The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-03)

Fun & Games

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Solve the clues then rearrange the letters in the shaded

squares to spell an English river (6)

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ACROSS

1 Team game played with a

long high net (10)

7 Follow out orders (4)

8 More pleasant (5)

9 Snatch (4)

10 Happy sound (8)

12 Mini (4)

13 Advertising organization (6)

16 Combined (6)

19 Region or district (4)

21 Acts on stage (8)

24 Chicks hatch out of these (4)

25 Thin crisp biscuit (5)

26 Unfair inclination (4)

27 Gentle care (10)

DOWN

1 Buttercream flavouring (7)

2 Educational talk (7)

3 Soil (5)

4 Small trumpet-like

instrument (5)

5 Sea creature with pincers (7)

6 Large fish-eating bird with a

long neck and legs (5)

11 Upper edge (3)

14 Most close (7)

15 Sharp bark (3)

17 Tallest living animal (7)

18 Abandons (7)

20 Very fast (5)

22 Became more relaxed (5)

23 Less in number (5)

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 WOXS291, 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: 17 February 2020.

ISSUE 290 SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Magnolia, 5 Wild, 8 Mast, 9 Modern, 10 Tom, 12 Blot, 13 Deckchair, 16 Education, 17 Gift, 20 Tor, 22 Nibble, 23 Golf, 24 Leek, 25 Bicycles.

DOWN: 1 Most, 2 Gimmick, 3 Obstacle, 4 Army, 6 Ideal, 7 Donation, 11 Value, 13 Diagonal, 14 Rhapsody, 15 Wistful, 18 Fable, 19 Herb, 21 Rows. MYSTERY ANSWER: BRACELET

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