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The Home Front

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A few of the words

ANDERSON
The Anderson shelter — named after Home Secretary Sir John Anderson — was issued free to households earning under £5 a week from 1939. More than 3.5 million were erected in back gardens across Britain.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BLACKOUT
From 1 September 1939, every window in Britain had to be covered so that no sliver of light could guide enemy aircraft. Air-raid wardens patrolled the streets, and the cry 'Put that light out!' became one of the sounds of the era.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
STIRRUP
The stirrup pump — a simple hand-operated device drawing water from a bucket — was the front-line tool for tackling incendiary bombs before they took hold. Thousands of households kept one at the ready throughout the Blitz.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ALLOTMENT
The 'Dig for Victory' campaign urged every family with a garden or allotment to grow their own food. By 1943, an estimated 1.4 million new allotment plots had been cultivated across the country.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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On the 1940s home front, daily life was shaped by sacrifice and ingenuity. Ration books governed every scrap of butter and every yard of cloth; allotments sprang up in parks and back gardens; and the cry of an air-raid siren could empty a street in minutes. Yet there was warmth in it too — neighbours crowding into Anderson shelters with flasks of tea, the blackout lending the night sky a starlit clarity that city dwellers had rarely seen before.

How to play

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    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
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    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
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    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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