SOLUTIONS
WORD ZONE 1 SOLUTIONS
Page 1: CLOZE CRAZY Lost!
1–5:
fault glared around planned couldn’t
6–10: again even temper last forest
11–15: covered pine grew which twisted
16–20: We’re heard distance worried dangerous
21–23: side through carrying
10. Rough
Clues D: 1. Hazel 2. Light 3. Tasty 4. Young
5. Grave 6. Veins 7. Stain 8. Inert 9. Taken
10. Enter
Page 8: WORD BUILDING
A. 1. Station
2. Motion
3. Relation
4. Information 5. Construction 6. Relaxation
7. Creation
B. 1. Education 2. Nation 3. Fiction 4. Ovation
5. Imitation 6. Interruption 7. Demonstration
C. 1. Condition 2. Solution 3. Constitution
4. Section 5. Reflection 6. Mention 7. Option
Page 2: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
The Lion, the Donkey and the Fox
Missing words: remains / equal / approvingly /
divide / formed / late / how / hungry / left /
attacked / taught / chase
Correct Sentence Sequence:
ELHDBJGAICKF
Page 9: SENTENCE BUILDING
Correct Sentence Sequence J C F E D A H B I G
J. When I turned again I was surprised to see
that Spit had not increased the lead.
C. In fact, it seemed that Leslie had begun to
gain on him.
F. He had settled himself into a crouched
position, and those perfect wheels combined
with his extra weight were bringing him up
with Spit.
E. Not that it seemed possible he could ever
catch him.
D. For Spit, lying flat on his trolley, moving
with a fine balance, gliding, as it were, over
the rough patches, looked to me as though he
were a bird that might suddenly open out its
wings and fly clean into the air.
A. The runners along the side could no longer
keep up with the trolleys.
H. And now, as they skimmed past the half-way
mark, and came to the very steepest part,
there was no doubt that Leslie was gaining.
B. Spit had never ridden better.
I. Yet Leslie, clinging to the steering-rope of
The British Queen, and riding the rougher
part of the road, was actually drawing level.
G. Those beautiful ball-bearing wheels were
holding the road, and bringing Leslie along
faster than spirit and skill could carry Spit.
Page 3: CROSSOUTS
1. Mime / Evil / Mast / Toil
2. Rest / Tray / Rude / Easy
Page 4: MIX UPS
Clues A: 1. Able 2. Ache 3. Acid
5. Busk 6. Dumb 7. Dare 8. Envy
10. Gain
Clues B: 1. Bale 2. Curb 3. Chip
5. Dice 6. Earn 7. Fake 8. Gate 9. Join
4. Brim
9. Fuss
4. Debt
10. June
Page 5: CROSSWORD
Across 1. Taste 4. Ten 6. Ace 8. Ice 9. Tramp
11. Knock 14. Emu 15. Ate 16. Elf 17. Nudge
Down 1. Twinkle 2. Sue 3. Eat 4. Tea
5. Neptune 7. Cry 10. Act 12. Oaf 13. Ken
14. End
Page 6: WORDS from WORDS
A. (Blindfold) Bill Blind Bind Boil Dill Fill Foil
Find Idol Lilo Lino Lion Loin
B. (Prominent) Inept Inert Inner Intern Into
Intone Iron Mention Mine Miner Minor Mint
Nine Orient Pine Pint Pointer Print Protein Rein
Ripe Ripen
Page 7: OVERLAPS
Clues A: 1. Album 2. Magic 3. Clean
5. Eagle 6. Early 7. Youth 8. Hound
10. Toast
Clues B: 1. Title 2. Event 3. Trial
5. Tonic 6. Coast 7. Talon 8. Niece
10. Alter
Clues C: 1. Climb 2. Banks 3. Snipe
5. Erase 6. Seals 7. Shush 8. Shoot
4. Noise
9. Debut
4. Lotto Page 10: TILES
9. Equal A. Brake Bait Rage Aunt Knit Even
B. Storm Sort Torn Onus Rust Moan
4. Peace
9. Otter
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Page 19: CROSSOUTS
1. Blow / Wand / Bias / Sand
2. Feat / Thud / Flaw / Ward
3. Dawn / Noun / Dump / Plan
Page 11: CROSSWORD
Across 5. Aunt 6. Rake 8. Ebb 9. Knife
10. Ruler 11. Him 13. Iota 14. Snag
Down 1. Dare 2. Inability 3. Banishing 4. Here
7. Skirt 10. Raid 12. Mug
Page 20: MIX UPS
Clues A: 1. Junk 2. Obey 3. Pair 4. Pain 5. Peal
6. Rapt 7. Sane 8. Prey 9. Quiz 10. Sign
Clues B: 1. Bowl 2. Idea 3. Keen 4. Lamb
5. Note 6. Oval 7. Only 8. Wade 9. Yard
10. Glee
Page 12: CLOZE CRAZY My Sister Kim
1–5:
used sister changed anymore anybody
6–10: answer next letting growing some
11–15: think saw space hardly busy
16–20: treats stage through enjoying knew
21–23: since turned score
Page 21: CROSSWORD
Across 3. Oats 5. Tyrant 6. Hums 7. Engage
9. Inward 11. Alec 12. Assume 13. Cell
Down 1. Hymn 2. Fanatical 3. Otherwise
4. Tame 8. Blue 10. Rome
Page 13: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
The Horse and the Donkey
Missing words: removed / custom / ground /
allowed / rewarded / decided / kept / complaints
/ way / scene / staggered / relieve
Correct Sentence Sequence:
FBDIGLHKCJAE
Page 22: MISSING LINKS
1. Bottom – Tomato 2. Glimmer – Merit
Page 14: CROSSOUTS
3. Danger – Gerbil 4. Factor – Torture 5. Listen
1. Area / Aunt / Axle / Emit
– Tender 6. Robber – Berry 7. Cotton – Tonight
2. Bind / Dome / Bomb / Bare
8. Gurgle – Gleam 9. Hammer – Mermaid
3. Mice / East / Mail / List
10. Distant – Antler 11. Bramble – Blemish
12. Blister – Terrace 13. Tantrum – Rummage
Page 15: WORDS from WORDS
A. (Lodgment) Demon Dole Dolmen Dome 14. Salmon – Monster 15. Sample – Please
Done Dote Gnome Gold Golden Gone 16. Carrot – Rotten 17. Carpet – Petrol
Lemon Lode Lodge Long Longed Melon 18. Sudden – Dentist 19. Happen – Pencil
Mode Model Mole Molten Motel Note Olden 20. Blanket – Kettle
Omen Told Tome Tone
B. (Grievance) Acre Cage Cairn Cane Care Page 23: CLOZE CRAZY Swallows
builds old and line takes
Caring Carve Cave Cavern Caving Cigar 1–5:
6–10:
rafters
arriving than spend return
Crag Crane Crave Craving Cringe Grace Nice
11–15: before lays sits hatch while
Nicer Niece Race Racing Rice Vicar Vice
16–20: sets winter gathering setting leave
Page 16: WORD TRAIL
21–25: know proverb swallow yet flocks
1. Dive 2. Mile 3. Mine 4. Wine 5. Hike 26:
expect
6. Tile 7. Quiet 8. Night 9. Glide 10. Light
11. Slide 12. Slime 13. Might 14. Write Page 24: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
15. Spine 16. Site 17. Tight 18. Right
A Parrot on the Plane
Missing words: tries / twice / turned / surprised /
Page 17: TILES
strapped / pointed / drains / stewardess / thrown
A. Boast Boil Omit Arch Soak Toad
/ burly / another / brings / forgets
B. Stork Sign Type Omen Ripe Kite
Correct Sentence Sequence: C E H D G A F B
C. Strum Star Time Rely Ugly Male
Page 25: CROSSOUTS
1. Hawk / King / Hurt / Tang
2. Glow / Worm / Grow / Warm
3. Dread / Doubt / Draft / Trout
Page 18: CLOZE CRAZY Death Trap
1–5:
hollow mistake collapsing rotten yelled
6–10: torch ancient pleased shaky stretched
11–15: along stacked crypts might reach
16–20: sight like tufts decided thought
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Page 26: MIX UPS
Clues A: 1. Deaf 2. Halt
5. Mist 6. July 7. Hawk
10. Numb
Clues B: 1. Quay 2. Lava
5. Hymn 6. Kerb 7. Mane
10. Veil
16–20: sent seen study made museum
3. Defy 4. Leer 21–25: island lived lived extinct phrase
truly
8. Chin 9. Lied 26:
3. Reel 4. Taut Page 34: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
8. Sigh 9. Void The Hares and the Frogs
Missing words: approached / amazement /
seemed / caught / conclusion / before /
persecuted / hasty / determined
Page 27: WORD BUILDING
A. 1. Delicious 2. Delight 3. Debris 4. Deceased Correct Sentence Sequence: G C E I D F A B H
5. Deceive 6. Demolish 7. Deprive 8. Descend
B. 1. Television 2. Conclusion 3. Explosion Page 35: WORD TRAIL
4. Invasion
5. Extension
6. Division 1. Sight 2. Fright 3. Flight 4. Bright 5. Slight
6. Height 7. Blight 8. Unite 9. Invite
7. Revision 8. Confusion
C. 1. Corrosion 2. Erosion 3. Occasion 10. Delight 11. Final 12. Derive 13. Decline
4. Tension 5. Mansion 6. Pension 7. Version 14. Parasite
8. Illusion
Page 36: TILES
A. Usual Unit Suit Undo Atom Lure
Page 28: TILES
B. Knife Knot Nude Idle Fort Exit
A. Dust Drain Under Stain Toast
C. Chess Cape Hail Each Sail Sale
B. Lamb Litre Arrow Merge Badge
C. Pear Punch Extra Award Rough
Page 37: CLOZE CRAZY Flying Circus
1–5:
began new excited better circus
6–10: was amazing flimsy pick stunned
11–15: under boldest until glided during
16–20: watched horror spun though took
21–25: trained their plenty daring second
Page 29: CLOZE CRAZY Alien Arrival
1–5:
quite careful hidden mined didn’t
6–10: their closed there heart cave
11–15: trapped wandered thought climb difficult
16–20: rest usual strange ruins seemed
21–25: like creeping gasped huge never
Page 38: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE Fox Hunt
Missing words: pointed / turned / set / knew / kill
Page 30: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
/ barking / looked / recognise / turned / called /
Treasure Hunt
Missing words: believe / came / one / put / noticed / riding / smiled / grinned / reply
gasped / clicked / pile / leather / lit / between / Correct Sentence Sequence: F D E G A C B
emptied / contents
Page 39: CROSSOUTS
Correct Sentence Sequence: FDHBILKAGCJE
1. Vain / Neon / View / Worn
2. Pier / Reed / Poet / Told
Page 31: MIX UPS
A: 1. Bald 2. Calf 3. Café 4. Edge 5. Item 3. Chill / Leech / Cramp / Pitch / Ample / Input
6. Jolt 7. Knew 8. Kilt 9. Fete 10. Half
B: 1. Jazz 2. Keel 3. Fear 4. Hoax 5. Moor Page 40 MIX UPS
Clues A: 1. Rage 2. Sewn 3. Gape 4. Arch
6. Idle 7. Fair 8. Diet 9. Loft 10. Neat
5. Drab 6. Quip 7. Lair 8. Dire 9. Hint 10. Gnat
Clues B: 1. Rift 2. Pour 3. Apex 4. Busk
Page 32: CROSSWORD
Across 1. Roast 5. Erase 7. Nests 8. Ear 5. Clod 6. Damp 7. Feud 8. Stir 9. Swap
9. Spicy 10. Mrs 12. Owner 13. Mason 14. Yield 10. Verb
Down 1. Ring 2. Assesses 3.Testimony 4. Tear
6. Abeyance 10. Mums 11. Prod
Page 41: CLOZE CRAZY Volcanoes
1–5:
power change whole long erupts
6–10: red river killer so time
11–15: violent volcanic many deadly clouds
16–20: choked were cooled rock bodies
21–25: decayed some mix sides bury
Page 33: CLOZE CRAZY The Dodo
1–5:
was so called they means
6–10: around arrival animals dodo peace
11–15: as incapable almost wings discovery
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Page 42: SENTENCE BUILDING
Correct Sentence Sequence D F C I J H E A G B
D. There was his shadow, so much faster than he
was, darting here and there, shortening and
lengthening, fading and darkening as he
moved in and out of the light.
F. For several minutes I leaned against the wall
and watched his futile attempts to lift the ball
on to the hurley and shoot.
C. When I couldn’t stand it any longer, I cleared
my throat to let him know he wasn’t alone in
the yard.
I. I must have startled him because he whirled
around so fast he dropped the ball.
J. It bounced toward me and I picked it up,
loving the leather touch of it in my hands.
H. It had been a long time since I’d played, but
I hadn’t forgotten.
E. On the ground near his jacket was a second
hurley, a spare.
A. I picked it up and struck the ball in his
direction.
G. He tried to block it.
B. The ball shot past him and bounced off the
playground wall where a rough goal post was
marked out with chalk.
6–10:
different instead further remembered
sounds
11–15: human beating about dressed feed
16 –20: fly perch creatures seemed their
21–25: little stretched welcome forward
uncertain
Page 47: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
Jackie O’Shea
Missing words: F. (door) / A. (alive) / G. (fix) /
C. (heaven) / D. (great) / B. (fine) / E. (again)
Page 48: CROSSOUTS
1. Cured / Diets / Claim / Midas / Ample / Rapid
2. Ranch / Horse / River / Rhyme / Visor / Nasty
Page 49 TILES
A. Neck Noon Even Cure Knew
B. Swan Star Wilt Acre Navy
C. Sawn Sore Arid Wren Numb
Page 50 CROSSWORD
Across 7. Purple 8. Aboard 9. Guts 10. Rip
11. Team 12. Athens 14. Radish 16. Cycled
19. Bamboo 21. Clap 23. Cod 24. Calf
25. Coward 26. Engine
Down 1. August 2. Apes 3. Ferris 4. Camper
5. Boat 6. Croaks 13. Eel 15. Dam 17. Yellow
18. Decade 19. Badger 20. Oblong 22. Pram
24. Cage
Page 43: TILES
A. Plead Puny Like Earn Apex Deed
B. Cough Crab Ouch Upon Grab Hoop
C. Fetch Feed Envy Tomb Comb Halt
Page 51: CLOZE ’N’ SEQUENCE
Ghost Clock
Page 44: CROSSWORD
Across 1. Obstinate 7. Riot 9. Crib 10. Torture Missing words: brought / where / pride / each /
11. Speak 12. Scold 14. Acrobat 16. Taco strange / met / were / was / annoying / rose /
frown / across / later / only / struck / members /
17. Life 18. Adventure
Down 2. Boot 3. Irate 4. Tyre 5. Translate them / switched / stopped / not / but / anniversary
6. Abandoned 8. Tobacco 9. Crucial 13. Token Correct Sentence Sequence:
CJHAEIKDLBFGM
14. Acid 15. Tier
Page 52: CROSSOUTS
1. Sense / Eased / Shaky / Yield
2. Agent / Towel / Acute / Equal
3. Blind / Dread / Bliss / Speed / Irate / Image
Page 45: CLOZE CRAZY Forest Scene (1)
1–5:
lay fed that among now
6–10: disturb except or past own
11–15: peaceful slept away when across
16–20: away waken rose air into
21–25: usually reason lifting leaping where
26–29: stream find suddenly stood
Page 53: MIX UPS
A. 1. Omit 2. Pray 3. Noun 4. Ogre 5. Feud
6. Quit 7. Leak 8. Newt 9. Puny 10. Flag
B. 1. Bard 2. Main 3. Barn 4. Clay 5. Pane
6. Jeep 7. Bath 8. Noon 9. Mask 10. Oath
Page 46: CLOZE CRAZY Forest Scene (2)
1–5:
sat must away back there
4
Page 54: TILES
A: Torch Thumb Ocean Reply Crumb Hoard
B: Awful Argue Where Feast Ulcer Label
C: Clump Cling Lodge Unfit Miser Point
Page 58: CROSSOUTS
1. Ability / Younger / Acrobat / Terrier / Ovation
/ Leather
2. Cartoon / Nearest / Climber / Receipt / Merrier
/ Terrace
Page 55: ANAGRAM
Across 1. Watch 4. Pie 6 Ice 8. Era 9. Panic
11. Entry 14. Cop 15. Eye 16. Doe 17. Sorts
Down 1. Weekend 2. Tea 3. Hip 4. Pen
5. Escapes 7. Cab 10. Try 12. Tea 13. Yes
14. Car
Page 59: TILES
A: Park Peel Ally Rare Knee
B: Jump Join Used Mint Peak
C: Palm Plot Avid Loud Meek
Page 60: CROSSWORD
Page 56: WORD BUILDING
Across 1 Tennis 3. Daring 6. Embraces
A. 1. Discourage 2. Disadvantage 3. Disappoint 7. Navy 8. Knee 10. Etch 11. Scooter 12. Rot
4. Discipline 5. Disconnect 6. Discuss 14. USA 6. Titanic 18. Asia 19. Vine
7 Disgusting 8. Discourteous
20. Heptagon 21. Agency 22. Massed
B. 1. Distraught 2. Distract 3. Dissect Down 1. Trekker 2. Nerves 3. Disputing
4. Disqualified 5. Dispatch 6 Disguise 4. Runner 5. Novices 9. Loutish 13. Ousting
7. Disperse 8 Disparage.
15. Acorn 16. Take in 17. Creaks
Page 57: CLOZE CRAZY Fashion
1–5:
change many are causes kind
6–10: materials invention such towards should
11–15: worn would regarded standards there
16–20: owing this matter ancestors produce
21–25: unsuited influence style had designer
26–28: happened men largely
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