Daily Express - 08.08.2019

34 Daily Express Thursday, August 8, 2019

DX1ST

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GAMES AT EXPRESS.CO.UK/PUZZLES

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TODAY’S ANSWERS: BEGINNER = 29; INTERMEDIATE = 251; ADVANCED = 171.

THE DAILY EXPRESS 30-SECOND CHALLENGE

Alphapuzzle® tests logic and word power. Each grid number stands

for a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter

or letters — below the main grid — to start. Solution tomorrow

DIFFICULTY: 9/10; TARGET: 28 mins; CLUE: Little girl gets in real deep for comeback.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

G

9 10 11 12 13

14 15

P

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

EXTRA LETTER CLUES: 0907 181 2568 (Hear up to six Extra Letters, deduct

two minutes for each clue letter heard) Alternatively, for six extra letter clues direct

to your mobile, text DXALPHA to 84901. Texts cost £1 plus normal network

operator rate. FULL SOLUTION: 0907 181 2565;

ACROSS ONLY: 0907 181 2561; DOWN ONLY: 0907 181 2562.

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CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

THE ALPHABEATER THE ALPHAPUZZLE

®

TO ENTER: Call 0904 161 3700 and leave your answer and

details, or text DXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and

address details to 84915. Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone

company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your

standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your

grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to:

Crusader Crossword, August 8, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73

9BT. Entries must be postmarked by August 9 at the latest. SP:

Spoke – 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline

number.

● The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry

routes after the closing date of August 15. The Editor’s decision is final.

NAME

ADDRESS

POSTCODE

CAN you crack the Alphabeater? Each grid

number represents a letter – or black square.

As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet

is used. But you have to complete the grid too!

Use the given letters and black squares below

the grid to start. The grid is ‘rotationally

symmetrical’ – in other words, it looks the

same if you turn the page upside down.

Solution tomorrow

Extra letter clues

0907 181 2560

(Deduct three minutes for

each extra clue letter heard)

Full solution

0907 181 2558

*Calls cost 80p per minute plus

your telephone company’s

network access charge.

● Alternatively, for six Extra Letter clues to your mobile,

text DXBEAT to 84901. Texts cost £1 plus your usual operator rate

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN

Read down the letters in the highlighted

squares to reveal the mystery word.

TARGET

TIME:

36 minutes

Puzzles

1

5

2

4

11

FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden

in the grid. The numbers to the right of and

below the grid indicate how many of the

squares in that row are filled in with ships or

parts of ships. The ships do not touch each

other, even diagonally. Some squares have

been filled in to start you off.

Solution tomorrow

A

1 B C D E F G H I J

2345678910

113313233

1 3 1 3 1 1 4 0 2 4 0

1 x Battleship

4 x Submarine

3 x Destroyer

2 x Cruiser

N D M

A I N

T O B

HOW many words of four letters or

more can you make from the letters

shown here?

In making a word, each letter may be

used once only. Each must contain

the centre letter and there must be at

least one nine-letter word. No plurals

or verb forms ending in “s”.

TODAY’S TARGET

Good 14 ; very good 21 ; excellent 28

(or more). Solution tomorrow

● The

Ta r g e t

uses

words in

the main

body of

Chambers

21st

Century

Dictionary

(1999

edition)

Call 0907 181 2585

for today’s Target solution

*Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone

company’s network access charge.

TARGET

BATTLESHIPS

WIN

£100

CASH

1

2

4

4 2

3 3

2 3

1

1 1 3

4

2 4

Place the tiles into

the grid so that

four different

numbers and four

different shapes

appear in each row

and column.

Solution

tomorrow

KEIJO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011

H

12 13

21 22 2324

■

25

■

26 27 2829 3031 3233

1415 16 17 18 19 20

3435 3637383940

■

Y

W

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

9

21

29

36

34

20

31

18

36

38

28

27

30

5

1

8

19

23

9

23

24

38

7

34

24

23

21

15

15

38

10

34

36

40

16

13

29

6

34

10

25

37

17

38

30

23

3

23

39

14

38

10

10

23

23

18

27

25

4

9

26

31

10

2

14

34

1

10

1

38

29

20

35

6

15

20

14

11

14

13

7

6

36

17

19

5

26

30

25

1

22

21

26

23

27

2

34

39

11

23

2

37

19

8

38

7

8

40

3

24

10

30

28

36

34

12

34

29

34

10

10

34

14

23

31

10

7

32

9

32

34

40

23

30

12

13

23

26

21

18

21

39

23

36

31

32

19

12

6

32

5

16

40

29

6

24

17

39

34

36

20

35

25

33

23

21

4

11

5

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Cast, 3 Abnegation, 9 Nile, 10 Peach Melba,

11 Record sales, 15 Fell apart, 17 Horse, 18 Grasp, 19 Surprised,

20 Abstraction, 24 Crosshairs, 25 Beau, 26 Desolately, 27 Espy.

DOWN: 1 Centrifuge, 2 Saltcellar, 4 Bless, 5 Escalator,

6 Atmospheric, 7 Idle, 8 Neat, 12 Reappraisal, 13 Crispiness,

14 Head injury, 16 Assistant, 21 Rural, 22 Acid, 23 Gods.

Prizeword: Astute

ACROSS

1 Ambassador let Arab

brew infusion (6,3)

6 Initially in the shortest

possible time (4)

10 Laud performance by

the first grown-up (5)

11 List a mere tune

differently (9)

12 Nowadays turn mean

about nothing, but it’s

benign (7)

13 Communicated in space

with excellent light (7)

14 Leaving after musical, to

be pedantic (13)

17 Cleaner iron and earth

mixture rusted

away (7,6)

21 Steal tune before

transportation (7)

22 Bridge cut aid off after

victory (7)

24 Tolerate anise cooked in

sauce (9)

25 Incorporated American

hearing aid? (5)

26 Georgia gets round

unknown artist (4)

27 Teach organ part in

station (5,4)

DOWN

1 Chief treated each

worry (8)

2 Engineers accepting

unacceptable journey (5)

3 Director’s call assigns

military command (6,8)

4 Elation about clipping (7)

5 A copper on trial is most

sharp (7)

7 Bird losing nitrogen and

hydrogen – time for

illumination (9)

8 Dupes confused by old

sham (6)

9 Summary concerning

surrender (14)

15 Hidden by tree, army

constructed hospital (9)

16 Fully records the wrong

way to enter this

solution? (6,2)

18 Targets incline after

strike (3,4)

19 Island in the Thames, say

• a holiday destination (7)
  20 Tease graduate, getting
  top jumble (6)
  23 A French trim, with
  nothing removed (5)

  

 

 

 



  



  

 

 

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