We are The Christie magazine -Edition 5

Enjoy completing these puzzles just for fun, or to pass the time. If you submit your answers, you might be in with a chance of winning a prize. ? Fancy yourself a puzzle master? To qualify for the draw and a chance to win a Christie Charity bundle, please send a picture of your puzzle page to the-christie.internalcomms@nhs.net Alternatively, cut out your completed puzzle section and post it to WATC editor, The Christie, 2-4 Candleford Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3JH. Entries close on Friday 24 April 2026. Answers available on The Christie website when entries close

Puzzles

Christie crossword

Across 4. Used to lighten hair (6) 6. Online network started at Harvard (8) 8. A red gem (4) 10. Indoor footwear (8) 11. Fearless (8) 12. Good luck wish for an actor (5,1,3) 14. Interlocking toys from Denmark (4) 16. 'David Bowie' for example (5,4)

Down 1. Longest river in the world (4) 2. Traditional stocking-filler (7) 3. Metal containers for waste / shell-shaped crisps (5) 5. Sticky sweet / Everton fan (6) 7. Bram Stoker's creation (5,7) 8. Imaging technique using X-rays or other radiation (11) 9. Endless funds (5,6)

17. Cake decoration (5) 18. Keeps drinks cool (3) 19. Yes, in Paris (3)

13. Better than a birdie (5) 15. A deep, bluish purple (6) 17. Old-fashioned (7)

Christie quiz 1. The Oak Road Treatment Centre opened in which year? A) 2005 B) 2010 C) 2015

Sudoku

2. Which Manchester venue has the largest indoor capacity? A) AO Arena B) Co-op Live C) Victoria Warehouse 3. Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system? A) Earth B) Jupiter C) Mars 4. Which UK city was the first to be awarded European Capital of Culture? A) Glasgow B) Liverpool C) Manchester 5. What was the first feature-length animated film to be released in colour? A) Fantasia B) Bambi C) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 6. Which animal has fingerprints almost indistinguishable from humans? A) Chimpanzee B) Orangutan C) Koala 7. Which came first? A) The London Underground B) The Eiffel Tower C) The first modern Olympic Games 8. Which word comes from the Greek for ‘fear of long words’? A) Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia B) Sesquipedalian C) Logophobia

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