The Guardian Weekly

PUZZLES

Chris Maslanka

1Wordpool

Find the correct definition: FIBRANNE

a) liar

b) plastic filament

c) fabric of spun-rayon

d) type of fibre

2 E pluribus unum

Rearrange POLEMIC ACT to make another word.

3 Dropouts

Replace each asterisk with a letter to make a word: *M*I*T*E* M*I*T*E*

4 Cryptic

Dry biscuits – and nuts?! (8) Library where Noah kept bees? (Ha! Ha!) (3, 8) Her test is history … or silence in the theatre? It will do you good, they say! (3, 4)

5 Missing Links

Find a word that follows the first word and precedes the second. Eg the answer to bat man could be he (bathe & he- man). a) cartridge work b) fire clock c) mountain port d) integrated judge e) river details f) flying spot

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