Puzzles 2

MOUNTAIN  SEARCH  
The words that you have to search for in this puzzle, listed below, look quite unusual in some cases. They are the names of some really high mountains from countries all over the world. Perhaps you might like to look them up to see where they are found. When you have finished the search, write down the 29 letters that are never passed through starting from the top and moving from left to right on any one line. This will reveal a secret Doofuzz message.  



ACONCAGUA                                           KIRKPATRICK                             OJOS DEL SALADO   CHIMBORAZO                                           KOSCIUSZKO                             POPOCATEPETL   DAMAVAND                                             KULA KANGRI                             QUEVA   ELBRUS                                                    LOGAN                                        SAJAMA   EVEREST                                                  MCKINLEY                                   SHISPAR   FUJIYAMA                                                MONTE BIANCO                           STEELE  
HUASCARAN                                            NAGA PULU                                WHITNEY                                    
K-2                                                            NANDA DEVI                               XIXABANGMA FENG   KILIMANJARO                                           NOWSHAK       

SPORTS  PUZZLE  
For this puzzle, each clue, below the grid, is the name of a sportsman, sportswoman or, in one case, an animal! You have to write in the name of the sport that he, she or it plays or is involved in. When you have finished, can you see a hidden message in the grid?


1.   Hazem El Masri                                                                            
2.   Liz Ellis                                                                            
3.   Harry Kewell                                                                            
4.   Madonna Blyth                                                                            
5.   Ricky Ponting                                                                            
6.   Karrie Webb                                                                            
7.   Samantha Stosur                                                                            
8.   Grant Hackett                                                                            
9.   Cathy Freeman                                                                          
10.   Ryan Rowland-Smith                                                                          
11.   Mark Occhilupo                                                                           
12.   Makeybe Diva                                                                          
13.   Gemma Beadsworth                                                                          
14.   Casey Stoner                                                                          
15.   Barry Hall                                                                          
16.   Alisa Camplin                                                                          
17.   George Gregan                                                                          
18.   Andrew Gaze                                                                          
19.   Naomi Flood                                                                          
20.   John Cena

ALPHABET PUZZLE    
In each row of the grid below is hidden a name or a thing from "The Black Pearl of Laramoth", each with a letter missing in the shaded column. Fill in the missing letter in each case and cross out the letter you have written in the alphabet list below the main grid. When you have finished, there will be 5 letters in the alphabet list that you have not crossed out. Re-arrange these 5 letters to form an important word from the book.



PET  PUZZLE  
Fill in the puzzle, which is all about pets, by using the clues below the grid. Can you then see a hidden message in the grid?

1   Popular breed of pet dog with a short black or golden coat  (8)   
2   This pet is legless  (5)   
3   This pet is quite unusual because it is not alive! (4)   
4   This pet is a reptile (6)   
5   Some people keep this 6-legged animal as a pet (6)   
6   Popular pet bird (10)   
7   This pet is a good mouse-catcher (3)   
8   This farm animal may be kept as a pet (5)   
9   This pet bird is yellow (6)
10   This small, crested, long-tailed parrot is a popular pet (9)
11   This tiny pet had better watch out for cats! (5)
12   This popular pet has very long ears (6)
13   This 8-legged animal is sometimes kept as a pet (6)
14   This short-eared, short-tailed rodent is a popular pet (6,3)
15   This close relative of the mouse is sometimes kept as a pet (3)
16   This pet lives in water (4)


PUZZLE  FILL 

Place the ten words listed below in the puzzle grid below.
Five of the words go across from left to right, and the other five go down from top to bottom.
To get you started, one letter is already in the grid. The words are:  
ARISE ARROW DEEDS ERASE ESSEN JARED JEANS NOTED RAITA SWANS