Daily Express - 02.09.2019

Daily Express Monday, September 2, 2019 31

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Puzzles

SUDOKU

QUICK CROSSWORD

KAKURO

Fill the grid so that every column, row, and 3x3 square includes all of the digits

from one to nine. Solutions tomorrow

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Extra clues:

0901 322 5609

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Today’s solution:

0907 181 2573

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EASY MEDIUM

DIFFICULT

ACROSS

1. Verbalise (3,4,5)


2. Ledge (5)


3. Freight (5)


4. Employ (3)


5. Beginning (9)


6. Unmask (6)


7. Rough (6)


8. Stubbornness (9)


9. Place (3)


10. Dark brown (5)


11. Engine (5)


12. Coasting (4-8)

DOWN

1. Cinema (7-5)


2. Born (3)


3. Duty (6)


4. Tenure (9)


5. Lament (5)


6. Valueless (5,7)


7. Brush (5)


8. Stir up (9)


9. Adder (5)


10. Cordiality (6)


11. Marvellous (5)


12. Bind (3)

Solution tomorrow

12 18 6 14 10

78

524

13 19

20

30

10 19 12

765

81511

21 9

29

13 14 13

23 17

16 6

Fill each sequence of

blank squares using

the numbers 1-9.

Each sequence –

across and down –

must total the

number in the

shaded box at the

beginning or top of

each line. A number

may be repeated in

each line but NOT in

a sequence.

Solution tomorrow

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For today’s

solution call:

0907

181 2582

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CROSS DOUBT

Can you make two common five-letter words from the nine

letters given, using each letter only once? You can – but only if

one letter features in both words in the squares on the right.

There’s at least one way to do it, and you have to have the right

letter at the crossover – but which one is it?

Target times: Average: 20 mins

Good: 16 mins Excellent: 12 mins

See if you can find the answer within our target time. If

you need help, ring our clue-line below to find out the

crossover letter. Solution tomorrow

A C D E F G N U Y

Today’s solution

0901 322 5607

Both today’s words in a moment!

Stuck? Call for a clue

0901 322 5601

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SMALL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Resolute (9)

7 Ember (6)

9 American

state (4)

10 No longer

fresh (5)

12 E x a c t l y (2 ,1,1)

13 A electron

(anag.) (9)

14 Annoys (4)

16 Platform for

actors (5)

18 Performing

trip (4)

19 Otherwise (2,4)

20 Snap

fastener (5,4)

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7

9

13

14

16

20

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2

17

3

19

4

10

12

18

5

15

6

8

DOWN

1 Nationality of Nicola

Sturgeon, say (8)

2 __ Blyton, author (4)

3 Loves deeply (6)

4 Soldiers who run away (9)

5 Amateur Swimming

Association (abbr.) (3)

6 Comfort in distress (6)

8 Discouraged (8)

11 Dark brown bitter beer (6)

12 Tests the flavour of (6)

15 Jostle (4)

17 Had food (3)

Solution tomorrow