18.11.
Word watch Sudoku Difficult No 11,967 Fiendish No 11,968 Super fiendish No 11,
David Parfitt
Decime
a An old French coin
b To remove burn marks
c A subdivision of an
English county
Batrachian
a From a region of
north Afghanistan
b Froglike
c A lover of gourmet
cheese
Burgomaster
a A yeoman warder
b A gull
c A barbecue chef
Answers on page 15
The Times Quick Cryptic No 1747 by Joker
Across
6 Grim at all times in southeast
(6)
7 Fur belonging to myself after
earl, oddly (6)
9 Man, say, in Paisley (4)
10 Shrub with red or white
flowers — unusually red alone
(8)
11 Brief respite with time for papa
to recover (8)
13 Indifferent emergency appeal
gains nought (2-2)
15 Co-operating group
assembling Brexit, Labour or
Conservative leaders (4)
16 Still on the sea bed around
California and Maine (8)
18 Paraffin oil’s odd treatment for
sore knee (8)
20 A mostly concrete
neighbourhood (4)
21 Fool in hospital left ecstasy —
bother (6)
22 Coarse east European taking
Victor for British (6)Down
1 What mollusc inhabits ocean’s
lower regions? (8)
2 Rue eroticism that’s deviant
and only superficially
attractive (12)
3 Unscramble lyric after a
month (6)
4 The Queen always up for
respect (6)
5 Formerly working with civil
engineer (4)
8 Short word some feel bally son
omitted to send back (12)
12 Contend with immoral
behaviour, shunning clubs (3)
14 Bony eel takes cooking (8)
16 Barley regularly ends in new
ale and beer for him? (6)
17 Quit after Conservative split
(6)
19 Former partner with morning
paper (4)1 2 3 4 56 789 1011 12 13 1415 16 1718 19 2021 22Yesterday’s solution on page 15
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GARETH CATTERMOLE/GETTY IMAGESFill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.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 correctThe Times Daily Quiz Olav Bjortomt
Answers on page 15
1 The title “First Lord
of the Treasury” is
engraved on the brass
letterbox of which
London address?
2 What is the only US
state situated entirely
on islands?
3 The Dyson Air
Multiplier is a type of
bladeless what?
4 Madresfield Court, a
Worcestershire moated
house, inspired the
titular mansion in which
Evelyn Waugh novel?
5 Drew House is the
fashion label of which
Canadian pop star?
6 The Great Hanshin
earthquake hit which
Japanese city on
January 17, 1995?
7 Quite: Love, Life and
Eyeliner (2020) is the
debut book by which
Strictly Come Dancing
co-host?8 Spouting the
catchphrase: “Shabba!”,
club DJ Ray Von was
played by Neil Fitzmaurice
in which sitcom?9 The tilt of which “ice
giant” planet makes it
appear to spin on its
side, orbiting the sun
like a rolling ball?10 Which penguin
species is named after
the German author of
Views of Nature (1807)
and Kosmos (1845)?11 The singer Hope
Sandoval features on
which US band’s songs
Fade Into You (1993) and
California (2013)?12 Nanette and Douglas
are stand-up shows
by which Australian
comedian (b 1978)?13 In the Thomas
Eakins painting
Salutat (1898), what
type of sportsman is
raising his arm?14 In 1977, Janet
Guthrie became
the first woman to
compete in which
500-mile race?15 Which singer,
the frontman for
Jamiroquai, is pictured?Suko No 3024
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