Ouisa's Ladder 004

Ouisa Kittredge
Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. But, to find the right six people...

(Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare)

What do each of the Hollywood stars that feature on this month's Ouisa's Ladder try to hold over his or her co-star?

1. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

2. Panic Room (2002)

3. Silence of the Lambs (1991)

4. Meet Joe Black (1998)

5. The Devil's Own (1997)

6. The Fugitive (1993)

7. Men in Black (1997)

8. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

9. Grease (1978)

10. Swordfish (2001)

11. Kate and Leopold (2001)

Code: 10-7-10-1-5-6-4-15-4-3

Each movie title leads to the name of an actor common to each subsequent movie title. When you have determined all of the names, you will have a ladder of ten interconnected actors. Read through these names using the number code to discover the surprising answer to this month's Ouisa's Ladder!

This OUISA'S LADDER rated: TOUGH

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Gridless 007

TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN

You can imagine the mess our compilers get into as they cook up these Gridless puzzles: word-pots boiling over; a forgotten blender beating into butter what was supposed to be a series of light and fluffy clues; toasters ejecting puns burnt to a crisp as smoke starts to billow from the cryptic-oven…

We've tried to replicate the experience for our puzzlers in this latest Gridless, and with a liberal dash of spite! It is a devilish dish. You'll feel like you are reading a recipe for disaster as you battle too many kitchen dilemmas all at once!

Discover the answerline, a vertical word or phrase, and you'll find out if you are finally out in front or still struggling behind!

1. The problem with the faucets is history! (4)
2. Use dinner knife edge on valuable dining table material. (4)
3. The name of he who is taking orders for pleasurable egg yolks.(4)
4. A large stove with burners is used to create a great spread. (5)
5. Chopped the ends off, diced, then put in the freezer. (3)
6. First refrigerate the minced pie so it’s ready to eat. (4)
7. …pepper, utters the Muslim sovereign. (6)
8. Gains the attention of the audience again with the egg Serena put in the blender. (9)
9. I start the dishwasher and am using the water supply. (3)
10. Put cooking fuel back in sink. (3)
11. The buzzer alongside worker keeps lines busy. (3)
12. Put it on ice and relax, dude! (5)
13. Lots and lots of food lessons! (6)
14. It’s sometimes acidic and makes an odd creation. (4)
15. Share dinner with Potok’s Lev. (5)
16. Come first or come last in new Bangladeshi kitchen. (3)
17. Rent the microwave sound jolly exciting! (7)
18. After starting recipes, you leave out something meaning the food will go bad! (3)
19. Replace pot contents with a light touch. (3)
20. Reduces, braises, covers and supports. (3)
21. Causes a stir by putting the self-raising flour back without the office lady involved. (7)
22. Squeeze together, quickly mash, and crush. (5)

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This GRIDLESS rated: INTERMEDIATE

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The Plagiarist 001

The Plagiarist is jam-packed with words -- sage words, wise words, famous words...and stolen words!


Each of the clues, A to H, is a famous quotation from which one key word has been stolen. Your job is to discover the stolen word then transfer the individual letters into the grid. A mystery quotation, another one, will be revealed! The author of this mystery quotation will have his or her name spelled out by the first letters of your answers.

Some quotations you'll know, others you'll have to guess, and others still you'll have to discover by working back and forwards between the grid and the clues!

This month's THE PLAGIARIST rated: WICKED

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Cross-stitch 004

Ode to Man. U.? is the latest Cross-stitch puzzle from the Gridless team.


Solve the clues and reveal a quotation by feeding the letters one-by-one into the grid according to their numbered references. The first letters reading down will spell-out the name of the author of the quotation followed by the title of the work from which the quotation was sourced.

A further intrigue: the labyrinthine path of arrows in the quotation grid hides a secret message. It'll take some trial and error to determine the starting point!

This month's arrow message will reveal our support for yet another of our favourite teams!

This CROSS-STITCH rated: DIFFICULT

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