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Pattern Maker

Can you spot the pattern in this sequence, and work out what comes next from the five options?

Arroword

The arrows show the direction in which the answer to each clue should be placed.

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Spot The Difference

There are 10 differences between these two pictures. Can you find them all?

Honeycomb

The answers to the clues all read in a clockwise direction round the clue number. Answers can start in any of the six spaces around the clue number. The number in brackets after each clue shows in which segment of the hexagon each word starts (the top segment is number 1, the one to the right of it is number 2 and so on, as shown around the hexagon to the left of the grid). We’ve placed one answer to get you started.

1 Ball, globe (5)
2 Illusory, fake (3)
3 Security (2)
4 Evaluate (5)
5 Digit (6)
6 Central vein of a leaf (6)
7 Expose (2)
8 Decline (6)
9 Sequence (1)
10 Venerate (1)
11 Egyptian god (4)
12 Unmarried (5)
13 Light-heartedness (6)
14 Problems (4)
15 Observing (5)
16 Take back, withdraw (5)
17 Region of former Yugoslavia (5)
18 Respite (5)
19 Occupation or forte (4)

20 Withstand (temptation, eg) (5)
21 Blueprint (2)
22 Depended (on) (1)
23 Delightful (5)
24 Antenna, tentacle (2)
25 French for ‘Mrs’ (2)
26 Public road (1)
27 Painter or sculptor, eg (4)
28 Norman ___, US author (4)
29 Seldom (3)
30 Colourless gas used as fuel (1)
31 Assented (1)
32 Come forth (2)
33 Public speaker (4)
34 Wandered (5)
35 Dismal, dull (3)
36 Electricity generator (5)
37 Sofa, couch (3)
38 Not liable (4)
39 Financial gain (6)
40 Outline clearly (6)
41 Young cow (3)
42 Tradition (2)
43 Outcome (5)
44 Sumptuous, luxurious (3)
45 Balderdash (5)
46 Dill-like aromatic plant (6)
47 Rush headlong (1)
48 Swaggers (3)
49 Deceived (2)
50 Hamper (5)
51 Higher in rank (5)
52 Overindulged (3)
53 Water down (1)
54 Holy Land country (6)

Skeleton Codeword

In this Codeword, you’re starting with just the bare bones of the grid, so you must fill in the black squares as well as the letters. We’ve placed some letters and black squares to start you off.

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