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ANALOG – Each clue is an anagram. Unjumble the clue to fit into the mini crossword   MISSING LINK – Complete the partially filled crossword grid by using each letter of the alphabet
WORDYGIG – Some words are familiar and some we never hear. Track down the correct meanings of some obscure words from the dictionary
  WHEEL WORDS – Your target is to create as many words of four letters or over from nine letters in the wheel. Rearrange the nine letters themselves to make one word.
DO YOUR BLOCK – A jigsaw with a difference. Fill in a list of words into the grid, using each word only once
  CROSS OUT – Fit all the words from the list into the grid. We’ve given you one word to help you get started
ALPHABET SOUP – Use all the letters of the alphabet to complete a list of themed words
  SPOT THE DIFFERENCE – Two cartoons that look alike, but examine them closely and you’ll find 10 subtle differences
MAGIC SQUARES – The answer to each clue reads the same across and down
  STEPS – Altering one letter at a time to form a new word, change the word on the top line to the word on the bottom
RAINBOW WORDS – The title of a movie is hidden in the rainbow message. Each word contains letters of the same colour   WHAT’S WHAT – A simple puzzle where the middle row of a list of three-letter words reveals the mystery word
PRISM – A framework of letters that can be read clockwise or anti-clockwise to reveal the themed solutions
  CHAINLETTERS – Follow the inter-connecting letters to reveal a 13 letter word answer
MOVIE WATCH – Four anagrams which when solved will spell out the movies of a famous film star
  BRICK IN THE WALL – How many five letter words can you find reading down the face of our wall?
FIGURES OF FUN – Each letter in the grid represents a number between one and nine. Fill in the missing numbers to make the given totals
  MATCH BOXES – Take one word from each box and match it with another to form a new word
MIXED SIGNALS – Fill in 10 five letter words leading towards a central letter. The outside letters will spell out a well-known TV show
  SPIROGRAM – You can solve this puzzle inside out or outside in. Either way the answer is the same
RETROFLEX – A similar puzzle to the Spirogram but in a square shape with the clues in the middle
  WHO AM I? – Solve the celebrity clues and entering their initials in a box of letters, you will discover the mystery star
MIX ‘N’ MATCH – Place the left and right letters with the middle letters to form eight new words
  POINT TO POINT – Answer the clues to find the theme words in the shaded squares leading diagonally from point to point
BLOCKBUSTER – Fit all the blocks of coloured letters into the grid and the column down the middle will spell out the mystery answer
  TRIOS – Fit all the three letter words into the squares and a new seven letter word will be revealed
BROKEN HEARTED – Mend the broken hearts by pairing up ten couples
  LEFT OR RIGHT – Break the code by choosing the letter in the alphabet either side of the given letter. The shaded squares indicate the first letter of each word
TOP WORDS – Fit all the words from the list into the spinning top. They can read backwards or forwards, up or down. One of the words in the competed grid is not in the list. Can you discover the TOP WORD?
  TRANSFORMERS – Take a letter from the centre word to make a new word with the three letter words
CARTWHEELS This puzzle will have you turning cartwheels!  Just fill in each of the eleven five-letter words from the rim of the wheel towards the centre.  When you’ve finished, you’ll find the name of an actress written clockwise on the cartwheel rim. But be careful... the answer could start anywhere on the cartwheel.
 

CROSS CODE You can build up a crossword by translating the numbers into letters to discover the original puzzle. To help you, the letter "S" is represented by the figure 2 and "R" by 5. Fill these in and build from there. The purple spheres are to be treated in the same way as the black squares on a crossword.

 

BITS AND PIECES – Piece the bits together to make five words – we’ve given you clues to help   FILL-INS Place all the words listed below into the grid.  Each word can be used only once. We have given  you the first word to help you fill it in
INSIDERS Each word you are looking for contains the word RIP. Fill in the answers and use the letters in the coloured boxes to discover the keyword.   THE KRYPTON You don’t have to be a superhero to beat the Krypton.  You just need some logical thinking and a plan of attack.  The object is to complete the crossword by filling in both the  words and the black squares on the grid. The design is fully    symmetrical, not only top to bottom but also side to side. We’ve filled in some words and squares to get you up and battling!
LETTER DROP Using only the white letters from the purple circles, fill in the spaces to find seven words which read across from left to right. Remember, only the white letters can be used and each must be used at least once for every word.   MOVIE LINE-UP Work out the missing words and place them in the boxes provided, to complete the movie titles. The downward coloured squares will then reveal a movie.
PYRAMID POWER Each of the colours in our pyramid represents a letter. You can decipher the six words reading across from left to right with the help of the given letters.   RED HERRINGS Fill in the gaps with letters to find the names of eight sports.  Only eight? Yes, two of the examples are red herrings and won't produce anything but frustration. All the answers have six letters.
SCRAMBLED WORDS To spell the names of nine flowers fit the letters into the boxes outlined in the same colours. The red boxes will give you the mystery word.   SKELETON –The Skeleton looks difficult with only a few numbers and black squares provided. Solve the clues and you’ll soon flesh out the grid!
SMS Use the mobile phone keypad to work out a quote from the star. Each number in the code on the screen represents one of the letters on that key. If you get stuck, just turn on predictive text on your own mobile and type in the numbers!   SQUARE SHUFFLE Take one letter from each colour to make up 4 six-letter words that are all types of nuts. We have given you the first letter to get you started.  Every letter must be used once only.
STAR HUNT – A code cracker crossword where there are no clues. Numbers represent letters and answers are found by using your powers of deduction to reveal a mystery star   TRIPLETS The words from the crossword have been taken out and broken down into groups of three letters. Place the triplets into the grid with the help of the starter letters.
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TWO IN ONE –The puzzle that combines a crossword with a FindaWord. Solve the crossword in the normal fashion then find all the words in the grid of letters. The left-over letters will spell out the answer   VEXAGON Nine words can be found in our vexing hexagon, but four letters have been replaced by four colours.  Find out what letters are hidden behind those colours. They are the same for each of the words reading across.  Then you'll have solved the vexagon.
ZIG ZAG Weave down & back to find the saying. Use each letter only once.   STAR WORDS Identify these celebrities and put together the star letters to discover the hidden word.
 

 

 
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