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CressStitcker

JUST FOR FUN

Prize crossword

Across

1 Social cali (5)

4 Stitching canvas that dissolves in water (7)

8    Granny (3)

9    Interpret (9)

10    Bundle of six-stranded floss or yarn (5)

12 Flower-seller (7)

15 Serviette (6)

17 The______, 60s band

who sang Wild Thing (6) 20The imaginary circle around the Earth (7)

23To make temporary, quick stitching (5)

25A crew member aboard a spacecraft (9)

26Choose (3) 27Faithfulness (7)

28Keen walker (5)

Down

1    Deer meat (5)

2    Perceive (5)

3    Giant (5)

4    Employees (5)

5    Lariat (5)

6    Decorative embellishment on a project (7)

7    Use great effort (5)

11 Social group, kind (3)

13    Tardy (4)

14    Data (abbreviation) (4)

16 Domestic fowl (7)

18    Eggs (3)

19    Jumper (7)

20Electronic message (5)

21 Fairytale ogre (5)

22Prepared (5)

23Quantity of something madę at one time (5)

24Long-legged wading bird (5)

HOW TO ENTER

Winning word due: Country that celebrates the fourth of July (7)

COMPLETE the crossword and rearrange the letters in the shaded boxes to make up a winning word. You can enter Online at _A www.futurecomps.co.uk/ pcw241 or text the codę CSX241 followed by the winning word and your name and address to 87474*.

Postał entries will not be accepted Competition open 14 June -11 July

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YOUR PRIZE Five winners will receive a box from Madeira worth approximately £22. For stockist details contact EQS on 0116 271 0033 or visit www.eqsuk.com

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*To enter via text, send a text message to 87474 between 14 June and 11 July 2011.

By texting us you agree to receive details of futurę offers and promotions from Futurę Publishing Limited and related third parties. If you do not want to receive this Information, please text the word STOP at the end of your text message. Texts are charged at 50p plus your standard network tariff ratę. For fuli terms and conditions, see page 89.

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USING logie and a process of elimination, fili the blank boxes with numbers so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9 only once.

		4	7	3	2
	3	5	1			2	9
2			8					6
	2		6			8		9
6				2				3
4		7			1		2
5					4			2
	4	9			8	5	7
			5	1	3	9

Issue 239’s winning word EMERALD

Winners: Jean Wilson, Chester; Vonda Bywater, Shropshire; Ellen Rossiter, Colchester; Julie Wright, Leeds; Margaret Butler, Holmes Chapel

GmStltcker

JULY 2011

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