Page 38 Daily Mail, Monday, August 12, 2019
HIDATO
COMPLETE the
grid so that all
the numbers,
1 to 42, connect
consecutively —
horizontally,
vertically or
diagonally.
Hint: you
don’t have to
begin with
1 or 42. Working
on the
mid-numbers
might give you
a better start.
SOLUTION
TOMORROW
23144474
5 5 3 5 2 4 4 1
A
B
LAY tracks to
enable the train
to travel from
village A to
village B.
The numbers
indicate how
many sections of
rail go in each
row and column.
There are only
straight rails and
curved rails. The
track cannot
cross itself.
SOLUTION
TOMORROW
TRAIN TRACKS
PUZZLES PRIZES
FILL in squares in the grid
so each row, column and
each 3x3 square contains
all digits from 1 to 9. Each
set of cells joined by
dotted lines must add up
to the number in the
top-left corner. Numbers
can’t be repeated within
each set of cells.
SOLUTION TOMORROW
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- In English football,
Slaven Bilic is the new
manager of which
Championship club? - In which decade was
former PM Margaret
Thatcher born? - The Silver Line charity
was founded in 2012 by
which TV presenter? - In which English county
is the seaside town of
Weston-super-Mare? - ‘Now is the winter of
our discontent’ is the
first line of which
Shakespeare play?
SOLUTION: PULLOUT
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QUICK QUIZ
MINDBENDER
KILLER
SUDOKU
Dropped
Steps
Lessen
Tradition
Reason
Fiddle
Vetoing
Bit
Order
Deed
Lubricators
Purify
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
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10.
11.
12.
ALL the solutions read
clockwise around their
numbers. The solution
to clue number 1 starts
from the given letter.
HONEYCOMB
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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MASTERQUIZ
- What was the name of the
Roman slave who, according to
a popular folktale, once
removed a thorn from a
lion’s paw?
- Nelson’s mistress Emma
Hamilton was a muse to which
18th-century artist, who painted
her more than 50 times?
- To which island in the Indian
Ocean was the extinct bird the
dodo indigenous?
- Who is the new leader of the
Liberal Democrats? - In 2018, Maureen Beattie
succeeded Malcolm Sinclair as
president of which UK
trade union? - What was the name
of the last imperial dynasty
of China?
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
- Barbara the bus driver is
making her way down a
15-mile stretch of motorway.
Due to roadworks, she crawls
along part of the way at
20mph and averages the rest at
60mph. If the stretch takes
her 21 minutes, what distance
of the motorway was covered
by roadworks?
- What connects mess, music
and town? - Which England netball player
may NOTE HENNA JAR? - Find the odd one out: Hawkeye
Pierce, Faceman Peck, Howling
Mad Murdock, Hannibal Smith - Which three-letter word
completes the following longer
words: gr---, ---x, l---l, ag---?
SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE
6d. Suckers to have sailor
flop, badly (5,5)
4d. Falsely act out reluctance?
Cant on Swiss land! (7)
16a. Torches showy lights? (10)
1a. Could dawdle at rear?
Nonsense, man! (6,4)
11a. Broken leg to get filthier
giving torch a break? (5,6)
1d. Staring at ale, belying
fermentation (10)
9a. Sootier pair needs washing
out, being empirical (1,10)
10d. Tasty little treats from
bird drills? (7)
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PITCHERWITS
TM
ACROSS
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION — ACROSS: 1 World events. 5 Elf. 7 Moo. 8 Airbase. 10 Mr Right. 11 Ruffian. 14 Roe. 15 Gem.
16 Wrecking bar. DOWN: 1 Wheelbarrow. 2 Deer. 3 Visa. 4 Stock farmer. 6 Far more. 7 Meeting. 9 Brief. 12 Fork. 13 Icon.
1 Picture Clue
7 Brilliance,
making do with a
broken cleat (5)
8 Holding device
in uneasy calm
and quiet (5)
9 Picture Clue
11 Picture Clue
14 Model of amino
structure (5)
15 Run out of
origanum oddly for
Spanish, mate! (5)
16 Picture Clue
1 Picture Clue
2 I’ll do that in flight,
winding coil from
tungsten (5)
3 Truth, at heart, can be a
monotonous lifestyle (3)
4 Picture Clue
5 A loam churned up in Texan fight (5)
6 Picture Clue
10 Picture Clue
12 Dog’s reaction to argument in
grande luxe apartment (5)
13 Mollified, but fell out somehow,
in a manner of speaking (5)
15 Finally, everyone’s in (3)