The Guardian - 31.07.2019

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• The Guardian Wednesday 31 July 2019

12

Yesterday’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 27,887 set by Paul

4 Send down rook, queen half

hidden (7)

5 Not quite everything contained

by fl ood barriers after a rise — in

this? (3,5)

6 Capable of grasping vacuous

ideas, help ne’er arranged (10)

7,9 Very much that’s heartbreaking

with empty pockets, oh my Lord!

(4,2,5)

13 Punched by Mafi a’s leader,

Irishman doubled up is an

informer (5,5)

16 Social aff air thus far coming up,

cut by a fraction (3,5)

18 Hackney’s condition is surprising

(8)

19 Bang on about Italian author’s

good manners (7)

21 Promoting toilet humour

ultimately, Paul regularly

immature (6)

22 Belief in 22 26 is hard in worrying

times (6)

24 With gas on, a temperature

warmer? (4)

Across

8 Something online for minors, I

say, drinking liquor (4-4)

9 See 7

10 Warning of mass extinction, now

all kicking off (4)

11 Something sinister locked in

extremes of nature for post-

apocalyptic writer (5,5)

12 Light bracket formerly placed

behind sack, oddly (6)

14 Relative bound by fancy contract

(8)

15,3 Terrible mistake detailed

about one reaching end of game,

extreme temperatures — with

this? (7,6)

17 Figure is covering page in

magazine (7)

20 Ballet move: sweep featuring

sliding over of booty (8)

22,26 In fi endish Satan’s triumph,

hope’s ending for God (3,3,8)

23 Parched, so a brandy mixed with

last of lemonade (3,2,1,4)

24,2 Critical time off : no, quite the

opposite (4,4)

25 See 1

26 See 22

Down

1,25 Substance producing eff ect,

bringing about 15 3 (8,5)

2 See 24 across

3 See 15

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10 11

12 13 14

15 16 17 18

19

20 21 22

23 24

25 26

Medium

Solution No. 27,886

TOA J CGS C

WE L L S AME R I C A NO

IYIPALTO

GA MMAR A Y S B ROOK

P NEER

PRIVATE DARLING

LCSS T N

UPSET EYE INTRO

M O X A RM

BULRUSH TONNAGE

ANUE C

FR I E D MA N BOOKER

OR I ADXA I

ORD I NANC E ORGAN

TSGEDNEG

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