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27.11.

Word watch Sudoku Mild No 11,989 Difficult No 11,990 Fiendish No 11,

David Parfitt

Bdellium

a A microscopic
organism
b An aromatic resin

c A radioactive element

Algate
a A side door in a church

b In all times and
circumstances
c A broad street

Cratch
a A downtrodden
employee

b Rubbish
c A rack for holding
fodder

Answers on page 15

The Times Quick Cryptic No 1754 by Margaret and Bob

Across

1 After a nap returned to order a

cigar (9)

6 We must be engulfed in

sadness: that’s amazing! (5)

8 Crackers I turn to in food

processing (9)

9 Girl I left in meadow (5)

10 One converting to book form,

turning over lines (9)

12 Back in street, bedraggled

person owed money (6)

13 A lieutenant: he meets a lady

(6)

16 Religious instruction for

Catholic? Problem is Mass

without English (9)

18 Don’t vote for this party? (5)

19 Country fellow at home,

visiting a Royal Academician

(9)

21 Row with newspaper boss

ended fast? (5)

22 Trio cease perversely making

things obscure (9)

Down

1 A curmudgeon finally put in a

few coins, showing remorse (7)

2 Local from NE coming round

at four (6)

3 Test in term: is able to appear

regularly (5)

4 Garland that is large put up (3)

5 All aboard on convertible,

crossing motorway: it might

move very slowly! (8,4)

6 Surprised reaction from one in

healthy state (4,1,7)

7 Turning up in Ratibati a wild,

thorny plant (4-1-3)

11 Nan’s wild embraces much

disturbed German composer

(8)

14 Buddhist monk taking in sinful

erotic dance (7)

15 Italian resort: in one south of

border (6)

17 In need of repair, once, a boat

(5)

20 Stuff that’s sweet and endlessly

virtuous? (3)

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Yesterday’s solution on page 15

© PUZZLER MEDIA

15

FOX PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES

Fill 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 correct

The Times Daily Quiz Olav Bjortomt

Answers on page 15

1 Which monarch is
the subject of Rudyard
Kipling’s poem The

Widow at Windsor?

2 Which title attributed
to Benito Mussolini

means “the leader” in
Italian?

3 According to
St Luke’s Gospel,
which archangel was
responsible for the

Annunciation?

4 Peregrin “Pippin”

Took and Meriadoc
“Merry” Brandybuck
are cousins in which
trilogy?

5 Which Welshman
played Tony Blair

in the TV films The
Deal and The Special
Relationship and the
movie The Queen?

6 Which chocolate

brand was founded

in 1930 by Colonel

Bertie Dickson and

Oscar Benson?

7 Named after a Sicilian

fortified wine, which

shade of red was the

2015 Pantone colour of

the year?

8 The house of

Norodom is the ruling

dynasty of which

Asian country?

9 Aurora is the second-

largest city in which

Midwest US state?

10 Radiation, advection,

upslope and valley are

types of which weather

condition?

11 Which lowland

farmland bird is the

largest British bunting?

12 Which US architect

(1925-2004) designed the

modernist-style Stahl

House in Los Angeles?

13 Which American

modernist painted

the 30-panel Struggle:

From the History of

the American People

(1954-56)?

14 Which Hong Kong

snooker player was

runner-up in the 2008

UK Championship and

2011 Masters?

15 Which English

sculptor is pictured?

Suko No 3032

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