Quiz Answers – January 2024

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

Crossword

    Across

  • 1 Children's card game (4)
    SNAP
  • 3 London airport (8)
    HEATHROW
  • 9 Ruler (7)
    MONARCH
  • 10 Bestowed (5)
    GIVEN
  • 11 Ascended (5)
    RISEN
  • 12 Bigger (6)
    LARGER
  • 14 Thin slice of bacon (6)
    RASHER
  • 16 Hunting expedition (6)
    SAFARI
  • 19 Dried grape (6)
    RAISIN
  • 21 Demise (5)
    DEATH
  • 24 More aged (5)
    OLDER
  • 25 Liverpool racecourse (7)
    AINTREE
  • 26 High-handed (8)
    ARROGANT
  • 27 Young deer (4)
    FAWN

    Down

  • 1 Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8)
    SOMBRERO
  • 2 Female relatives (5)
    AUNTS
  • 4 Breathe out (6)
    EXHALE
  • 5 Large striped cat (5)
    TIGER
  • 6 French holiday area (7)
    RIVIERA
  • 7 Slender rod (4)
    WAND
  • 8 Hypnotic state (6)
    TRANCE
  • 13 Age of majority (8)
    EIGHTEEN
  • 15 Defamation (7)
    SLANDER
  • 17 Passionate (6)
    ARDENT
  • 18 Uselessly (2,4)
    IN VAIN
  • 20 Gesture of indifference (5)
    SHRUG
  • 22 Major blood vessel (5)
    AORTA
  • 23 Settee (4)
    SOFA

Sudoku

Word Wheel

    Possible words:

  • 9 letters- fisherman
    8 letters- freshman harmines shireman
    7 letters- arshine haemins harmine harmins heminas hernias mashier menhirs mishear nearish
    6 letters- afresh arshin ashier ashine ashmen famish fisher haemin harems harims harmin hemina hemins hermai hernia ihrams inmesh mahsir manehs marish masher mashie menhir rashie rhimes rhines shairn shamer sharif shenai sheria sherif shiner shmear shrine
    5 letters- arish ashen fresh haems hains hairs hames hanse harem hares harim harms harns hears heirs hemin herma herms herns hiems hires ihram maneh marsh mensh mihas nashi rheas rhies rhime rhine sehri shame share sharn sheaf shear shier shine shire
    4 letters- ahem ahis eish fahs fash fehm fehs fish haem haen haes hain hair hame hams hare harm harn hear heir hems hens herm hern hers hies hims hins hire hisn mash mesh miha nesh nish rahs rash rehs resh rhea sham shan shea shen shim shin shir shri sinh

Brainteaser

  • Q: A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. Why?
  • A: He’s playing Monopoly.

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