The Guardian - 15.08.2019

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• The Guardian Thursday 15 Aug ust 2019

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Ye ste r d ay ’s

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 crosswordNo 27,900 set by Paul

2 Coming up, vulgar features

mainly lacking inspiration,

initially, for cinephile (4,3)

3 Once upon a time, fi nish off gravy

with a bit of corn starch (5,3)

4 Gobbled up by Lancelot, a really

lovely lyrist (5)

5 Something turning up on female

garment — unpleasant discovery

there? (4,5)

6 Bum parts outside of pants,

moon! (6)

7 Remove hairs from bottom of

hirsute old governor (7)

8 Correct tip overwhelms this chap

(5)

14 Person proposing to install

creation of iron that’s more

than a mile wide (4,5)

16 Texas city out to impress couple

on tour, ultimately (4,5)

17 Number a hundred I book up for

a wink or a kiss, say? (8)

19 Keeping mum suspiciously,

French produce English

citizen (7)

21 Ride Disney duck, kicking tail (7)

22 Explosion of octane now (2,4)

23 In trolley, a gold weight (5)

24 Every other bit of Paul hairy:

my fear! (5)

Across

1 Some music on LP? Not a note

(5,5,5)

9 Wife of leader, a shade insular,

briefl y? (7)

10 Time to welcome revolutionary

Chinese brood (7)

11 A little angel, free spirit (3)

12 Person with load unsure about

weight that’s an ounce (4,7)

13 Faithful cat carrying on with a

meal for him, shortly? (10)

15 One side not quite covering a

page (4)

18 Cops stopping method by

corruption, fi nally (4)

20 Mile covered by person pro-

pelling boat near Brighton?

Type of cutter (5,5)

23 Fraction on calculator opposite

number (11)

25 Little moo (3)

26 Dropping back, wander round

country house in Russia (7)

27 Leaving America, a poor beggar

clutching cup’s heading for a

Moorish palace (7)

28 Charles the Second marrying

subject, harmony with CIIR

restored (3,5,7)

Down

1 Person catching extremists in

Ferrari with tank (9)

12345678

910

11 12

13 14 15 16

17

18 19 20 21

22

23 24 25

26 27

28

Medium

Solution No. 27,899

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GRETA SUSTAINER

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TABLEWINE SAHEL

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BOR IS FORMA T T ED

LY I GER

INTROVERT LUCKY

NAMLOIOE

DOL L ARD I P LOMACY

EEHEULTE

DESPAIRPRAISED

Cryptic crossword

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