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Alphapuzzle® tests logic and word power. Each grid number stands
for a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter
or letters — below the main grid — to start. Solution tomorrow
DIFFICULTY: 10/10; TARGET: 30 mins; CLUE: Mash up East and mortify.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 Z1 2 3 4 5
V6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17
L18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26EXTRA LETTER CLUES: 0907 181 2568 (Hear up to six Extra Letters, deduct
two minutes for each clue letter heard) Alternatively, for six extra letter clues direct
to your mobile, text DXALPHA to 84901. Texts cost £1 plus normal network
operator rate. FULL SOLUTION: 0907 181 2565;
ACROSS ONLY: 0907 181 2561; DOWN ONLY: 0907 181 2562.
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Alphapuzzle® ©2019 Acorn Editorial Ltd. All words appear in Chambers Dictionary.CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
THE ALPHABEATER THE ALPHAPUZZLE
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address details to 84915. Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone
company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your
standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your
grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to:
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9BT. Entries must be postmarked by April 7 at the latest. SP: Spoke- 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number.
● The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry
routes after the closing date of April 13. The Editor’s decision is final.NAMEADDRESSPOSTCODECAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid
number represents a letter – or black square.
As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet
is used. But you have to complete the grid too!
Use the given letters and black squares below
the grid to start. The grid is ‘rotationally
symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the
same if you turn the page upside down.
Solution tomorrowExtra letter clues
0907 181 2560
(Deduct three minutes for
each extra clue letter heard)
Full solution
0907 181 2558
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your telephone company’s
network access charge.● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile,
text DXBEAT to 84901. Texts cost £1 plus your usual operator rateFOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
Read down the letters in the highlighted
squares to reveal the mystery word.TARGET
TIME:
34 minutesPuzzles
152411FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden
in the grid. The numbers to the right of and
below the grid indicate how many of the
squares in that row are filled in with ships or
parts of ships. The ships do not touch each
other, even diagonally. Some squares have
been filled in to start you off.
Solution tomorrowA1 B C D E F G H I J
2345678910 1 x Battleship4 x Submarine3 x Destroyer2 x CruiserL Y F
O H D
R A O
HOW many words of four letters or
more can you make from the letters
shown here?
In making a word, each letter may be
used once only. Each must contain
the centre letter and there must be at
least one nine-letter word. No plurals
or verb forms ending in “s”.
TODAY’S TARGET
Good 11 ; very good 17 ; excellent 23
(or more). Solution tomorrow● The
Ta r g e t
uses
words in
the main
body of
Chambers
21st
Century
Dictionary
(1999
edition)Call 0907 181 2585
for today’s Target solution
*Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone
company’s network access charge.TARGET
BATTLESHIPS
WIN
£100
CASHWORD BUILDER
Answer the
clues so that
each word
contains the
same letters
as the
previous
word, plus or
minus one.1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Limb2 Toboggan3 Swelling
4 Break into5 Thin porridge6 Trap7 RegretSolution tomorrow1 2 3 4 5
■6 7 8 9 10
■11 12
B13
21
F22 2324
■2526 27 2829 3031 32331415 16 17 18 19 203435 3637383940WA 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
363016218293934246323513103833523533203515110375815138121234111352026242834410632243517342930263218261534232226113235734119817346762010153411610832918161263927144243034171437131223383736233852630232115162840378183920233422162783327263540631383429124318344135319202510156139163481437234173427LAST THURSDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1 Bystander, 6 Épée, 10 Dream, 11 Cotangent,
12 Palette, 13 Introit, 14 Secret Service, 17 Deserving case,
21 Hoisted, 22 Leeward, 24 Delineate, 25 Drake, 26 Sett,
27 Tasteless. DOWN: 1 Budapest, 2 Shell, 3 As matters stand,
4 Duchess, 5 Rattier, 7 Phenomena, 8 Estate, 9 Knitting needle,
15 Cod fillet, 16 Lewdness, 18 Radiant, 19 Illness, 20 Rhodes,
23 Agape. Prizeword: ElementACROSS
1 Look for subtle
extremities on
structure (6)
4 Following second taxi,
poet holds a knife (8)
10 Cricketer becomes a hero
around Sidmouth (7)
11 Criticise expert with a
cure-all (7)
12 Sort out getting round
somewhere to settle (5)
13 Incorporated one beer,
getting energy growing (9)
14 Enchanting – learnt about
new projector (5,7)
18 Hippies joining loud,
inferior folk (6,6)
23 Issue of weapon in
American address (3,2,1,3)
24 Creep left team outside (5)
25 True about song going
back to old part of Italy (7)
26 Journey of
self-indulgence (3,4)
27 Herb has to admit –
husband is declining (8)
28 Falcon in summer,
lingering (6)DOWN
1 Vehicle returned best type
of loan (8)
2 Despite the fact that a
student gets resilient, hard
interior (8)
3 Arrive on time to see
heavenly body (5)
5 Message received: pet is a
mimic (7)
6 Supporter takes a role as
emperor (9)
7 Marksman takes head off
one in formation (6)
8 Lack diamonds on this
planet (6)
9 Gain an alternative pain (6)
15 Create ring, quarter/third
missing (4,5)
16 Anaesthetic rule paid off (8)
17 Writer captures a pert,
eccentric, evergreen
character (5,3)
19 Bird to act like a happy
dog (7)
20 Provide plaster (6)
21 A broadcast about cold
climb (6)
22 A knight attracted a
prince (6)
24 Resentful, getting a
hundred points (5) 14 2 18 25 24 18 22 9 612 18 21 15 14 10 22 1216 18 2 21 20 11 17 19 122 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22193 181312 21 21 1816 2 231712 8 512 8 12 11 17 4 18 11 1822 23 23 23 7 11 2021 10 2 13 12 2 4 128 181520181911 15 1821 14 23 22 18 19 26 10 1222 18 2 24 23 15 19 1511 4 2 182010212011