Philomel Books • Speak Divisions of Penguin Young Readers Group
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AnAgrAmUnscramble the words below to reveal Alex’s missions.
1. OCICORLSTDEREA ________________________________________
2. DSANHEEAK _____________________________________________
3. RNAKLAGE________________________________________________
4. PRCSIAO______________________________________________________
5. AGSTLEEIRKE________________________________________
6. KEYOKSENETL __________________________________________
7. NPABKLTION ____________________________________________
8. RESKMEOATRBR_______________________________________
9. RAEDRXLEI____________________________________________
SOLUTIONS: 1. Crocodile Tears 2. Snakehead 3. Ark Angel 4. Scorpia 5. Eagle Strike 6. Skeleton Key 7. Point Blank8. Stormbreaker 9. Alex Rider
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ACroSS4 Evil criminal organization in Alex Rider Series5 _______ mission6 Alex’s uncle’s name8 State-of-the-artcomputerinfirstAlexRidernovel10 Acronym for Australian Secret Service in Alex Rider series
down1 Wordoftenstampedonclassifieddocuments2 Secret or undercover3 When hiding your identity, you’ll wear a ________.7 To follow someone for purposes of observation9 Name of British Intelligence Agency in Alex Rider series
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SOLUTIONS: ACROSS: 4-Scorpia, 5-Secret, 6-Ian, 8-Stormbreaker, 10-ALIS DOWN:1-Confidential,2-Covert, 3-Disguise, 7-Tail, 9-MI6
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CroStiCAlexRiderleftasecretmessageforyou!Tofindoutwhathesaid,startbysolving thecluesatthetop.Foreachansweryouget,fillinthecorrespondingletterinthegridbelow(wedidthefirstoneforyou.)Youcansolvethecluesinanyorderyou’dlike.OnceyoustartfillinginAlex’smessage,youcanworkbackandforthtofillinalloftheblanks.
A. The villain ignored the warning ______that the site was under survelliance.____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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B. When Alex left for Australia he promised Jack Starbright he’d _____ her a postcard.
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C. After hearing so much about Damian Cray, Alex was eager to put a face to the ______.
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D. Alex paid a _______ to Smithers for some new gadgets before his next mission.
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E. The criminal swore an _______ to tell the truth.
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F. After saving the world from dangerous criminal masterminds, schoolwork seems ______ to Alex Rider.
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G. Alex had a sense of pending ______ as he dangled hundreds of feet above the ground.
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Clues
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B-7 E-8 C-9
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B-10 E-11 B-12 F-13 G-14
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C-18 A-19 A-20 D-21 F-22 G-23
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F-25 D-26 C-27
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SOLUTIONS: A. SIGNS B. WRITE C. NAMED. VISIT E. OATH F. ALIEN G. DOOM “SAVING THE WORLD ONE MISSION AT A TIME!”
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