The Guardian - 24.07.2019

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• The Guardian Wednesday 24 July 2019

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Ye ste r d ay ’s

solutions

Killer sudoku Codeword

Easy

Medium

The normal rules of

Sudoku apply: fi ll each

row, column and 3x3 box

with all the numbers from

1 to 9. In addition, the

digits in each inner shape

(marked by dots) must

add up to the number in

the top corner of that box.

No digit can be repeated

within an inner shape.

Each letter of the alphabet makes at least one appearance in the grid,

and is represented by the same number wherever it appears. The letters

Killer sudoku decoded should help you to identify other letters and words in the grid.

Easy

Codeword

Guardian cryptic crosswordNo 27,881 set by Vlad

2 Leader abroad popular for the

fi rst time? No (5)

3 City keeping cool in case ref

shortly gets upset (9)

4 Can just aff ord most expensive

property for boarders? (7)

5 Teacher mounting trapeze,

swinging both ways (5)

6 Ouch! Blue’s hit follower of 18? (9)

7 Man or woman going up many

levels but not all (6)

8 Piles of money (estimate for tax

ultimately concealed) (6)

14 Idiot with clout surprisingly

accepted — he has the means

to govern (9)

16 Belittle and insult right-wing

politician (but turning the

volume down) (9)

18 Produce an abridged version

of Chaucer — current volume

retained (4,3)

19 OK, you might do this to shock

(6)

20 Gets together a variety of ladies —

is Duke not there? (7)

21 American largely ignored by

people showing judgement (6)

23 One has put up with interference

from special Russian (5)

25 Green, Philip’s heart uplifted —

that might make you sick (1,4)

Across

1,29 Bravo! Old dope with ego to

accommodate states he’s ... (6,6)

4 ... something extraordinary — er,

claim is open to interpretation!

(7)

9 Pretend one woman’s astride

another (9)

10 Lout runs through bar on ecstasy

(5)

11 Row over quitting house abroad

(5)

12 Foxy Liberal secured for Strictly

(9)

13 Deer’s foot twisted? Yes (7)

15 Retiring head of state gets tattoo

showing a real 1 29 (3,3)

17 Nomadic people from Niger

automatically returned (6)

19 Improperly uses lap dance (3,4)

22 Boasts about backing 15 (5,4)

24 A time to go west, where the

action is? (5)

26 Mounts picture fi nally in bar (5)

27 As layers are initially peeled off ,

various characters transform (9)

28 Accommodation outside hotel

about to be reviewed? Certainly

(3,4)

29 See 1

Down

1 Head of state (joke!) has

altercation on the way

down here (4,3)

123 4567

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910

11 12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

21

22 23 24 25

26 27

28 29

Medium

Solution No. 27,880

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Cryptic crossword

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