Take a Break

DSM Easy Crossword (with thanks to Rob Berry)

DSM Toughie Crossword (with thanks to Mike Morris)

Clues ACROSS

1. Any device that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it. (6) 4. Evaluate or estimate something (6) 8. European country (5) 9. In a vertical position (7) 10. A series of mental images and emotions occuring during sleep (5) 11. Type of penguin (7) 12. Form of mental disorder (9) 15. A person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use (7) 16. Free from dirt or impurities (5) 17. A small explosive bomb thrown by hand (7) 18. Once more! (5) 19. Cheddar, brie etc. (6) 20. A painful swelling on the first point of the big toe (6)

Clues DOWN

2. The full quantity or extent (6) 3. Freedom from doubt, belief in yourself and abilities (4-9) 5. A member of the Goons, a comedian (5-8) 6. A building where young people are educated (6) 7. Fearless cartoon characters (11) 13. Coming next after the third (6) 14. A public building for gambling (6)

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The letters round the outside of the completed grid spell out the name of a popular Xmas song

Clues Across

7. Adolescent to cover sport turning up and is in the soup? Quite the opposite ........ (6) 9. .......two of which reflect the fortunes of the batsman? (2, 3, 3 ) 10. Piece on love is the last word, in short? (4) 11. Bizarrely, I was a hater of a selfservice laundry? (10) 12. Steak he cut, I bit; turned out to be the most remarkaable? (4, 3, 7) 15. Plant the seed of an idea in hunger march? (4) 16. All together now! Voice disapproval for kicking off pair of tights? (5) 17. Stealing a car, for example, accruing acronym charge? (4) 19. Reassessment of clap poses a last apocryphal responsibility for operational nurse? (2, 4, 1,7) 20. Ideally there is this twixt cup and lip? (5, 1, 4) 23. Originally everybody loved listening avidly to jazz singer. (4) 24. Man is hit roughly for being concerned with strip? (8) 25. Extraordinary kind of EU deregulation put together for lover of Gilgamesh? (6)

Clues Down

1. Be more courageous; expose British greeting Roman? (8) 2. Forecast chart upset Ayres maybe, supporting that lady following our group and total beginners? (7, 3) 3. Political take-over for politically incorrect Japanese? (4) 4. Displaces antis, only to be reincarnated as a follower of the devil? (6, 8) 5. Axe essential to behead zealot. (4) 6. Show disapproval in teachers’ group wearing no clothes? (6) 8. I might own a cats’ exchange; but that would be an acceptance of the unbelievable? (3, 4, 2, 5) 13. Legendary cricketer dropping tail-ender for former South African leader. (5) 14. Initially using novices to investigate lawbreaking was extremely silly, keeping impatience in that time before going on the slippery slope? (5, 2, 3) 18. Look out! That’s what a strong grip can do in the kitchen? (4, 4) 19. Belief that innovative heist can garner a thousand? (6) 21. I repeat; Please choose boxes. (4) 22. Will practise on idiots, but in the end you see through me? (4)

WORD SQUARE

How many words of three or more letters can you make from the letters in our square?

There is one word of nine letters. If you want to make it harder, only allow words that contain the centre letter. We estimate about 250 words are possible. 0 - 60 Not bad 121 - 180 Very good 61 - 120 Quite good 181 + Expert

T M R C A S I H S

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Can you find the TEN differences between these two images?