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Roundabout

Solutions to Radial clues (1 to 24) either start from the outer edge of the circle and read inwards, or start from the inner ring and read outwards to the edge (so they are all five-letter words). Solutions to Circular clues read in either a clockwise or an anti-clockwise direction round the circle.

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35

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37 36

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33 32

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9 25

10 11

RADIAL: INWARDS

1 Royal dog 3 New Zealand aborigine 4 Mistake 5 Male singer 7 Echo-locating system 9 Racing driver, Ayrton 11 Irish police force 13 Head of an abbey 16 Squad of professionals 17 Well-informed 19 Able to move quickly 23 Provide with kit 24 Mushrooms, etc

OUTWARDS 2 Furious 6 Lift up

8 Very cross 10 Love deeply 12 Tall building 14 Biting organ 15 Gin mixer 18 Of greater age 20 Sewn fold 21 Ornamental feather 22 Lark-like bird

CIRCULAR: CLOCKWISE

1 Burial ground 16 Gold measure 29 Fixed portion 33 007's surname 34 French `goodbye' 35 Wordplay 37 Complain, grumble

38 Hinged opening 39 Buccaneer

ANTI-CLOCKWISE 15 Formally accuses 24 Garden party 25 Rubber 26 Carry 27 Serve at table 28 Reflection 30 Lion's noise 31 Loud noise 32 Incorrect 36 Unwell

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With the help of the Across clues only, can you fit the 35 pieces into their correct positions in the empty grid (which, when completed, will exhibit a symmetrical pattern)?

ACROSS

1 Illumination from the rear 2 Place where a leaf is attached to the

stem ? Genus of maple tree 3 Molten rock material under the Earth's

crust 4 Wildly impulsive person ? Metal stand

for a hot dish 5 Slippery with grease ? Big African

animal of the cat family 6 Indian term for a vegetable also

known as `ladies' fingers' ? Number of hundredweights in a ton 7 Greek island on which Prince Philip was born 8 Second to ___, the best ? Went very quickly 9 The things indicated here 10 Musical drama such as Carmen ? Unimaginative, trite 11 Of a local authority 12 Camouflage, conceal ? Malignant spirit 13 Liquid used to clean paintbrushes 14 Greater part ? Lean or narrow 15 Style of jazz popular in the 1940s 16 Spider's dusty snare ? (Had) cropped up 17 Of similar nature ? Easy jogging pace 18 Diminish, abate ? Take possession of 19 Praise highly 20 Small black burrowing animal ? Luxembourg's currency unit 21 Swollen

AR I I O VE T A K ORF

ROT PED I I C I U

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COB

I I O RA T E

C H I N NON MUN E S

LES I E G

AK D I S

K L I WE B L

P MAD

O AK I MO L NOD S

AGM S E N T

T BH I

GHT CAP T H BAC NAL R A OIL E E E O A G ND I DED A M V I L

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BUL K D

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X I ON Y L PAL

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Dilemma

Two straight crosswords -- but their clues have been mixed up. You have to decide which clue belongs to which pattern, but two words have been entered to give you a start.

ACROSS

1

2

34

56

7

8

1 Dotty game tile 1 Uncomplicated

5 Unmarried

5 Picnic basket

9

9 Artist's stand

9 Command

10 Evaluate

10 POW camp

10

11

11 Marine mammal 12 Greek

underworld 14 Told fibs

11 Winner 12 Number of

deadly sins 14 Always

14 15

12

13

16

17

18

19

17 And not

17 Parent

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21

22

18 Parsimonious 20 White heron

18 Dutch cheese 20 Tracking device

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24

22 Vividly shocking 22 Long note

23 Resting place 23 Animal doctor 25

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27

28

29

30

24 Crisp lettuce

24 Take to court

31

25 Bulgarian capital 25 Healed

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33

34

28 Bathroom fitment

31 Upper body part 32 ___ Peake,

astronaut 34 Secret cipher 35 Shine 37 Conundrum 38 Main meal 39 Ancient Italian 40 Bountiful 41 Gained

knowledge

28 Fragment 31 Otter's home 32 Farm animal 34 Food fish 35 Manservant 37 Marvel 38 Hot spice 39 Enthusiastic 40 Warm again 41 Think logically

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2

34

56

35

37

R I DDLE

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40

36 38

41

DOWN

1 Horse's home

1 Cleaning cloth

2 Complained

2 Skilled person

3 Biblical ark

builder

7

8

4 Relieved

3 Fewer

4 Church instrument

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5 Chopped 6 Part of the eye 7 Procession 8 Commission 13 Delivery vehicle 15 Snow house 16 Outgoing

payment 18 Melodic sounds

5 Cut off 6 __Titchmarsh,

gardener 7 Collect together 8 Start again 13 Female deer 15 Imprecise 16 Ranted 18 Build

23

24

19 Of a bird 21 Hot drink

19 Helped 21 Primary colour

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26

27

28

29

30 22 Public vehicle 22 Throw

25 Little angel

25 Fall of rain

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32

33

34

26 Haphazard

26 Shrink from

27 Lubricate

27 Misery

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36

29 Evades

29 Athlete

37

38

WO N D E R

39

40

41

30 Colourful bird 32 Unobstructed 33 Bravery award 35 TV detective 36 Bog

30 Iranian capital 32 Fortune telling

cards 33 Bet 35 Merriment 36 Fork prong

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Missing Links

The answer to each clue is a word which has a link with each of the three words listed. This word may come at the end (eg HEAD linked with BEACH, BIG and HAMMER), at the beginning (eg BLACK linked with BEAUTY, BOARD and JACK) or a mixture of the two (eg STONE linked with HAIL, LIME and WALL).

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ACROSS

1 BOY ? MASTER ? TALENT 4 ADDRESS ? DESIGNER ? LUGGAGE 8 LUNG ? MARINE ? PLANE 9 HEART ? KIDNEY ? LIVER 11 BREATH ? LIBERTIES ? PAINS 13 BLACK ? ECONOMY ? TRADER 14 ASSISTANT ? CHIP ? FLOOR 17 DENTAL ? GRAMOPHONE ? PUBLIC 20 LOOK ? MAN ? SNAKES 21 BATTERY ? COOP ? PARTY 22 CHOCOLATE ? CLOTHES ? SONG 23 APPLE ? SPOON ? WINE 25 ACADEMIC ? BALL ? NIGHT 27 CHANNEL ? GRASS ? SPACE 29 CARD ? CRUNCH ? LIMIT 32 ELECTRICAL ? FRENCH ? WIND 34 CRADLE ? EYES ? WHISKERS 35 COME ? CUT ? LIVING 36 CAN ? GOAT ? SILLY

DOWN

2 EASY ? HIGH ? PERSON 3 BIG ? FLIGHT ? TEN 4 AUTUMN ? BAY ? TEA 5 END ? HEAD ? WATER 6 MUD ? SKY ? SPUR 7 CAROUSEL ? COMPARTMENT ? HANDLER 9 OLD ? OVEN ? PART 10 COLUMN ? COMMITTEE ? WHEEL 12 INFORMATION ? JOB ? OUT 15 BAG ? FACTORY ? PICKED 16 CONTROL ? OFFICE ? PHOTO 18 CLIMATE ? GEAR ? LOOSE 19 BOAT ? BUSINESS ? ROOM 22 BLUE ? BUTTERFLY ? FEATHER 24 DEGREES ? FOLD ? KINGS 26 ADMIRAL ? HALF ? MANDELA 28 BEATER ? CONTROL ? SOLAR 30 BRAKE ? COMPACT ? JOCKEY 31 CHRISTMAS ? GUM ? HOUSE 33 EDITOR ? MARINE ? WAY

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