New Zealand Listener 03.14.2020

MARCH 14 2020 LISTENER 61

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SCATTERWORD PERMUTATE
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CLUELESS
CROSSWORD
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different number
from 1 to 26. Use your knowledge of English to solve the
crossword. Some clue letters are given.
Your aim is to change
the top word one
letter at a time, each
time rearranging the
letters to create a new
word. Perform one
such permutation for
each blank line below
until you arrive at
the last word. There
is usually more than
one correct solution.
See how many you
can find in 15 mins.
Last week’s solutions. Logic Puzzle: Damien drove a Toyota for nine hours, Gail drove a Ford for six hours, Neil drove a Mercedes for
eight hours and Wayne drove an Isuzu for seven hours. Scatterword: CHICANERY, chancery, chancey, chancy, cyanic, carney,
cinchy, achey, chary, hyena, yearn, hairy, rainy, yecch, cynic, henry, achy, racy, yeah, aery, year, airy, yair, nary, yarn. 25
words. Permutate: TRUCK, COURT, ACTOR, CAROL/CORAL, SOLAR, LOADS Clueless crossword:
SOLDIER MEDAL YEAR
Capt Bond
Sgt Carter
Cpl Perry
Lt Williams
LOGIC PUZZLE MEDAL HONOURS
Four World War II veterans were awarded four different medals for services
in each of four consecutive years:

1. Corporal Perry served the year before the recipient of the Pacific Star.


2. The soldier who served in 1944 is either Sergeant Carter or the recipient
   of the Atlantic Star.


3. The soldier who received the Atlantic Star served the year before the
   recipient of the Italy Star.


4. Captain Bond received the Pacific Star.

Using these clues and the grid below, can you work out which soldier
served in which year and which medal he received?

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10 GOOD

14 VERY GOOD

17+ EXCELLENT

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Your aim is to create words of

four letters or more using the

given letters once only but always

including the middle letter. Do

not use proper names or plural/

verb forms that add only “s”.

See if you can find the nine-letter

word using up all the letters.