Local Life - Wigan - August 2021

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Puzzle Pages
CROSSWORD
DOWN
1. Australian term for a young kangaroo (4)
2. State of extreme delight or exaltation (7,6)
3. Heavenly body also known as Sirius (3,4)
4. Small canoe made watertight with animal
skins (5)
5. Period of the French Revolution marked by
extreme repression and bloodshed (5,2,6)
6. Sleeveless dress resembling an apron (8)
12. Pile of waste matter from coal mining, etc (4,4)
14. Flower associated with alpine regions (7)
17. Craftsman who works with stone (5)
20. Singing jazz where nonsense syllables are
substituted for the words of the song (4)
ACROSS
7. Spanish dance in triple time (6)
8. Acid found in vinegar (6)
9. Funeral pile (4)
10. Chinese port city on the estuary of the Yangtze (8)
11. Receptacle used by smokers (7)
13. Non-metallic element, atomic number 5 (5)
15. Racing vessel (5)
16. Small falcon that hovers in the air (7)
18. Long-tailed game bird (8)
19. Red eruption of the skin (4)
21. Small, roofed building affording shade and rest (6)
22. Hooded waterproof jacket (6)
WORDWHEEL
Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten
minutes to find as many words as possible, none of
which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns.
Each word must be of three letters or more, all must
contain the central letter and letters can only be used
once in every word. There is at least one word that uses
all of the letters in the wheel.
TARGET
EXCELLENT: 60 or more words
GOOD: 52 words
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FAIR: 43 words