Word Bank 004

These Word Bank puzzles are remarkable because the answers are provided! Simply match together two words from the bank to answer each of the fifteen clues below. Each bankword will be used just once. It sounds easy enough but things get trickier: some of our clues may not be as straightforward as they first appear!

1. Baden Powell protege
2. Kamikaze
3. He is suited to work with agitated horses?
4. Comforting aspect of a desperate situation
5. Revolting
6. Educational hurdle
7. Penang
8. Ben Jonson was the first
9. Initial step towards stardom
10. 90s teen drama actress
11. Unable to miss
12. Direct route taken by workers
13. Used part of a clock?
14. R, O, M, and E, for example
15. Michelle Obama

HAND BLANK POET SPELLING TOWN STOMACH LINING SECOND LINE LADY DIVINE SCOUT BOY EXAM SCREEN LETTERS TORI POINT FIRST VENTURE STABLE TURNING GEORGE TEST BEE CAPITAL WIND SILVER LAUREATE ENTRANCE

This WORD BANK rated: INTERMEDIATE

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BON VOYAGE!

Anyone who has ever embarked on a holiday knows that getting on the road can be a logistical nightmare! Solve all of the planning, packing and preparing problems in this latest Gridless and set sail! Of course, all the trouble is worth it - as you'll realise when you discover the answerline.

1. Ship takes woman far out. (3-2-3)
2. Cool customer says goodbye to cumbersome luggage. (8)
3. Coach, rail, air? Walking? Let's set out to travel slowly on all four! (5)
4. Smoke appears when one gallon is put in the vehicle. (5)
5. Station crush challenges personnel. (7)
6. What'll give your bicycle a puncture? Sounds like this will! (7)
7. Movement in a big circle!? A drastic change of ideas required! (10)
8. Adventure tour group is retreating to refuge at a great distance. (6)
9. Permit required along route to the casino table. (8)
10. Flier suffers lag between Eastern European capitals. (5)
11. Chuck and Chip use it when driving. (4)
12. Baker has stopover, naps, loses passport! (4)
13. Those held back crossing the Tiber are savoury sort. (7)
14. Some, er, State School holidays. (6)
15. Pounds, piastres, dough...! (8)
16. Family holiday frontseater is tight-lipped until tantrum eventually finishes. (5)

This GRIDLESS rated: CRUISY!

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Crime and mystery is the theme of this month's Cross-stitch puzzle, "IT'S CRIMINAL!"

There are clues for you to solve then detective work to do! Solve the clues then transpose the individual letters into the grid according to the alphanumerical references. You'll reveal the mystery quotation!

Remember, there are numerous leads to follow in a Cross-stitch investigation. The first letters of your answers in order will spell the name of the author and the title of the work from which the quotation was sourced, so it is possible to conduct your investigation working backwards and forwards between the clues and the grid.

And just when you think it is all over, a twist! Follow the mazelike path of arrows through the grid to reveal one last mystery message. Good luck.

This CROSS-STITCH rated: DIABOLICAL!

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