Puzzles

GETTIN' HYGGE WITH IT

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. Prefix, whale 4. Long fish 8. Jelly-like mass 12. Handwoven Scandinavian rug 13. Forest growth 14. Storm 15. Inhabitant of Yemen 17. Ireland 18. Woe is me 19. Saturated 21. Rich tapestry 23. Book leaf 24. - Connery 25. Howl 26. Dry (wine) 29. Facial twitch 30. Flood embankment 31. Attempt 32. Writing fluid 33. Second-hand 34. Infant's carriage 35. Performs 36. Stop 37. Capital of Mali 40. Wyatt 41. Cain's victim 42. Capital of Manitoba 46. Adds 47. Root of the taro 48. French, water 49. Springing gait 50. Measure of medicine 51. Arid

Down

1. Bawl 2. Optic organ 3. North American larch 4. Alcohol burners 5. Greek goddess of strife 6. Allow 7. Vacillated 8. Braid 9. Reposed 10. Monster 11. "Has - ". Person who once was 16. Dash 20. Leer 21. Italian wine province 22. Riding strap 23. Surfaces a road 25. Conferred upon 26. Needy 27. Periods of history 28. Type of inflorescence 30. Good fortune 34. Persian fairy 35. City in central Belgium 36. Outrigger 37. Freshwater fish 38. Adjoin 39. Brief note 40. Finishes 43. Revised form of Esperanto 44. Otic organ 45. Stay rope

WE'LL BE RAIDING IT

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. Musty 3. Applauses 5. Fortified residences 6. Jetties 7. Aim for 8. Celebrations 9. Rows 10. Geyser deposit 11. More spiteful 12. Capital of Tunisia 13. One who prefers to go naked 14. Those who prefer nakedness 15. Tilts 16. Scarce 17. Spasmodic

Down

2. Confectionary 4. Stow away