Once solved, the grid below will contain 25 of the 26 letters of the alphabet, one letter per square.
Use the accompanying clues to fill in each grid and determine which letter is not used.
Three letters have already been inserted in their correct spots as a starting aid.
CLUES:
1. No letter is adjacent (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to another letter immediately before
it or immediately after it in the alphabet.
2. The letters in column 4 can be arranged to spell STRAY.
3. The letters in the word CHIP can be found in column 1, in some order.
4. The letter Q is in the same row as the letter F.
5. The letters in row d can be rearranged to spell BADGE.
6. Z is in the same row as H and in the same column as V.
7. The letters in column 2 can be rearranged to spell MELON.
Send your solution by the end of the month to:
David Pleacher