Quiz Answers – December 2023

We hope you enjoyed our recent newsletter.
Here are the answers to the questions in the ‘Puzzle Time’ section.

Crossword

    Across

  • 1 Flood (6)
    [DELUGE]
  • 4 Grown-ups (6)
    [ADULTS]
  • 8 Coercion (5)
    [FORCE]
  • 9 Army or navy rank (7)
    [CAPTAIN]
  • 10 Remark (7)
    [COMMENT]
  • 11 Take an oath (5)
    [SWEAR]
  • 12 Puzzling, mysterious (9)
    [ENIGMATIC]
  • 17 Intense sorrow (5)
    [GRIEF]
  • 19 Slices of bacon (7)
    [RASHERS]
  • 21 Common pain-killer (7)
    [ASPIRIN]
  • 22 Salt solution (5)
    [BRINE]
  • 23 Animal fat (6)
    [TALLOW]
  • 24 Concerning teeth (6)
    [DENTAL]

    Down

  • 1 Flaw (6)
    [DEFECT]
  • 2 Wyoming city (7)
    [LARAMIE]
  • 3 Web-footed birds (5)
    [GEESE]
  • 5 Down payment (7)
    [DEPOSIT]
  • 6 Depart (5)
    [LEAVE]
  • 7 Soldier on watch (6)
    [SENTRY]
  • 9 Boat with two hulls (9)
    [CATAMARAN]
  • 13 Conflagration (7)
    [INFERNO]
  • 14 Pharmacist (7)
    [CHEMIST]
  • 15 Appalled (6)
    [AGHAST]
  • 16 In addition (2,4)
    [AS WELL]
  • 18 Urge forward (5)
    [IMPEL]
  • 20 Dark fur (5)
    [SABLE]

Sudoku

Word Wheel

    Possible words:

  • 8 letters- stranges

    7 letters- argents garnets gasters gestant sangers serangs stagers strange targets

    6 letters- agents angers angsts argent garnet gasser gaster gaters grants graste grates greats ranges rengas retags sagest sanger sarges segars serang stager stages stangs strags strang targes target

    5 letters- agent agers anger angst gants gares gases gasts gater gates geans gears geats genas gents gests getas gnars gnats grans grant grass grate great grens rages range rangs regna renga retag sager sages sangs sarge segar snags stage stags stang strag tangs targe terga

    4 letters- agen ager ages areg engs ergs gaen gaes gane gans gant gare gars gart gast gate gats gean gear geat gena gens gent gers gert gest geta gets gnar gnat gran grat gren nags negs rage rags rang regs sage sags sang segs snag stag tags tang tegs

Brainteaser

  • Q: In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
  • A: They all do

West End Theatre Tickets & Dinner for Two

His month’s referral gift is two West End theatre tickets to a selection of top performances, plus dinner at ASK Italian or Zizzi! All you have to do is introduce a new Abberley bed customer to us, and this memorable night out in London will be yours. Or, pass it on to friends or relatives for Christmas! Many thanks to Mrs Milne and Mrs Watson who referred new customers to us last month. They both received a two-night luxury hotel stay – enjoy!

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