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In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb

became the first person to swim which

stretch of water without assistance?

Which metal derives its chemical

symbol from the Latin word ferrum?

A philhellene is a lover of which

European country?

Which king of England was taken

prisoner in 1192 by Leopold V,

duke of Austria?

In 1476, which publisher

established a printing press at

Westminster, the first in England?

Which South African-born

billionaire co-founded and heads

The Boring Company, Neuralink,

SpaceX and Tesla?

The Quadrature of the Parabola is a

3rd century BC geometry treatise

by which Greek mathematician?

John Hetherington is said to have

caused a riot in 1797 when he first

wore which hat in public?

To the nearest 100 miles, how long

is the traditional route between

Land’s End and John O’Groats?

Paisley Abbey has a gargoyle

that appears to reference the

xenomorph from which films?

Which inorganic compound with

the formula Li 2 CO 3 is used in

treating bipolar disorders?

Which survivor of the 1910-13

British Antarctic Expedition

wrote the book The Worst Journey in

the World?

In Islam, khula is a procedure

that allows a woman to

Directed by Jorgen Leth, the

1977 documentary A Sunday in

Hell chronicles which bicycle race?

Which Australian racecourse

is pictured?

initiate which act?

Also known as kanten, which

gelatinous substance gets its

name from the Malay for “red algae”?

Which star of the 1992 film The

Lover was nicknamed “The

sinner from Pinner”?

What is the English title of the

Spanish TV crime drama La

Casa de Papel?

Which US surrealist, who shot

herself in the heart in 1963,

painted Tomorrow Is Never and

Unusual Thursday?

Tim Holland (1931-2010)

was once considered the

world’s greatest player of which

board game?

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answers in Latin

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1 Vos ad bellum ____: you will get

ready for war ( 9 )

6 Loquere; tell me ( 3 )

8 To have ruled (perfect infin, rego,

-ere) ( 7 )

9 Nova nupta trans ____ portanda est

in mariti aedes ( 5 )

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( 5 )

12 In mentem revoco (defective verb)

( 6 )

14 ____ iuxta ____ : with the military

standards placed nearby (6,7)

16 Alter magistratus quotannis (post

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19 Insula in qua Minos 2 erat ( 5 )

20 Ad insulam nave advenimus; nave

omissa ____: we swim back ( 7 )

22 Nutrio, pasco ( 3 )

23 Dirae, deae quae ultionem petunt,

benignae videntur (9)

Down

1 Tulisse, gessisse (shortened form)

( 8 )

2 Xerxes vertitur, dimidiatur, fit

Xerxes! ( 3 )

3 Oscula; “da mi ____ mille deinde

centum” (Catullus 5.7) (5)

4 Ubi trecenti illi Spartiatae

ceciderunt (Gen pl) ( 13 )

5 Ubi classis Atheniensium Persas

vicit (7)

6 Regnum, potestas; position of

supreme (often violent) authority

( 9 )

7 Epulae; cibus et vinum, cuius

initium nona circiter hora erat ( 4 )

11 Sciam; I shall have found out ( 9 )

13 A climb (4th decl noun) ( 8 )

15 Minitare, urgere; to stand over (7)

17 Utrum hoc vis ____? Do you want

this or not? ( 5 )

18 Minutes; Caesar curavit ut ____

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1 Radiant internet user’s letter? ( 8 )

5 Some turned a Cranach over in

gallery (6)

8 A business, one that’s going to

shrink ( 10 )

9 Scruff’s threads close to

threadbare ( 4 )

10 Theatrical endeavours giving rise

to star? (10,4)

11 See enigma’s first code is getting

cracked ( 7 )

13 Come before king during sports

meeting ( 7 )

15 Reversing car, took in fuel to burn

( 7 )

18 More than one holding tablet

speaks ( 7 )

21 Dishonest wife married in buff: an

ominous sight, in the main (6,8)

22 Dip doughnut in pudding

ingredient ( 4 )

23 Paid to follow card game ( 10 )

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25 Seller sent back bunch of coppers

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Down

1 Bolted door’s opening with key, at

first ( 7 )

2 Meal not starting with fish one

maybe found in Oxford (5,4)

3 Grasping fellow with arrogance,

monsters rising up ( 7 )

4 Title of volume, one by

philosopher ( 7 )

5 Divine abode’s invaded by

soldiers? That’s concerning (2,7)

6 Coin on the far left or in the

middle ( 7 )

7 Top side playing for initial sum of

money ( 7 )

12 Very bad day, in a topsy-turvy

state ( 9 )

14 Switch around raised vent in

measuring instrument ( 9 )

16 Judge drops old burden ( 7 )

1 7 Employ a criminal for a post in

village ( 7 )

18 Calm, or just losing it ( 7 )

19 I’m disgusted, aristocrat admits, to

dress down (4,3)

20 One in dire need is lacking a date

(4,3)

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Times Crossword No 27,762

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so

that the number in each circle is equal to

the sum of the four surrounding spaces,

and each colour total is correct.

Solution MindGames in Saturday Review

Suko No 2961

Quiz answers 1 English Channel. 2 Iron

(Fe). 3 Greece. 4 Richard I. He was

returning from the crusades. 5 William

Caxton. 6 Elon Musk. 7 Archimedes.

8 Top hat. 9 900 miles — it is 874 miles

to the nearest mile. 10 Alien franchise.

11 Lithium carbonate. 12 Apsley Cherry-

Garrard. 13 Divorce. 14 Agar or agar-agar.

15 Jane March. 16 Money Heist — the

literal translation is “The House of Paper”

17 Kay Sage. 18 Backgammon.

19 The Paris-Roubaix race of 1976.

20 Flemington Racecourse.

Quintagram answers 1 Andean

2 Church 3 Orator 4 Edited 5 Anchored.