BRAIN TEST

CROSSWORD

GIVE YOUR BRAIN A WORKOUT EDITOR’S PICK

By TAIRA ROBLES

GANGSTA GRANNY STRIKES AGAIN

By David Williams

ACROSS DOWN

HarperCollins 2021 9780008530259 The first ever sequel from award-winning author David Williams! Expect the unexpected in this brilliant mystery adventure.

Ben is getting used to life without his beloved granny. She was a cabbage enthusiast, a Scrabble partner… and an international jewel thief known as The Black Cat. Now, only the memory of their extraordinary adventure to steal the Crown Jewels lives on. Then something inexplicable happens. World-famous treasures are stolen in the dead of night and the clues point to none other than The Black Cat.

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again promises to keep readers on laughing-out-loud while on the edge of their seats as they join Ben on his quest to unravel the mystery of the return of The Black Cat.

DUNE (DELUXE EDITION)

By Frank Herbert Ace 2019 9780593099322

1 Mark, struck by drummer, say (6) 5 Heard directors were fed up (5) 9 Investigator is nasty about ge� ing a

student (7)

10 Jelly for crawler in charge (5) 11 Fool caught inside hill (5) 12 Treated a mad one, but it’s benign (7) 13 Adapt medium, sick of DIY (6) 15 Coach let off in rush (6) 18 Charm of French illumination (7) 20 Horrify a quiet friend (5) 23 Big look around the house (5) 24 Digital audio file about cod in former

time (7)

25 Pale, like a farm animal (5) 26 Creature is wild, not red (6) 2 Deserve sticky end before ache (5) 3 Flavouring used by a fl ea (3,4) 4 Allow Harold to be mortal (6) 5 Support a couple (5) 6 Knock on the le� in mutual

understanding (7)

7 Impose detectives around gallery (7) 8 Very arduous, holding

length (4)

13 Composed air about cake (7) 14 Treacherous woman le� a husband

behind food store (7)

16 A French idea about daughter not

ge� ing help (7)

17 Puts back gold in a daze (6) 19 Increased force, worn out (5) 21 Piece gets registered as seafood (5) 22 Overdue, chipping front off tile (4)

Now a major motion picture – read the book before you check out the movie!

Set on a faraway desert planet, Dune tells the story of a boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud’dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family – and would bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune is an award-winning novel and is undoubtedly one of the grandest epics in Science Fiction.

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