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Word watch Sudoku Mild No 12,818 Fiendish No 12,819 Super fiendish No 12,820
David Parfitt

Debouch
a To contaminate the
morals of
b To prune a tree’s
lower branches
c To move into a more
open space

Dap
a An area of light shade
b A smartly attired
gentleman
c A plimsoll shoe

Fains
a A call giving
exemption from an
undesirable task
b A pig’s lungs
c Pangs of hunger

Answers on page 15

The Times Quick Cryptic No 2013 by Joker

Across

1 Part of collection’s a breech-

loading weapon (5)

4 Unexpected danger parking

the thing before autumn (7)

8 Preach movingly about Lot’s

end in part of Genesis? (7)

9 Time after Post Office

returned major work? (5)

10 Small pig hearts tough to

pierce with a blade (3,7)

14 United approach is never

coming back (3-3)

15 On-screen icon gave data card,

but no peripherals (6)

17 Son gutted about swine

making a display at match (10)

20 Old judge to make a speech (5)

22 Girl’s after church goblet (7)

23 Lieutenant in utter retreat (7)

24 Catherine earmarked money

for cat (5)

Down

1 Dismiss society hack wasting

hours (4)

2 Runs in to catch crow (4)

3 Train and inspire to hope

getting time for clubs (9)

4 Talk foolishly about one

copyright infringer (6)

5 Couple starting to work out (3)

6 Sufficient nowadays to regard

as equal (8)

7 Tough lay there quivering (8)

11 Perhaps Windrush side split

over right place to keep money

(5,4)

12 Semolina made by US

company in company with us

(8)

13 Go off having assignation

outside school (8)

16 Agree to swindle scoundrel (6)

18 Beer? Mine’s got nitrogen in

(4)

19 Refuse 500 yen for working (4)

21 Dine on steak, say, but not

medium (3)

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Yesterday’s solution on page 15

© PUZZLER MEDIA

15

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 “To our members,
we are the fourth
emergency service”
was the slogan of
which association?

2 The phrases “mea
culpa” and “bona fide”
are borrowings from
which language?

3 The national flag of
Belgium is composed of
three vertical stripes of
black, red and which
other colour?

4 “Razorback” is an
Americanism for which
type of feral animal?

5 Edward Sinclair
played the weaselly
verger, Mr Yeatman, in
which 1968-77 sitcom?

6 In Marvel comics,
J Jonah Jameson is

usually depicted as the

editor of which New

York City paper?

7 The French general

Louis-Joseph de

Montcalm was mortally

wounded at which

September 1759 battle?

8 Which 2021 Ridley

Scott film is named after

a fateful clash between

Jacques Le Gris and

Jean de Carrouges?

9 Opened in 1958,

what was Britain’s first

motorway?

10 In the musical La

Cage aux Folles, Albin

performs as which

drag queen?

11 The Shammar

Mountains are located

in the Ha’il province of

which country?

12 Which US sci-fi

writer’s novel Make

Room! Make Room!

was filmed as Soylent

Green (1973)?

13 Which Russian

trance duo became

internationally known

for their 2001 single

ResuRection?

14 Which American

boxer won the

light-heavyweight

title at the 1960

Rome Olympics?

15 Which sculpture

by Antonio Canova is

pictured?

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