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136 | March• 2019

TEST YOUR MENTAL PROWESS

Puzzles

BRAIN POWER

Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers,

then check your answers on page 135.

BY MARCEL DANESI

ACROSS

01 Fastrunofahorse(6)

05 Haveadiscussion(6)

08 Engineering equipment (9)

09 Young herring (5)

11 Rage,fume(4)

12 Giving the wrong idea (10)

13 Mercy (8)

15 Unconcealed (5)

17 Confirmation (5)

19 Slender tubes of

pasta(8)

22 Underthelaw(10)

23 Pace (4)

25 Feeling of bored

dissatisfaction (5)

26 Lectern (9)

27 Peaceful (6)

28 Straighten up (6)

DOWN

02 Public bidding

sale(7)

03 Animal’s den (4)

04 Pedestrianised

area (8)

05 Luminously

brilliant colour (6)

06 Popular Brazilian

music genre (5,4)

07 Large rotary

motor (7)

08 Cellular communication

device(6,5)

10 Keeping your mouth firmly

shut (5-6)

14 Causingtherequiredoutcome(9)

16 Itemofladies’formalwear (4,4)

18 Misdemeanour (7)

20 Scottish biscuit (7)

21 Unruly mob (6)

24 Earth’s largest continent (4)

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