SPIRAL

The completed puzzle is made up of two long chains of words – one reading inwards from box 1 to 100; the other outwards from 100 to 1. Only one letter is allowed in each box. Once you’ve completed the puzzle, the letters in the blue boxes can be rearranged to spell out the prize word, which this week means ‘a festive circle of leaves’. See how to enter below.

49-54 Happy and 45-41 Measuring strip prosperous, as a 40-36 Garden period ornament figure 55-58 Chooses, with 35-33 Aflame

‘for’ 32-28 Night-time noise 59-63 Musical 27-24 Gripped performance

23-21 Central point

64-66 Pallid

67-72 Combines 20-17 Sketch, perhaps 73-80 Sets of linked 16-12 Nine-voice group

computers 11-5 Violent

81-85 Map book windstorm 86-91 Vexes 4-1 Small,

92-95 Abound mosquito-like fly

96-100 Rascal

Boxes INWARD

1-5 Latin-american

ballroom dance

6-8 Karate

proficiency level

9-14 Decayed

15-20 Ahead

21-26 Package

27-31 Egret

32-36 Set of steps

in a wall or fence

37-43 Mixed-breed dog

Built-up 44-48

Boxes OUTWARD

100-96 Did exist

95-91 Satisfies

90-88 In the distance

(archaic)

87-83 Relating to the

nose

82-79 Work item

78-76 Quarrel

75-71 Rigid

70-68 Metal container

67-61 Ignorant

60-52 Delayed

51-49 Captain’s journal

48-46 Snatch