Daily Express - 30.07.2019

34 Daily Express Tuesday, July 30, 2019

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TODAY’S ANSWERS: BEGINNER = 70; INTERMEDIATE = 38; ADVANCED = 323.

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: 10/10; TARGET: 30 mins; CLUE: Fabric found at the bar.

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 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

P

22

J

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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THE ALPHABEATER THE ALPHAPUZZLE

®

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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:

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9BT. Entries must be postmarked by July 31 at the latest. SP: Spoke

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

routes after the closing date of August 6. 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

231142113

5 1 4 0 1 2 4 1 1 1 2

1 x Battleship

4 x Submarine

3 x Destroyer

2 x Cruiser

R N A

T F M

O N I

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 13 ; very good 20 ; excellent 27

(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

3

(^42)
1
(^123)
2 4
(^2134)
3 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 10
■
11 12
■
13
21 2223 24
■
25 26 2728 29 3031 3233
14 15 16 17 18 19
F
20
34353637 38
H
39 40
C
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
37
25
20
11
10
35
4
14
18
30
39
28
12
13
22
18
32
35
32
14
3
26
21
25
19
21
1
8
40
1
6
17
12
32
29
20
22
20
4
21
1
32
9
36
25
13
31
2
23
1
25
34
27
22
24
28
4
24
40
15
22
16
10
31
38
29
39
7
10
20
7
13
25
24
6
32
8
32
32
35
31
20
5
18
38
26
13
9
19
3
1
11
10
11
26
31
32
21
3
34
2
20
6
23
40
23
18
29
4
2
39
9
8
18
20
15
27
5
32
29
3
6
29
3
33
3
23
21
3
29
28
16
26
32
5
3
6
20
2
31
38
28
25
37
3
31
21
40
23
27
13
14
3
39
4
16
8
10
15
27
2
16
10
9
15
19
32
17
3
LAST FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1 Cherry-pick, 6 Fear, 10 Against, 11 Teashop,
12 Know-it-all, 13 Cache, 14 Brass, 15 Landscape, 17 Overnight,
20 Upend, 21 Drone, 23 Nurseries, 25 Archaic, 26 Okinawa,
27 Turf, 28 Hellespont. DOWN: 1 Crack, 2 Elaborate,
3 Renaissance man, 4 Pitfall, 5 Catalan, 7 Ethic, 8 Reprehend,
9 Marcus Aurelius, 14 Broadcast, 16 Americano, 18 Ganache,
19 Turmoil, 22 Oscar, 24 Smart. Prizeword: Fillip
ACROSS
1 Father, at home, is a
nuisance (4)
3 Demanded a tulip’s sent
to Edward (10)
9 Manage firm exercise (4)
10 Stir up trouble in joint
that’s unruly (10)
11 Silly dolt registered to
have enough money for a
venue (3,8)
15 Blame terrible weather?
Idiot (9)
17 Pressure also on a
Chinese animal (5)
18 Alien nuisances include
boredom (5)
19 Material even working
around the Spanish
check (9)
20 Insight makes writer join
alien quota (11)
24 Turnout for a race finding
space to gyrate (10)
25 Young woman at a
celebration (4)
26 A number she sent
strangely, with
intuition (5,5)
27 Medium ale drunk for
lunch, say (4)
DOWN
1 Wolves round insects?
Complete nonsense (4,2,4)
2 Rascal puts European coin
on book as an
obstacle (10)
4 Criminal article about
island fellow (5)
5 Individual points left for
staff (9)
6 Polite padre, mad about
butterflies (11)
7 Stumble on the
journey (4)
8 Small group, owing to
time (4)
12 Talk with drink is a
hit (6,5)
13 Tactless point about
extremely little
starters (10)
14 Projectile is new, in
principle – fun (10)
16 Point before victory is a
benefit (9)
21 Ascot ordered a dish (5)
22 Register a fish (4)
23 Remains reportedly found
in fabled river (4)
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
19 26 19 19 326
5 21 8 1 26 23 19 5 14 25 16 8
1525241514
3 25 7 4 4 26 8 19 5 20 8 25
183176811
16 7 26 11 12 7 21 21 23
4 8 10 26 4 24 5
24 18 15 15 23 26 7 15 3
16 14 14 8 8 16 8
4 25 7 14 26 1 5 9 7 5 18 16
54742137
21 14 19 7 13 23 24 8 22 8 19 4
16 17 23 26 23 23