Daily Mail, Friday, August 23, 2019 Page 45
PUZZLES PRIZES
£3,000 TO BE WON EVERY WEEK!
NAME GAME
PRIZE SUDOKU
SUDOKU X
PUT 1-6 once in each row, column, diagonal
(highlighted to form an X) and horizontal
3x2 box (ruled). SOLUTION ON MONDAYHIDDEN in the grid is the name of a U.S. politician. Answer the questions, then re-arrange
the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. SOLUTION ON MONDAYINSERT letters to form listed words, moving
between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or
diagonally in any direction. Insert all remaining
letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all
listed words are spelt out. SOLUTION ON MONDAYWIN
£500
BOX 1: What is the name of
the 1995 memoir written by
Barack Obama (pictured)?
Of Thee I Sing (G)
The Audacity Of Hope (S)
Dreams From My Father (J)BOX 2: A Krugerrand is a gold
coin from which country?
Germany (U)
Portugal (F)
South Africa (E)BOX 3: In which TV soap does
Sue Cleaver play the role of
Eileen Grimshaw?
Coronation Street (O)
EastEnders (D)
Emmerdale (M)BOX 4: Relating to the Army,
for what does the ‘C’ in
NCO stand?
Captain (A)
Chartered (P)
Commissioned (R)BOX 5: In the 1989 film Turner
& Hooch, what type of
animal is Hooch?
Dog (K)
Horse (C)
Pig (L)BOX 6: How many colours
make up the national flag of
the Russian Federation?
Two (B)
Three (H)
Four (T)BOX 7: Which actress plays
Edith in the BBC sitcom Hold
The Sunset?
Alison Steadman (N)Sue Johnston (I)
Rosie Cavaliero (V)BOX 8: What does the word
portentous mean?
Silent (Z)
Ominous (R)
Wild (W)BOX 9: Where in Scotland
is the town of Stonehaven?
Highland (Q)
South Ayrshire (X)
Aberdeenshire (Y)Yesterday’s answer:
JIMMY NAIL (1J, 2L, 3I, 4A, 5M,
6N, 7M, 8Y, 9I).PLAY our accumulator game! For your chance to win a Cross ballpoint pen, solve the
crossword to reveal the letter in the pink circle. If you have been playing since
Monday, you should now have a five-letter word. To enter, call 0901 133 4423 and leave
your answer and details. Or text 65700 with the word FIVE and your answer and name.
n TEXTS and calls cost 50p plus standard network charges. One winner chosen from all correct entries received
between 00.01 today and 23.59 this Sunday. UK residents aged 18+ excl NI. Full terms apply, see Page 68. Mon Tue Wed Thu FriWRITE YOUR
LETTERS IN
THESE SQUARESWIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
SEE
BELOWSUDOKU
FILL in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and each of the
3x3 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9. SOLUTION ON MONDAYDifficulty rating HHHHH Difficulty rating HHH✩✩
REVEAL the three shaded
squares for your chance
to win £500. HOW TO
ENTER: Call 0901 292
5009 and leave today’s
three-number answer
(reading left to right)
and your details. Or text
SUDOKU to 65700 with
your answer and name.
Texts and calls cost £1
plus standard network
charges. One weekly
winner chosen from all
correct entries received
between 00.01 Monday
and 23.59 Friday.
Answers change daily at
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18+, excl NI. Full terms
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
6 William, early Scottish resistance leader (7)
7 Baroness ___ , Scarlet Pimpernel creator (5)
9 ___ Payne, One Direction member (4)
10 Roxy Music’s lead vocalist (5,5)
11 Private northern California university (8)
13 Ancient Greek mathematician (6)
15 ___ MacFarlane, Family Guy creator (4)
17 Dubrovnik, ___ of the Adriatic (5)
18 ___ Hayworth, U.S. actress and dancer (4)
19 Edward, father of the H-bomb (6)
20 Water-thinnable paint (8)
23 Anton Chekhov play (5,5)
26 Admiralty ___ , landmark at end of The Mall (4)
27 Soviet space dog, first to orbit the Earth (5)
28 The _____ , Batman’s enemy (7)1 Heston, molecular gastronomy expert (10)
2 Panda’s staple diet (6)
3 Tax (4)
4 Patricia, Dr Kay Scarpetta creator (8)
5 Measure of land (4)
6 Card game (5)
8 Lancastrian opponent in Wars of the Roses (7)
12 Francis, Elizabethan explorer (5)
14 West Indian batsman and former captain (5,5)
16 Girl group formed in 1992 (7)
17 Paddington Bear’s nationality (8)
21 East African country (6)
22 ____ Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (5)
24 ___ Lane, aka Superwoman (4)
25 ___ Peterson, Cheers character (4)SOLUTION ON MONDAYDOWN
YOU have ten minutes
to find as many
words as possible
using the letters
in the wheel.
Each must use
hub letter and
at least three
others, and
letters may be
used only once.
You can’t use plurals,
foreign words or proper nouns. Verbs
ending in ‘s’ permitted. Clue for today’s
nine-letter word: Type of fever affecting
initially greater lumbar and upper lateral
anterior regions. RATING: 20 words,
average; 30, good; 40, very good; 50 or
more, excellent. SOLUTION TOMORROWU A
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