Times 2 - UK (2020-10-05)

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MindGames

© PUZZLER MEDIA

Divide the grid

into square or

rectangular

blocks, each

containing one

digit only. Every

block must

contain the

number of cells

indicated by the

digit inside it.

Enter each of

the numbers

from 1 to 9 in

the grid, so that

the six sums

work. We’ve

placed two

numbers to get

you started.

Each sum

should be

calculated left

to right or top

to bottom.

From these letters, make words of

three or more letters, always including

the central letter. Answers must be in

the Concise Oxford Dictionary, excluding

capitalised words, plurals, conjugated

verbs (past tense etc), adverbs ending

in LY, comparatives and superlatives.

How you rate 15 words, average;

20, good; 26, very good; 33, excellent

  

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1 The Bayeux Tapestry 2 Diamonds 3 Edmond Halley

(1656-1742) 4 Prince Igor 5 Richard Nixon

6 PG Wodehouse 7 Dune 8 DCI Alan Banks 9 Eyelid —

it means to blink 10 Bloemfontein 11 Ammonia 12 Copley

medal 13 The Topper — the first sailing dinghy to be

produced from injection-moulded polypropylene

14 Dream Alliance 15 Computer mouse

Jo (a) A Scottish word for

a sweetheart

Balmer series (b) A series

of lines in the visible

and ultraviolet spectrum

of hydrogen

Bravo (c) A hired killer

or assassin

Kakuro 2754

Sudoku 11,

Killer 7378

Futoshiki 3795

Cell Blocks 3967 Set Square 2757

Suko 2986

Train Tracks 1138

Word watch

Quiz

Saturday’s answers

bruise, bruiser, burb, burr, burse, buss,

cirrus, cruise, cruiser, crus, cruse, cube,

cubeb, cuisse, curb, cure, curer, curie,

curse, curser, cuss, ecru, issue, issuer,

rebus, recur, rubber, rube, rubric, ruse,

scrub, scrubber, subscribe, subscriber,

sucre, suer, sure, urbs, user

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  Across
  1 Middleclass( 11 )
  7 Fromaffforeigncountry( 5 )
  8 Recliningchair( 7 )
  10 YYYoungplant( 8 )
  11 Smallbird( 4 )
  113 Feelindignationat( 6 )
  15 Bodilycatalyst( 6 )
  17 Utilised( 4 )
  18 Boarddfffforaquapllaning(( 5 , 3 ))
  21 Citrusfffruit( 7 )
  22 Scotsestateowner( 5 )
  23 WWWarmerofenclosedareas
  ( 5 , 6 )
  Down
  1 Edibleshoots( 4 , 7 )
  2 Bringtogether( 5 )
  3 Cocktail( 3 , 5 )
  4 Staringlecherously( 6 )
  5 Selfff-satisfffied( 4 )
  6 Keenlyyy,aaavidly( 7 )
  9 Instrumentffforestimating
  distance( 11 )
  12 Bethebasisfffor( 8 )
  14 Afffternoonnaps( 7 )
  16 Cruel,vicious( 6 )
  19 Penniless( 5 )
  20 Americanwildcat( 4 )
  SolutiontoCrossword 8400
  1 2 3 4 5 6
  7 8 9
  10 11
  12
  13 14 15
  16
  17 18 19
  20
  21 22
  23
  FL IP NARCOSIS
  I M L E A A
  SL IP BEDLINEN
  H T P V L D E
  PRAIRIEDOG
  O T O L P C L
  NOODLE CHEAPO
  D R O B A M P
  ENCOUNTERS
  S S G O E L I
  INITIATE SL ID
  N D N H I E
  ENERGISE SAID
  Cell Blocks No 3968
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  Polygon Set Square No 2758
  Please note, BODMAS does not apply
  Killer Gentle No 7379 Solutions
  Killer Tricky No 7380
  As with standard Sudoku, fill the grid so that every column,
  every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Each set
  of cells joined by dotted lines must add up to the target number
  in its top-left corner. Within each set of cells joined by dotted
  lines, a digit cannot be repeated.
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  access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390 (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm).
  On today’s deal from an online
  duplicate at andrewrobson.co.uk,
  South was hardly expecting to
  declare 5 ♣ when she picked up
  her hand. She made it, too.
  West led the queen of hearts,
  declarer dropping a spade from
  dummy as she won her ace. At
  trick two, she led a diamond to
  dummy’s queen.
  East beat the queen of dia-
  monds with the king, cashed the
  ace of spades felling dummy’s king
  and (not that it mattered) led the
  g y
  king of hearts. Declarer ruffed in
  dummy and cashed the ace of dia-
  monds, preparing to ruff a dia-
  mond in hand.
  When West’s jack of diamonds
  fell under the ace, declarer could
  draw trumps (without loss when
  the jack fell) and run dummy’s
  promoted diamonds. Eleven tricks
  and game made.
  Did anything strike you about
  the defence (after the opening
  yy
  lead)? What if East ducks dummy’s
  queen of diamonds (smoothly).
  yy
  Declarer will now cash the ace of
  diamonds and will observe West’s
  jack. She can now make her con-
  tract if she draws trumps and con-
  cedes a diamond to the king. But
  will she?
  Worried about clubs splitting 4-1,
  won’t she ruff a third diamond,
  playing for West to hold some-
  thing like ♠Qx, ♥QJxxxxx,
  ♦KJx,♣x? Perhaps she shouldn’t,
  arguing that West would play the
  king of diamonds under the ace,
  the card he was “known” to hold.
  However, I think most declarers
  would try to ruff a third diamond.
  And now West can overruff the
  eight of clubs with the jack and
  return his second club, removing
  declarer’s trumps and leaving her
  with two losers to East, the king of
  diamonds and ace of spades.
  Would you have ducked
  dummy’s queen of diamonds with
  that East hand? You probably
  should — you can see that win-
  ning it with the king is not going to
  generate three defensive tricks.
  Easier with hindsight, of course.
  The only winning defence “dou-
  ble dummy” (ie with all 52 cards
  y
  on view) is an opening diamond
  y
  lead, say the jack. Declarer may
  cover with dummy’s queen but
  East ducks. Declarer may now
  draw trumps and lead ace and ten
  of diamonds. East wins the king,
  exits passively with a fourth dia-
  mond and, stuck in dummy,
  declarer must lose two spade
  tricks. She never scores her ace of
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  Contract: 5♣, Opening Lead: ♥Q
  Dealer: West, Vulnerability: Neither
  N
  W E
  S
  3 ♥( 1 ) 4NT( 2 ) Pass
  5 ♣( 3 ) End
  ( 1 ) Weak with seven decent(?) hearts.
  (2) Pick a minor, the perfect bid for the hand.
  ( 3 ) Err, okay partner, will do.
  S W N E
  ♠A109 6
  ♥K 6
  ♦K
  ♣ 765
  Pairs ♠K^7
  ♥-
  ♦AQ 1097
  ♣AKQ
  ♠
  ♠J5 432
  ♥A1 093
  ♦ 84
  ♣ 98
  ♠Q
  ♥QJ
  ♦J
  ♣J
  Bridge Andrew Robson
  SD
  OAF A
  WL R
  MTICK
  ONE
  OR I G I N
  ATE B
  RI
  OUT PUT
  CIE
  SKUNK
  K
  1 Hull
  2 Stern
  3 Bridge
  4 Masthead
  5 Shipshape
  Easy 84; Medium 262; Harder 108
  1 ... Rxb2+! 2 Kxb2 (2 Rxb
  Qxe4+) 2 ... d3+ 3 Kc1 (3 Kb
  Qb3+ 4 Kc1 Qc3+ 5 Kb1 Qa
  mate) 3 ... Qc5+ 4 Kd2 Qc2+ 5
  Ke1 Bh4+ 6 Kf1 Qxd1+ winning
  SPL I T LINGER
  I E H P L A E
  LEAVEGO LODGE
  K R M N D L
  RUN ATYPICAL
  O N E N F S
  AMB I DEXTER I TY
  D R U P B M
  MEASURER JAM
  A T E I A E
  GOOFF STAYPUT
  E N A S N E R
  DESERT TARRY
  Lexica 5510
  Lexica 5509
  Chess — Winning Move
  Quintagram
  Brain Trainer
  Quick Cryptic 1714
  KenKen 5076
  Codeword 4084
  Square Routes
  82
  Tredoku 1650
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