gathered.how/woxsSolve the clues then rearrange the letters in the shaded
squares to spell a fragrant flower (8)46ACROSS
1 Location (5)
4 Train tracks (5)
9 Packed suitcases (7)
10 Imprecise and inexact (5)
11 Transparent (5)
12 Short sleep (3)
13 Sausage and batter dish
(4-2-3-4)
15 Type of snake (3)
16 Shoe fastenings (5)
18 Oblong block of metal (5)
19 Unceasing (7)
21 Requires (5)
22 Begin (5)DOWN
2 Chunk of tree trunk (3)
3 Rigid container used to
transport bottles (5)
4 Turn round and round (7)
5 Very clever (9)
6 Horse race with jumps (12)
7 Drawing in a book (12)
8 Cloth cap with earflaps (11)
11 Sparkling wine (9)
14 Catches fire (7)
17 Police trainee (5)
20 Make a mistake (3)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 WOXS292, 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: 16 March 2020.ISSUE 291 SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Volleyball, 7 Obey, 8 Nicer, 9 Grab, 10 Laughter, 12 Tiny, 13 Agency, 16 Merged, 19 Area, 21 Performs, 24 Eggs, 25 Wafer, 26 Bias, 27 Tenderness.
DOWN: 1 Vanilla, 2 Lecture, 3 Earth, 4 Bugle, 5 Lobster, 6 Heron, 11 Rim, 14 Nearest, 15 Yap, 17 Giraffe, 18 Deserts, 20 Rapid, 22 Eased, 23 Fewer. SOLUTION: SEVERNEnter to win!