Times 2 - UK (2020-08-06)

the times | Thursday August 6 2020 1GT 15

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;

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COOK

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ALONE

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MOS T L Y

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CRYPT

1 Alcatraz 2 Julius Caesar 3 Wuthering Heights

4 RMS Lusitania. It is titled The Sinking of the

Lusitania 5 John Adams 6 TJ Hooker 7 Ferris Bueller

(Matthew Broderick) — in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

8 Cherry brandy 9 Corolla 10 Yuan dynasty 11 Tape

recorder 12 Denis Peterson 13 Hacky Sack or footbag

14 Dominika Cibulkova 15 Mandolin

Crios (b) A multicoloured belt

Cria (a) A baby llama

Crinose (c) Exciting or

dangerous

White finishes with a pleasing

double rook sacrifice: 1 Rxg8+!

Kxg8 2 Rh8+! Kxh8 3 Qh7 mate

Kakuro 2712

Futoshiki 3753 Lexica 5426

Cell Blocks 3916 Set Square 2715 Lexica 5425

Suko 2935

Train Tracks 1088

Word watch

Chess — Winning Move

1 Egg

2 Trap

3 Table

4 Groundwork

5 Lay brother

Quintagram

Quiz

Easy 27; Medium 33; Harder 5,

Brain Trainer

KenKen 5025

Codeword 4033

Yesterday’s answers

anew, answer, earn, nary, near, news,

newsy, sane, senary, senna, snare,

swan, swannery, syne, wane, waney,

warn, wean, wren, wynn, yarn, yawn,

yean, yearn

times2 CrosswordNo 8350 Brain Trainer

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32 + 2^08 –^63

+ 93 +^11 / 22

OF IT

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OF IT
(^222) / (^33) ÷ 15
OF IT
(^777) / 88
OF IT
x 6
AN
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EASY WER
7 ÷^8 x^7 –^4
DOUBLE
IT
SQUARE+ 2 3 + 32
IT
(^222) / 33
OF IT
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AN
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HARDER 15 x^7 +^991 –^267
(^11) / 33
OF IT
(^333) / 55
OF IT

• (^3) ÷ 25
  (^11) / 3
  OF IT
  SQUARE +
  IT
  x 7
  Across
  1 Relatingtocourtsoflaaaw( 8 )
  5 RobinGoodfffellow( 4 )
  7 Justifffywithlogic( 11 )
  8 Fertilesoil( 4 )
  9 Smallswelling( 6 )
  10 Archersshafffts( 6 )
  113 Colour( 3 )
  14 Merelyyy,just( 6 )
  17 Positionedd(( 2 , 4 ))
  18 RRRubberstopper( 4 )
  19 Deservingpraise( 11 )
  20 Lazily( 4 )
  21 Albumen( 3 , 5 )
  Down
  1 WWWeaknesses( 8 )
  2 Schooltest( 4 )
  3 Downward-leading
  course( 8 , 5 )
  4 Saaayingtheopposite(of)( 1113 )
  5 Paleappearance( 6 )
  6 Commontypeofnut( 6 )
  7 Haphazard( 6 )
  11 Repulsiiive( 6 )
  12 Curlyloopingline( 8 )
  15 Loom( 6 )
  16 Quelltheanger(of)( 6 )
  18 Shrub;wildvegetation( 4 )
  SolutiontoCrossword 8349
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  DOSAGE H S F
  E E E AFTERS
  POLONECK O I
  I E D LANDLER
  CANTATA G Z
  T I R S SEVEN
  U MUSIC I
  SOMME I H C B
  P U CHORALE
  CADENZA O R R
  Q S ELONGATE
  MULLET E G F
  E I A URGENT
  Cell Blocks No 3917
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  Polygon Set Square No 2716
  Please note, BODMAS does not apply
  Killer Gentle No 7286 Solutions
  Killer Tough No 7287
  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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  enter an opposing auction, partly
  to disrupt their conversation, and
  partly to indicate a lead to partner.
  However, unlike almost all the
  East players in the Major Alt
  Invitational, I really don’t think I
  would have bid 3 ♠ over North’s
  2NT. You’re vulnerable against
  not, so could go for a huge penalty
  (no North-South stopped off to
  y
  defend 3♠ doubled but to do so
  would have reaped a 1,400 penalty
  — declarer wins only four spade
  tricks after a forcing defence). And
  y
  when, inevitably, the opponents
  outbid you, you have given away a
  lot of information.
  Plan the play in 6 ♥ on♠ 2 lead
  — a clear singleton (because of
  y
  East’s bid).
  One successful declarer rose
  with the king of spades then
  crossed to the (queen and) ace of
  hearts. He led a heart back to the
  nine, East discarding. Placing East
  with a 6-5 shape (how else could
  he justify that 3♠ bid?), presum-
  ably 6 ♠- 5 ♦, declarer cashed the
  king of hearts, ruffed a diamond
  and exited with a heart.
  West won the jack and switched
  to the ten of clubs but declarer won
  dummy’s queen (noting East’s jack)
  then crossed to the king of clubs and
  back to dummy’s ace. On that third
  round of clubs, East was squeezed in
  spades and diamonds, whichever
  suit he discarded giving declarer a
  long card in that suit. Slam made.
  However, my favourite success-
  ful line on grounds of simplicity
  was that of Polish American Josef
  Blass. After a similar auction to the
  one above, he won the spade lead
  (with the king) and played a heart
  to the (queen and) ace. Reading
  g y
  East for the 6♠- 5 ♦ shape, he then
  banged down the ace-queen of
  clubs (East discarding), crossed to
  the king and (crucial extra trick)
  ruffed his fourth club with the king.
  He cashed the ace-king of dia-
  monds, shedding two spades, then
  led dummy’s nine of hearts (over-
  taking with the ten).
  y
  Let West win the jack and lead a
  minor, for declarer could ruff, draw
  West’s last trump, and win the final
  trick with the ace of spades. No
  fancy footwork required, only a
  ruff in the short trump hand.
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  Contract: 6 ♥, Opening Lead:♠ 2
  Dealer: North, Vulnerability: East-West
  N
  W E
  S
  2NT 3 ♠( 1 )
  Dbl( 2 ) Pass 3NT Pass
  6 ♥( 3 ) End
  (1) Really? Vulnerable against not after
  North has shown 2 0 -22 balanced.
  (2) Wants double to be for penalty but most
  (like this North-South pair) would play it as
  negative (ie take-out).
  (3) Practical leap. An alternative would be
  5NT, showing two places to play, which would
  work out better than 6 ♥ if partner is eg
  3 ♠ 2 ♥ 4 ♦ 4 ♣ (leading to the 4-4 fit 6♣).
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