The Times 2 Arts - UK (2020-08-07)

the times | Friday August 7 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 13 words, average;

18, good; 24, very good; 31, excellent

  

 

  


  

 



  

  
 

  

  


  

BEL I EF

EA O

TOTTER

EM

WR Y E

R

ICY M

RHOW

AR

BROTH

AA

GEL

Kakuro 2713

Futoshiki 3754 Lexica 5428

Cell Blocks 3917 Set Square 2716 Lexica 5427

Suko 2936

Train Tracks 1089

Word watch

Hesperidium (b) Citrus fruit

Vespertine (c) In the evening

Événement (a) An event, an

occurrence

1 Nd5+! destroys Black as

1 ... cxd5 2 cxd5+ wins the

queen and 1 ... Kb8 2 Nxe

Rexe7 3 Rxe7 Rxe7 4 Rxe

Qxe7 5 Qxd3 leaves White a

piece ahead. Full marks for the

alternative 1 Rexe7!, with the

idea of following up with Nd5+,

which also works

Chess — Winning Move

1 Yummy

2 Venus

3 Revamp

4 Undergo

5 Trebuchet

Quintagram

1 Vietnam War 2 Venezuela 3 India 4 Money for

Nothing 5 Sophia Loren 6 Festival of Britain

7 Julia Montague 8 Mitch 9 Tristan und Isolde

10 Naxos 11 Calp or Calpe 12 Invar 13 Carl von Linde

14 Nick Nurse 15 Ugbad Abdi

Quiz

Easy 30; Medium 924; Harder 7,

Brain Trainer

Yesterday’s answers

cast, coast, cost, costa, dosa, dust,

dustcoat, oast, oust, outcast, scad, scat,

scot, scout, scud, scudo, scut, soca, soda,

stat, stoa, stoat, stot, stout, stud, sutta,

toast, tosa, ustad

times2 CrosswordNo 8351 Brain Trainer

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  OF IT
  SQUARE – 486
  IT
  x 9 ÷^33 HALF OFF
  IT
  x 11
  Across
  1 Saaaythatagain?( 6 )
  4 Profffessionalcook( 4 )
  8 Uncommonthings( 8 )
  9 Nobleman( 4 )
  11 Marriedwoman'stitle( 3 )
  12 Largemarinecreature( 9 )
  1113 George—LeCarréhero( 6 )
  15 —Boat;—buttress( 6 )
  18 Incarcerates(( 9 ))
  19 Shoutofderision( 3 )
  20 Purloined( 4 )
  21 Predicted( 8 )
  22 Stratagem,trick( 4 )
  23 Béla—,Hungarian
  composer( 6 )
  Down
  1 Trimsbyslicing( 5 )
  2 Turningroastingspit( 10 )
  3 Fairyking( 6 )
  5 Famousescapologist( 7 )
  6 Newww,difffffferent( 5 )
  7 Portablecookingstove( 6 )
  10 Betweenchildand
  adult( 10 )
  14 Irreverent,wicked( 7 )
  16 Powdered;land( 6 )
  17 CapitalofColombia( 6 )
  18 Bury( 5 )
  19 Shortvacation( 5 )
  SolutiontoCrossword 8350
  1 2 3 4 5 6
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  10
  11 12
  13 14 15 16
  17
  18 19
  20 21
  22 23
  FORENSIC PUCK
  A X L O A A
  I RATIONALISE
  LOAM P T L H
  I N P R O E
  NODULE ARROWS
  G O RED D Q
  SIMPLY INSI TU
  M A S C O I
  P C L T BUNG
  MERITORIOUS G
  N F P N S L
  IDLY EGGWHI TE
  Cell Blocks No 3918
  © PUZZLER MEDIA
  Polygon Set Square No 2717
  Please note, BODMAS does not apply
  Killer Moderate No 7288 Solutions
  Killer Deadly No 7289
  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
  network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
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  6263 before midnight to receive four clues for any of today’s
  puzzles. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company’s network
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  When your longest suit has no
  card jack or above, it is better to
  lead high for hate: “Partner, I have
  length but no strength.” This will
  better enable partner to switch
  suits when necessary. When you
  lead the fourth highest card, you
  promise a picture (or the ace).
  Exerciseee: The bidding proceeds
  1NT-3NT. What would you lead
  from these hands?
  From the first, lead ♥8 — lead-
  ing high for hate. You hope when
  dummy is tabled, partner will be
  able to work out you’re leading
  high for hate rather than fourth
  from the top.
  From the second, lead♠ 10 , a
  standard top of a sequence lead
  (here, an internal sequence), show-
  ing♠ 9 and denying ♠J. This is not
  high for hate, which means the
  nine or below (a high non-honour).
  From the third, it’s something of
  a toss-up between ♥ 7 and ♦7.
  However, the opponents have not
  investigated for a major-suit fit, so
  rate to be weaker in majors than
  minors. Prefer♥7.
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  West looked no further than his
  fourth from the top heart, leading
  ♥ 4 v 3NT. East won ♥A and, hop-
  ing West’s hearts were, for example,
  ♥KQ642, naturally returned♥ 9. A
  grateful declarer won♥Q and
  cashed five rounds of diamonds.
  She followed by cashing♣A and
  leading to her ♣KQ. With♣J falling,
  she could enjoy ♣108. With ♥K to
  come, that was 12 tricks made.
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  West leads a heart because of
  length but carefully chooses♥8,
  leading high for hate. East wins♥A
  and knows her partner’s ♥ 8 is not
  fourth highest (she holds ♥9,
  dummy the♥J 10 ). A switch is indi-
  cated and, looking at dummy, it has
  to be spades.
  To cater to declarer holding
  ♠Qxx and We st ♠Kxx, East
  switches carefully to♠J (key play),
  just beating dummy’s highest card.
  (Switch to♠4 and declarer plays
  ♠7; West has to win♠K to beat
  dummy’s ♠ 1 0 and now declarer’s
  ♠Q is a stopper.) Declarer covers
  y
  ♠J with ♠Q (else ♠J wins) but
  West wins ♠K and returns♠6. East
  wins cheaply with♠ 9 , cashes ♠A
  and follows with ♠4. One down.
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  Dealer: South, Vulnerability: Neither
  N
  W E
  S
  ♠10 5 2
  ♥J 103
  ♦AKJ1 04
  ♣A
  ♠Q 87
  ♥KQ
  ♦Q
  ♣KQ 1082
  ♠AJ 94
  ♥A 9
  ♦ 8752
  ♣J
  ♠K6 3
  ♥ 86542
  ♦ 63
  ♣ 765
  Contract: 3NT, Opening Lead: ♥ 4 v ♥ 8
  1NT Pass 3NT End
  S W N E
  ♠KJ 7
  ♥ 85432
  ♦Q
  ♣K 72
  ♠KJ
  ♥ 7432
  ♦ 7432
  ♣AQ 2
  ♠Q 1098
  ♥J
  ♦K 62
  ♣Q 32
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  Sudoku 11,
  Killer 7286
  Sudoku 11,
  Killer 7287
  Sudoku 11,
  Quick Cryptic 1673
  KenKen 5026
  Codeword 4034
  4 + 21 17 x 20 17 + 20 5 x 66
  10x194+404x404x
  10+195+6615+1615x
  12 x 14 12 + 14 14 + 32 14 x 32
  84
  330
  31 240
  168 448
  160
  26
  190
  37
  29 71
  44
  46
  25 340
  Tetonor 72