🔍 Crack the code by answering all the clues! The first letters will spell out a famous puzzle type. The answer key sits at the bottom — fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.
Answer each clue. The first letter of each answer spells a hidden word.
| W | Something you look through in a house | |
| O | A nocturnal bird that hoots | |
| R | Droplets of water that fall from clouds | |
| D | A canine pet that barks | |
| S | Our nearest star | |
| E | The opposite of west | |
| A | A red fruit that keeps the doctor away | |
| R | A piece of jewellery worn on a finger | |
| C | A seat with a back and legs | |
| H | A place where you live |
Hidden word: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10 letters)
This acrostic pairs 10 clued answers with a hidden bonus word spelled down the first letters. Work it like this:
The hidden word ties every clue together, so partial progress on the clues is often enough to solve it outright.
Word Search Acrostic steps up to ten clues and a ten-letter hidden word, one more of each than its Crossword Acrostic counterpart (No. 44). The clues lean slightly more everyday here — a pet that barks, a piece of jewellery, the room you live in — rather than pulling from nature and animals the way the other acrostic does.