I’VE always enjoyed doing the crosswords and puzzles in the paper, but the ‘Niner’ I find more challenging, where you have to guess the answer using numbers.
I’m always pleased when I get the nine letter word. 
However, it might be easier if the compiler made the answers more realistic eg girls name – Vivian, boys name – Vince and Dexter, capital city Maseru, country Nauru. 
To top it all the answer has no relation to the three clues, but then that might be too difficult for them, are there any other readers out there who feel the same as me or perhaps Jim just a ‘dully.’

Eleanor Price
Rogerstone