COUNTDOWN CODEWORD
Just realised that it is over a year since I set my last puzzle, so try this one.
1.Each letter of the alphabet in the grid has been replaced by a number 1 – 26 in random order.
2.60% of the words relate to Countdown and/or members of this forum.
3.To those crossword purists, I am sorry it is not symmetrical – the upside to that is that many words fully interlock with each other.
4.In the Codewords published in our newspapers, you are normally given one or two letters to start you off. At this stage I am not going to do that – you have a major advantage at the beginning (see 2 above).
5.All letters of the alphabet have been used – with one exception. When you have discovered the missing letter, represented by the number 12, PM me with the answer – a prize for the first correct entry received.
6.Only one entry per person (thus preventing you firing off to me 26 messages in quick succession!!)
7.If I do not get a correct answer within a day or two, I will help you get going by supplying a couple of letters regularly until any interest dries up completely.
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