Times 2 - UK (2020-07-30)

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MindGames

© PUZZLER MEDIA

Divide the grid

into square or

rectangular

blocks, each

containing one

digit only. Every

block must

contain the

number of cells

indicated by the

digit inside it.

Enter each of

the numbers

from 1 to 9 in

the grid, so that

the six sums

work. We’ve

placed two

numbers to get

you started.

Each sum

should be

calculated left

to right or top

to bottom.

From these letters, make words of

four or more letters, always including

the central letter. Answers must be in

the Concise Oxford Dictionary, excluding

capitalised words, plurals, conjugated

verbs (past tense etc), adverbs ending

in LY, comparatives and superlatives.

How you rate 12 words, average;

16, good; 21, very good; 26, excellent

  

  


  


 

 

 

 

 


 



  

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1 Time flies 2 Libra 3 Ian Paisley 4 Tom and Jerry

5 Heston Blumenthal 6 Shaun of the Dead 7 Velocity

8 Andrzej Duda 9 Individual flower. It is also known

as the stinking corpse lily or corpse flower 10 SS

Andrea Doria 11 Kurt Vonnegut 12 The Iron Maidens

13 Sir Jeffrey Hudson 14 John Francome

15 Michaela Coel

Moko (b) A Maori tattoo

Mastodon (a) An extinct

elephant-like mammal

Menhaden (c) A North

American marine fish

1 Qg4! deflects the black queen

and after 1 ... Qxg4 2 Ne7 is a

beautiful mate

Kakuro 2707

Futoshiki 3748 Lexica 5416

Cell Blocks 3910 Set Square 2710 Lexica 5415

Suko 2929

Train Tracks 1082

Word watch

Chess — Winning Move

1 Yo b

2 Zambia

3 Wizard

4 Verbose

5 Xenophobic

Quintagram

Quiz

Easy 165; Medium 50; Harder 136

Brain Trainer

Yesterday’s answers

ethyl, herl, hilt, isle, islet, lest, list, lister,

lite, liter, lithe, litre, lyre, lyrist, lyse, relish,

rely, riel, rile, shelty, silt, silty, sley, slit,

slither, slithery, stile, style, styler, tile, tiler

times2 CrosswordNo 8344 Brain Trainer

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IT

CUBE x 3

IT

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(^333) / 88
OF IT

• HHALF OF
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EASY^6 x^9 +^6 DOUBLE WER

IT

DOUBLE

IT

÷ 3 + 2^5 – 6 4 +^10

(^11) / 4
OF IT

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  HARDER 38 DOUBLE – 42^3 WER
  IT
  x 6 9 + 316 ÷ 9
  (^777) / 9
  OF IT
  TRIPLE + + 32
  IT
  (^555) / 888
  OF IT


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  Across
  6 Italianredwine( 7 )
  7 Systemofbelief( 5 )
  9 Contemptuoussmile( 5 )
  10 Roomffforyoungchildren( 7 )
  11 Spinalproblem( 777 , 4 )
  14 Studyofbirds( 11 )
  17 Undermine(authority)( 7 )
  19 Inuitcanoe( 5 )
  21 Feellingoffbboreddom(( 5 ))
  22 Mistakenly( 7 )
  Down
  1 Frenchresort;subtle( 4 )
  2 Partyinfffiltrator( 8 )
  3 Abduct(aperson)( 6 )
  4 Maplegenus( 4 )
  5 Excessiiiveboldness( 8 )
  6 Prominenceonatooth( 4 )
  8 Solidcarrbondioxide( 3 , 3 )
  11 Problemffforriiiver
  naaavigation( 8 )
  12 Typeofhandle( 8 )
  1113 Lightdish( 6 )
  15 CapitalofCanada( 6 )
  16 Approve,endorse( 4 )
  18 Longheroicpoem( 4 )
  20 Hinduspiritualdiscipline( 4 )
  SolutiontoCrossword 8343
  1 2 3 4 5
  6 7 8
  9 10
  11 12
  13
  14 15
  16
  17 18 19 20
  21 22
  LONE CHEQUES
  I A B R A S T
  TORPEDO SPEAR
  T R L S E I
  LEAST SESSION
  E T U R N G
  IMPLEMENT
  C V F N E F
  OVERDUE CORGI
  S R R O A N
  METRO REDFLAG
  I W S E E I E
  CROSSED PAIR
  Cell Blocks No 3911
  © PUZZLER MEDIA
  Polygon Set Square No 2711
  Please note, BODMAS does not apply
  Killer Gentle No 7275 Solutions
  Killer Tough No 7276
  As with standard Sudoku, fill the grid so that every column,
  every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set
  of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number
  in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted
  lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
  Need help with today’s puzzle? Call 0905 757 0143 to check the
  answers. Calls cost £1 per minute plus your telephone company’s
  network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
  Cluelines Stuck on Sudoku, Killer or KenKen? Call 0901 293
  6263 before midnight to receive four clues for any of today’s
  puzzles. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company’s network
  access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
  Reader Stephen Barney reports
  this fascinating grand slam from
  Bridge Club Live (an online site
  which has, incredibly, been run-
  ning for over 20 years). His part-
  y
  ner Andrew Brown brilliantly
  made 7 ♥ while no other declarer
  made even 12 tricks. Plan the play
  on (a) the queen of spades lead
  y
  and (b) a heart lead.
  (a) You win the queen of spades
  with the king and test diamonds
  — if they split 3-3, you’ll have an
  easy ride. You cash the ace, cross
  to dummy’s king and ruff a third
  diamond. No 3-3 split — East dis-
  cards (a spade). You cross to the
  ace of clubs and ruff a fourth dia-
  mond (East discarding another
  spade).
  You could play for hearts to split
  3-2, drawing trumps (king, then
  y
  overtake the queen with the ace
  and cash the jack), succeeding
  when they split 3-2 (not here).
  Better, though, is to play along
  cross-ruff lines.
  Cash the ace of spades then lead
  a low club. If West discards, you
  can ruff with dummy’s two of
  hearts. You ruff a spade/diamond,
  ruff a club with the nine of hearts
  and claim via a high cross-ruff.
  So West must ruff in with the
  three of hearts. You overruff with
  dummy’s nine and ruff a spade.
  You now cash the king of hearts
  then lead the winning king of
  clubs. West has to ruff but you
  overruff, draw West’s last trump
  and enjoy dummy’s fifth diamond.
  (b) On a heart lead, you are able
  yy
  to win the seven of hearts in hand,
  judging from East’s small heart
  that West holds the ten. Again, you
  test diamonds, cashing the ace,
  crossing to the king and ruffing a
  third diamond, East discarding.
  However, you must ruff it high, or
  your communications will be
  irreparably damaged.
  You cross to the ace of clubs and
  ruff a fourth diamond, again high.
  This allows you to lead your
  remaining eight of hearts and
  finesse dummy’s nine. You cash
  the ace-jack drawing West’s
  trumps and can now cash the fifth
  diamond and cross to the ace-king
  of spades and win the last trick
  with the king of clubs. Phew.
  [email protected]
  Contract: 7 ♥, Opening Lead:♠Q/♥ 3
  Dealer: South, Vulnerability: Neither
  N
  W E
  S
  1 ♣ Pass 1♦ Pass
  1 ♥( 1 ) Pass 4♥ Pass
  4NT( 2 ) Pass 5 ♥( 2 ) Pass
  5NT( 3 ) Pass 6♦( 3 ) Pass
  7 ♥( 4 ) End
  (1) May jump to 2♥ but there is much to be
  said for taking things slowly until a fit is
  found. Partner will seldom pass 1 ♥.
  ( 2 ) How many aces? Answer two.
  (3) How many kings? Answer one.
  ( 4 ) No obvious losers — although whether
  there will be 13 winners is another matter.
  S(Brown) W N(Barney) E
  ♠ 10984
  ♥ 6
  ♦ 105
  ♣QJ 9843
  Teams ♠ 763
  ♥AJ 92
  ♦K8 642
  ♣A
  ♠AK
  ♥KQ8 7
  ♦A
  ♣K10 7 65
  ♠QJ5 2
  ♥ 10543
  ♦QJ9 7
  ♣ 2
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