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PUZZLE COLLECTION – ISSUE 1

1. From the letters of the words given below, form six five letter words to fit the grid.l Three letters have been inserted to give you a start and here is a clue to the first word across: Mechanical hoist
     

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E

   

COINS
DUN
IRIS
MOTH
WIDER

2. Four of the five words listed below can be arranged reading across the grid so that they form four new words reading downwards. Can you spot the imposter?
       
       
       
       
 
ANTE
AREA
DISC
ENDS
TONG

3. Take one letter away from each of the central words and rearrange the remaining letters to answer the clues on the left. Then, add one letter to each central word to answer the clues on the right. Finally, rearrange the letters you have taken away, and the ones you have added, to make two new words.
MASCULINE   LESS CHAOTIC
       

REALM

           
SEASIDE JETTY

 

CLERGYMAN
       

SPIRE

           
MIX UP

 

OPPOSE, HINDER
       

RESIT

           
GARDEN FLOWER

 

SHORT DOWNPOUR
       

SWORE

           
BOG, SWAMP

 

PILOTS
       

MINER

           
PLANT STALK

 

CAPTAIN
       

STEAM

           
REPLY   FABRIC STIFFENER
            FINAL WORDS            

4. CONUNDRUM
Can you solve this nine letter anagram?
I L O S T A V A N
 

5. By writing the correct letters in the empty blue squares, can you complete the five words reading across the grid, so that the name of a late great actor will read down the blue columns?
  R O   E
  D M   T
  A L   E
  M P   L
  R I   K

6. Take two consecutive letters from each of the three words reading across the rows in the first grid to form a new six letter word in the second grid. When finished, the shaded squares will reveal a new seven letter word.
STIR PANS FELT              
CART KEPT ORAL            
EMIT BASS HELM            
OPAL ANTE JURY            
EDGE MINI GUST            
GRIP ROOM ENVY            
WAGE BEND DAZE            
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