Puzzles

LIKE A ROLLING STONE

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. Footless 7. Tribes 12. Vines collectively 13. Aztec god of rain 14. Mite 15. Expulsion 16. Droop 17. Maxim 19. Dined 20. Forest growth 22. Mount - , N.W. Qld. mining town 23. French cheese 24. Planets' paths 26. Circular plates 27. Crude mineral 28. Ashen 29. Greek goddesses of the seasons 32. Account book 35. Got down from mount 36. Spider's structure 37. Unique thing 39. An infusion 40. Capital of Tibet 42. I have 43. Hunting call 45. Mouth part 47. Capital of Canada 48. Glazed finish 49. Possess again 50. Overtake again

Down

1. Nautical cry 2. Rogue 3. Military catapult 4. The (German) 5. Opera solo 6. High explosive 7. A hint 8. - Vegas, US gambling city 9. Sacrificial benches 10. Originating in the mind 11. Gravelly hillsides 13. Roman garment 18. Donkey 21. Torpedo vessel (1-4) 23. Gambling game 25. Anger 26. Father 28. U.S. lexicographer 29. Egyptian goddess of love 30. Salt of oleic acid 31. Theater district 32. Meadow 33. Puzzle 34. Theatrical parodies 36. Command to horse 38. Spins 40. Calm 41. First class (1-3) 44. Statute 46. Doze

__________ ON A __________: THE BEST THING FOR YOUR BEER

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. Riding straps 3. Implies 5. Outskirt 6. Climb 7. Unclutters 8. Underground rooms 9. Dints 10. Does not 11. Gives to 12. Vigilant 13. Changes 14. Woodlice 15. Marine mammals 16. Robs 17. Ornamental pendants consisting of bunches of loose threads

Down

2. Frozen dew 4. Glazing material