New Zealand Listener - November 5, 2016

64 LISTENER NOVEMBER 5 2016

DIVERSIONS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

568 MEDIUM 379 HARD

LAST WEEK’S

SOLUTION

LAST WEEK’S

SOLUTION

© Reuben’s Puzzles

Fill the grid so that every column, every row

and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

© Reuben’s Puzzles

1 Place a number from 1 to 9

in each empty box.

2. The sum of each vertical or
   horizontal block equals the
   number at the top or on
   the left of that block.


3. Numbers may be used only
   once in each block.

542

BRIDGE BIDDING QUIZ SOLUTION

You should respond with an invitational

2NT. To say 3NT would be an overbid, with

only one stopper in hearts. Improve your

hand by as little as the 10 of hearts instead

of the seven and you could not be blamed

for bidding 3NT.

Awards: 2NT – 10, 3NT – 6, Double

(negative) – 5.

CHESS SOLUTION

1 Rd6! threatens 2 Rd2 and 3 Ra2 mate. If

exd6 2 Qh8 with mate to follow by Qb2 or

Qa1. But the real point is that 1 ... Nc4 is

now defeated by 2 Qxb3+! Kxb3 3 Rd3 mate.

10 QUICK QUESTIONS ANSWERS

  1. Sunwise.
  2. Cymbals. Zildjian means “bell maker” in
      Turkish.
  3. Serif.
  4. Supraliminal.
  5. Whiskey.
  6. Doctor Faustus is by Christopher
      Marlowe.
  7. Graphical User Interface.
  8. I Dream of Jeannie.
  9. “Kiribati” is the Kiribatese version of
      Gilberts.
10. False, this is a myth.