Times 2 - UK (2020-07-31)

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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.

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1 Isle of Wight 2 Virgin Atlantic 3 Eros 4 The Master

(played by Roger Delgado) 5 With a Little Help from

My Friends — in 1968, 1988 and 2004 6 Waiting for

Godot 7 Patrick Stewart 8 Black Panther Party —

originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

9 Derek Jarman 10 Mikhail Kalinin — as in

Kaliningrad 11 A Sentimental Journey [Through France

and Italy] 12 Ecosia. It is “the search engine that plants

trees” 13 Nintendo Switch 14 18 inches 15 Ocarina

Pakoko (c) A bully (NZ)

Choko (b) A cucumber-like

fruit eaten as a vegetable

Iroko (a) A tropical hardwood

tree

Kakuro 2708

Futoshiki 3749 Lexica 5418

Cell Blocks 3911 Set Square 2711 Lexica 5417

Suko 2930

Train Tracks 1083

Word watch

Chess — Winning Move

1 Pair

2 Slow

3 Meddler

4 Current

5 Jack Lemmon

Quintagram

Quiz

Easy 94; Medium 512; Harder 361

Brain Trainer

Yesterday’s answers

amnion, amount, anion, anoint, anon,

anti, aunt, into, main, manitou, mint,

moan, mount, mountain, muon, nation,

noni, notam, noun, tian, tinamou, tuna,

union, unit, unman, unto

times2 CrosswordNo 8345 Brain Trainer

ANSWER

MEDIUM 18 CUBE

IT

TRIPLE + 50

IT

– 4 (^38) x 2
(^33) / 88
OF IT

• ÷ (^27) ÷ 7
  (^333) / 7
  OF IT

• 
  

AN

S

WE

R

EASY 32 HALF OFF

IT

÷ 4 DOUBLE

IT

DOUBLE

IT

x 5 333 /^44 ÷ 4 + 1 2 x^2

OF IT

+

AN

S

WE

R

HARDER 14

SQUARE

IT

x 3 HALF

OF IT

SQUARE

IT

(^10) + 2 36
(^666) / 1
OF IT
(^33) / 77 –
OF IT

• ÷ (^4) – 22 3
  Across
  1 (Ofawoman)talland
  dignifffied( 10 )
  8 Six-sidedfffigure( 7 )
  9 Throwout( 5 )
  10 Dirt,mud( 4 )
  11 CountryoftheUK( 8 )
  113 Rentersharingwiththe
  owner( 6 )
  15 Sobbingsound( 6 )
  17 Direction,addvice(( 8 ))
  18 Gemstone( 4 )
  21 Unfffasten( 5 )
  22 Chemicalresearcher( 7 )
  23 Fruitusedffforjellyorwine
  ( 10 )
  Down
  2 Poisonous( 5 )
  3 Romangarment( 4 )
  4 Ineffffffectualperson( 6 )
  5 Interrogate;doubt( 8 )
  6 Cleansinglotion;
  nonsense( 7 )
  7 Compactliiivingspace( 6 , 4 )
  8 Haaavingthesame
  structure( 10 )
  12 Giiivenamakeover( 8 )
  14 Thinrain( 7 )
  16 Creamcake( 6 )
  19 Onehandingover
  money( 5 )
  20 Largepond;pigment( 4 )
  SolutiontoCrossword 8344
  1 2 3 4 5 6
  7
  8 9
  10 11
  12
  13 14 15
  16
  17 18 19
  20
  21 22
  23
  N E K A T
  CHIANTI CREED
  U C T D E M R
  SNEER NURSERY
  P Y A R I
  SLIPPEDDISC
  M A S O T E
  ORNITHOLOGY
  U D T R O
  SUBVERT KAYAK
  S A P A N O A
  ENNUI WRONGLY
  K C A B A
  Cell Blocks No 3912
  © PUZZLER MEDIA
  Polygon Set Square No 2712
  Please note, BODMAS does not apply
  Killer Moderate No 7277 Solutions
  Killer Deadly No 7278
  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.
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  answers. Calls cost £1 per minute plus your telephone company’s
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  6644 ..WWhheennlleeaaddiiinnggffffffffffrrrroooommtthhee
  lloonnggeessttssuuiittvvnnoottrruummppss,,
  mmiissttaakkkkkkkkeeeeeennlllyyyylleeaaddiinnggfourthhhiigghh--
  eessttiinnsstteeaaddooffttooooppooffaasseeqquueennccee
  Ever since the Victorian era,
  before contract bridge as we know
  it, the standard lead v notrumps
  has been fourth highest of the
  longest and strongest suit.
  However, there will be occasions
  where you need to choose a differ-
  ent card from the fourth card
  down.
  If your long suit is headed by
  three touching, or near-touching,
  honours, prefer to lead the top of a
  sequence. Otherwise, declarer may
  win a cheap trick.
  (a) Dummy
  West ♥ 852 East
  ♥KQJ 63 ---- ♥ 97
  Declarer
  ♥A1 04
  In (a), if West leads ♥ 6 , declarer
  wins a cheap trick with ♥ 1 0. Lead
  the correct♥K and declarer can
  win only♥A.
  (b) Dummy
  y
  West ♣J7 East
  ♣KQ1042 ---- ♣ 986
  Declarer
  ♣A 53
  West must lead♣K — the pres-
  ence of ♣10 rendering the holding
  a “near-sequence”. Lead♣ 4 and
  dummy’s♣J wins a cheap trick.
  Similarly lead the ♦Q from
  ♦QJ 1 042 or♦QJ942; and the♠J
  from ♠J10942, ♠J10842 or
  ♠KJ1042.
  HHooowwwwtthheeDDeefffffffffffeeeeeenncceewwweeeenntt
  West looked no further than his
  fourth highest club, ♣ 6. Declarer
  tried dummy’s ♣10 and was happy
  to see it win. Needing to lead dia-
  monds from her hand towards
  dummy’s pictures, she crossed to
  ♠K and led♦5. West knew the
  game was up for clubs, so rose with
  ♦K and tried a switch to♥ 1 0.
  Declarer beat East’s♥Q with ♥K
  and led♦ 7. East beat dummy’s ♦Q
  with♦A but declarer could claim 11
  tricks via three diamonds, three
  clubs, three hearts and the♠AK.
  HHHoooooooooowwwwtttthhhhheeDDeeeeffffffffffffffeeeeeennnnccceeeesshhoouullddhhaaaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeegggoooonnee
  West leads♣Q, top of a near three-
  card sequence, and dummy’s short
  ♣ 1 0 is nullified. Declarer should
  probably let ♣Q win, West continu-
  ing with♣J. Winning♣K, declarer
  leads♦5 and West correctly plays
  ♦ 1 0, needing his partner to win the
  first diamond while he still holds a
  club. East beats♦Q with ♦A and
  leads♣ 8. Declarer wins♣A and
  forlornly tries♦ 7. West wins♦K
  and enjoys♣ 9 6. One down.
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  Dealer: South, Vulnerability: Neither
  N
  W E
  S
  ♠A 42
  ♥A 62
  ♦QJ 642
  ♣ 103
  ♠K8 63
  ♥KJ 7
  ♦ 875
  ♣AK
  ♠Q 1075
  ♥Q
  ♦A9 3
  ♣ 852
  ♠J
  ♥ 10943
  ♦K1 0
  ♣QJ
  Contract: 3NT, Opening Lead: ♣ 6 v ♣Q
  1NT Pass 2 NT Pass
  3NT End
  S W N E
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  Sudoku 11,
  Killer 7275
  Sudoku 11,
  Killer 7276
  Sudoku 11,
  Quick Cryptic 1668
  KenKen 5020
  Codeword 4028
  1 Qg6! threatens mate on h
  and after 1 ... fxg6 (1 ... hxg
  allows a switchback with 2 Qh
  mate) 2 Nxg6 is mate
  5 + 38 5 + 25 20 + 21 5 x 25
  4x303x2620x2120+
  3 + 26 20 x 23 8 + 44 5 x 38
  8x444+304x524+
  56
  29 460 52
  41
  34 208
  420
  190
  125
  120 78
  352
  43
  43 30
  Tetonor 70