Better_HomesandGardensAustralia-February_2017

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Cruisers

Destroyers

Submarines

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In this puzzle, your task is to find the four

submarines, three destroyers, two cruisers and

one battleship that are located somewhere in

the grid below. The number next to each row and

column tells you how many of the squares in that row

or column contain a vessel or part of a vessel. They

may be lying vertically or horizontally, but no two

vessels are in adjacent squares, horizontally, vertically

or diagonally. Turn to page 151 for the answers.

FLOW

HEAR

NACRE

PELTER

RAPTOR

ROGUES

ROOTERS

TIKE

TORSK

WALLOWS

WORD LIST

Here’s a wordsearch puzzle with a twist. In the list below
you will find 10 entries and each entry is an anagram of
the name of a bird. Your task is to work out the anagram
and then find the bird name in the wordsearch grid.

DEFINITIONS

BATTLESHIPS

Here’s a puzzle to test your vocabulary.

We’ve given you three possible definitions for

an unusual word and it’s your task to work

out which definition is the correct one.

Solutions start on page 151

WORD:

Cruciverbalist

DEFINITION:

A Maker of

crucifixes

B Casino

worker

C Crossword

compiler

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wordsearch

anagram

WORD:

Floccus

DEFINITION:

A Sheep expert

B Abacus-like

counting frame

C Small tuft of

woolly hairs

WORD:

Clowder

DEFINITION:

A Group of clowns

B Group of cats

C Seafood broth

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