Puzzles
LET'S TAKE A WALK
DIFFICULT
Place numbers into the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains each of the digits 1 to 9. No guessing is needed. EASY
Across 1. Roman goddess of marriage 5. Tier 8. Pole 12. Of urine 13. An age 14. Capable 15. Prefix, ten 16. Hard or bony 18. Large tree 19. Mediterranean country 20. Allow 21. Devices for fishing 23. Sphere 25. Ursine animals 27. Fearless 31. Ammunition (Colloq) 32. Sister 33. Exclude 34. Surmised 36. A loom attachment 37. Supplement existence 38. Mountain lion 39. Egyptian serpent
42. State in the NW United States 44. Hallucinogenic drug 47. Predict 49. U.S. TV award 50. The maple 51. Kangaroo 52. Itch 53. Take by force 54. Gender 55. Brink Down 1. Martial art 2. Fertiliser 3. An extra name given to someone 4. Wood sorrel 5. Relaxes 6. Killer whale 7. Welters 8. Normal 9. Ancient Greek coin 10. Swing around
11. Trial 17. Australian explorer 19. Sexless things 22. Uneven 24. Blossom 25. Sack 26. Australian bird 27. Assist 28. Preserved corpse 29. Kinsman 30. Pig enclosure 32. Sowers of seed 35. Short parody 36. Twosome 38. Showy flower 39. Distant 40. Caribbean dance music 41. Prepare patient for operation 43. Agave 45. Complacent 46. Levee 48. Before 49. Optic organ
EATING AN ______________ WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ____________ Ladderword puzzles are like crosswords but with a twist. The words in the middle column are anagrams of the words of the first column. The words in the last column are anagrams of the middle column plus one additional letter. The anchor words (the down clues) are related by a common theme. Across 1. Bury 3. Keep 5. Having a stronger, sharper taste 6. Waterwheel conduits 7. Flower parts
8. Psalmbook 9. Challenges 10. Pardoned 11. Processions 12. Polyp colony 13. Neck of garment 14. Variety of kale 15. Mends socks
16. Earthworks 17. Makes beloved Down 2. Pome 4. Rate
Puzzle answers found on SandandPineMag.com 46 | SAND& PINE MAGAZINE August/September 2021
