The Guardian - 06.09.2019

Section:GDN 1J PaGe:12 Edition Date:190906 Edition:01 Zone: Sent at 5/9/2019 17:15 cYanmaGentaYellowbla

• The Guardian Friday 6 September 2019

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solutions

Killer sudoku Codeword

Easy

Medium

The normal rules of

Sudoku apply: fi ll each

row, column and 3x3 box

with all the numbers from

1 to 9. In addition, the

digits in each inner shape

(marked by dots) must

add up to the number in

the top corner of that box.

No digit can be repeated

within an inner shape.

Each letter of the alphabet makes at least one appearance in the grid,

and is represented by the same number wherever it appears. The letters

Killer sudoku decoded should help you to identify other letters and words in the grid.

Easy

Codeword

Guardian cryptic crossword No 27,919 set by Paul

5 Number unknown, fi gure in

stands (6)

6 Two girls discussed something

found in pants, for example (9)

7 Dog lead (7)

8 General directive had yet to be

created from this? (5,2,3,3)

14 Concerned with check holding

trial up, heading for gaol (9)

16 Go before powers, primarily,

fade away (7)

18 Fix case of ulcer, as chemist (7)

19 Endlessly extract wine that’s

sweet (7)

20 River runs into all the seas? (6)

23 See 15

Across

1 Old master seeing specialist after

op, by the sound of it? (6)

4 Bag drink, rest bottled (4,2)

9 One’s charged a lot of money (4)

10 Instrument sounded note, one

essential to function (3,7)

11 Business in this place, form a

close association (6)

12 Request breakfast, record

sandwiches (8)

13 Discharge engineers rescued by

division (9)

15,23 Knock splitting standard

tropical fruit (4,5)

16 Information may be written on

this server (4)

17 Late news, crush on street (4,5)

21 Seat rider adjusted before (8)

22,26 Source of information

generating anger with Chinese?

(6,6)

24 Conscious: put in prison, might

you say? (10)

25,2 Might one be in pub for drinking

round o’ lager, primarily? (4,5)

26 See 22

27 See 3

Down

1 Climbing plant collected by book

group that’s very small (7)

2 See 25

3,27 From here may come classic

evidence cooker has never been

cleaned, reportedly? (7,6)

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910

11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18 19

20

21 22 23

24 25

26 27

Medium

Solution No. 27,918

SNOUTSINDEFUSE

HNK I EOL

ASHLEY SUBTOTAL

ISST DV

PLUTOCRAT EBBED

IRN S AL

FATCAT STANZA

EHP AKB

OPENED PRESTO

FTR R VU

CRORE METALWORK

IOM DTA

ILLUSIVE INGRES

EGKEOEV

LYCHEEMINISTER

Cryptic crossword

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