Daily Mail - 30.08.2019

Page 46 Daily Mail, Friday, August 30, 2019

HIDATO

COMPLETE the

grid so that all

the numbers,

1 to 80, connect

consecutively —

horizontally,

vertically or

diagonally.

Hint: you

don’t have to

begin with

1 or 80. Working

on the

mid-numbers

might give you

a better start.

SOLUTION

ON MONDAY

LAY tracks to

enable the train

to travel from

village A to

village B.

The numbers

indicate how

many sections of

rail go in each

row and column.

There are only

straight rails and

curved rails. The

track cannot

cross itself.

SOLUTION

ON MONDAY

TRAIN TRACKS

PUZZLES PRIZES

FILL in squares in the grid

so each row, column and

each 3x3 square contains

all digits from 1 to 9. Each

set of cells joined by

dotted lines must add up

to the number in the

top-left corner. Numbers

can’t be repeated within

each set of cells.

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

PIT your wits against

Pitcherwits — the

exciting puzzle where

some of the answers

are in pictures! The

solutions to the visual

clues fit into the shaded

spaces on the grid.

SOLUTION ON MONDAY

NEED A CLUE? Call 0901 293

6238 or text KILLER to 65700

and receive four clues to

today’s puzzle. Calls and texts

cost £1 plus your standard

network charges. Today’s

clues available between 00.01

today and 23.30 only.

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PITCHERRWWI

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A

B

7 11 13 10 3 13

15 14 15

7 12 9 7

10 13 13 23

17 11 9 12

15 9 12

11 16 9 12

12 9 20 6

12 3 15

1. Which Tory MP is the
   new Leader of the House
   of Commons?


2. The town of Burnley is in
   which English county?


3. Which former England
   rugby star married Jackie
   Belanoff Smith after dating
   for only two weeks?


4. In which year did The
   Beatles release their Abbey
   Road album?


5. In which 1973 film
   did Linda Blair star as
   12-year-old Regan MacNeil?

SOLUTION: PULLOUT

BACK PAGE

QUICK QUIZ

MINDBENDER

MASTERQUIZ

KILLER

SUDOKU

Corpses

Tame

Pass by

Scanty

Regard

Eatable

Happen

Liaison

Bawdy

Finally

Recently

Simmer

SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

ALL the solutions read

clockwise around their

numbers. The solution

to clue number 1 starts

from the given letter.

HONEYCOMB

12 B

1 2 3 4 5 6

7

8

9

10

11

1. Yellow, black and cyan are three
   of the colours used in most inkjet
   printers; what is the fourth?


2. The phrase (To Say Nothing of
   the Dog) completes the title of
   which humorous work first
   published in 1889?


3. Which estate in Derbyshire has
   been the home of the Cavendish
   family since the mid-16th century?


4. Which stadium hosted rugby

league’s 2019 Men’s Challenge

Cup final between Warrington

and St Helens?

5. What was the title of the Perrier
   Award-winning Cambridge
   Footlights revue of 1981 which
   featured Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie,
   Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery?


6. Which artist painted the series of
   so-called ‘Kit-cat portraits’,
   depicting members of an
   18th-century London club?

SOLUTION: PULLOUT

BACK PAGE

1. Having shared out their collection
   of 168 acorns, Jason gives Josh and
   James as many as each already has.
   Then Josh gives Jason and James as
   many acorns as each of them has.
   Finally, James gives Josh and Jason
   as many acorns as each has. If they
   now have equal amounts of acorns
   each, how many did Josh have to
   start with?
   2. What connects cuckoo, paper
   and sand?
   3. Which astronaut may
   SLAM HER HENNA?
   4. Which is the odd one out:
   Michael, Donny, Fredo, Sonny?
   5. Rearrange the letter groups to
   make three plays: MAL ADE BEL PYG
   CAV INE CYM ION ALC.

SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE

6d. Corresponding while tin

in design stage (2,4,4)

5d. Dry husband out for the

smarter horse? (5,5)

18a. Thump bag so as to give

out the Z’s? (3,3,4)

1a. Bears a good

resemblance to travels (4,6)

14a. Sweet emu to wing

it badly (4,3)

3d. Beginning at string

all knotted (8)

8a. Corrected, with the grid

under construction (7)

9d. ‘Foodies’ sorted out

germs! (8)

DOWN

6 7

10

12 10

15 14

16 17

1 1 2 3 4 5

6

7

8 9

11

13

14

17 16

18

PITCHERWITS

TM

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue

7 She’s from the manor,

making some

adjustments (5)

8 Picture Clue

11 Foolishly, I lent it to

the cove (5)

13 Happen again —

like a drastic cure

right over (5)

14 Picture Clue

16 Chris coming

across with a very

sane plan (5)

18 Picture Clue

2 Takes a bit of courage

to belong to us! (3)

3 Picture Clue

4 Bog plant to go fast? (4)

5 Picture Clue

6 Picture Clue

9 Picture Clue

10 Least alcoholic part

of powder (4)

12 List of low-fat

meats (4)

15 Teasmade from

the Orient? (4)

17 Anarchy in the

Circle Line? (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION — ACROSS: 1 Rose gardens. 5 Caste. 7 Basic. 9 Romania. 11 Nee. 12 Mud. 13 Waits up. 16 Indri. 17 Manna.

18 Glasses case. DOWN: 1 Recognising. 2 Gleam. 3 Robin. 4 Second place. 6 Screwed. 8 Stamp on. 10 Art. 14 Ivies. 15 Sumps.