PuzzlesXxxxxxxxxxxwww.the-actuary.org.ukAnagramic pairs solutionEach clue led to two answers that were anagrams of each other. For example, the answers to 17 across were 8216repel8217 and 8216leper8217. Only one answer could be entered into the grid, but which one?Across1 Sector, escort5 Pleas, lapse 9 Crete, erect10 Married, admirer11 Funfair, ruf64257 an12 Hinge, neigh13 Twelve plus one, eleven plus two17 Leper, repel19 Tureens, tenures21 Belgian, Bengali22 Maids, Midas23 State, taste24 Tagged, gadgetDown2 Flesh, shelf3 Tedious, outside4 Starting-point, train spotting5 Melon, lemon6 Sprites, persist7 Heart, earth8 Recede, decree14 Spandex, expands15 Mundane, unnamed16 Bosses, obsess17 Brute, rebut18 Easel, lease20 Dirge, ridgePuzzle 3895740257416574005741257415574175740957398574135741657402574175740057402574155740257416574095740057406574105740157398574025741557418574055740157409574025740257411574125741657401574115740657398574065740357403574185740257415574095741357411574025741957402573985741757418574165739857404574025739957402574165740957402574025741557416574015741157398574135742157406574185740257410573985740157402574115740257411573985741857404574115740657417574175741257409574025741757404574125739957416574025741657416574175739857402574205741757402574045740157406574155741757416574045740257405574155741557406574165739857402123456789101112131415161718201921222324The puzzles editor is pleased to receive ideas for new puzzles from readers. Please contact: Rakhee Raja, Puzzles Editor, Xa64257 nity House, 42-62 Greyfriars Road, Reading RG1 1NN. Or e-mail puzzles@the-actuary.org.uk Puzzle ideas welcomeNOTES2008 March 45Coffee breakPuzzlesPuzzle 391Letter removalThere is an English word with nine letters such that each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains as an English word 8212 from nine letters right down to a single letter. Do you know what the original word is and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?Clue 8212 one of the words is the chemical symbol for black, shiny crystals that dissolve in alcohol.044_045_Actuary_Puzzles_0308.ind45 4519/2/08 17:14:33
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