The Times 2 Arts - UK (2020-11-27)

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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

four 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 11 words, average;

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1 Victoria 2 Il Duce 3 Gabriel 4 The Lord of the Rings

5 Michael Sheen 6 Bendicks 7 Marsala 8 Cambodia —

though rulers can also be chosen from the house of

Sisowath 9 Illinois 10 Fog 11 Corn bunting (Emberiza

calandra) 12 Pierre Koenig 13 Jacob Lawrence

14 Marco Fu 15 Barbara Hepworth

Bdellium (b) An aromatic gum

resin, similar to myrrh

Algate (b) In all times and

circumstances

Cratch (c) A rack for holding

fodder for cattle

Kakuro 2793

Futoshiki 3834 Lexica 5588

Cell Blocks 4013 Set Square 2796 Lexica 5587

Suko 3032

Train Tracks 1184

Word watch

Chess — Winning Move

1 Dent

2 Swell

3 Normal

4 Finance

5 Scandalous

Quintagram

Quiz

Easy 136; Medium 3,800; Harder 1,

Brain Trainer

Yesterday’s answers

acetal, acetyl, acyl, acylate, case, cast,

caste, castle, catalyse, celt, clast, clay,

cleat, cyst, éclat, lace, lactase, lacy, scale,

scaly, scat, sect, syce, talc, talcy

times2 CrosswordNo 8447 Brain Trainer

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MEDIUM^1201 +++ WER

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÷ 5

x 4

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DOUBLEE

IT

+ 622 ÷ 2^5

DODUBLE

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DOUBLEE

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OF IT

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• 4 0 12

(^555) / 1
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• (^999) / 101
  OF IT

• HHALF OF
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(^555) / 121
OF IT

• 
  
  
  
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(^777) / 888
OF IT

• HHALF OFF
  IT
  (^333) / 888
  OF IT

-^999 / 101
OF IT

+

Across

1 Flashintermittently( 6 )

4 Moltenrock( 5 )

8 Notwithamaajorlabel( 5 )

9 Hurtffful;halfrum(anag.)( 7 )

10 Conceiiive;suppose( 7 )

11 Declarenottobetrue( 4 )

12 Whichpeople( 3 )

14 WWWoodlandgod( 5 )

15 AAAttackedonallsides( 5 )

18 Certainlly(( 3 ))

20 Bandwornovershoulder((( 4 )

22 Remarkable;uncommon( 7 )

24 Resistancetochange( 7 )

25 Parcelout( 5 )

26 Piquantlyffflaaavoured( 5 )

27 Lethal( 6 )

Down

1 RRRum,whiskyyy,etc( 7 )

2 Shiningbrightly( 7 )

3 Dailyservicebook( 8 )

4 Soffftmudordirt( 4 )

5 Embarrassingblunder( 5 )

6 Metalmixture( 5 )

7 Hurled,ffflung( 5 )

1113 Stubborn( 8 )

16 Filthyyy,fffoul( 7 )

17 RRRussiannovelist( 7 )

19 Treeorshrub( 5 )

20 Jonathan—,author( 5 )

21 Grimlyserious( 5 )

23 Remain;guy( 4 )

SolutiontoCrossword 8446

1 2 3 4 5 6

7

8 9

10 11

12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19

20 21 22

23

24 25

26 27

SUSTENANCE

I E D S O I S

SPATIAL LUNCH

A R T E E T A

LICE BEDSTEAD

H A P L R O

TREES ARROW

O N P P W U

EGGSHELL SPIT

R I Y U H T E

ANNEX GLAZIER

G E I I L O M

LAWNTENNIS

Cell Blocks No 4014

© PUZZLER MEDIA

Polygon Set Square No 2797

Please note, BODMAS does not apply

Killer Moderate No 7464 Solutions

Killer Deadly No 7465

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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Just as you lead top of a doubleton,

you should lead top of a remaining

doubleton. Take this layout v, say

3NT.

Dummy

West ♠ 65 East

♠K1042 --- ♠AQ

Declarer

♠J98 7

We st leads ♠ 2 , East winning

with her third-hand-high♠A. It is

imperative East now leads back

♠Q, top of two remaining cards.

This unblocks the suit, so that trick

three proceeds ♠ 3 , ♠ 9 , ♠ 10

(dummy discarding), whereupon

West can enjoy ♠K, felling declar-

er’s ♠J.

As well as unblocking, leading

back the top of two remaining

cards gives partner the count of

the suit. Take this second layout,

again v, say, 3NT.

Dummy

West ♦ 6 5East

♦AJ 92 --- ♦K 83

Declarer

♦Q1 074

West leads ♦ 2 to East’s♦K, and

East returns ♦8, top of two

remaining. West beats declarer’s

♦10 with♦J and knows East has

only one diamond remaining, ergo

declarer holds ♦Q and another.

West must therefore refrain from

cashing ♦A, rather trying to find a

way back to East’s hand, so that

East can lead ♦3 through declar-

er’s ♦Q7, enabling West to win

both♦A and ♦ 9.

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West led ♠5, East winning♠Q

(correctly playing the cheaper of

equals). However, at trick two East

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fell from grace, returning ♠ 3. West

beat declarer’s♠ 1 0 with♠A and

returned♠ 2 to East’s ♠K. With

spades blocked (East on lead, West

with two long spades), East tried a

switch to ♦ 2 in the hope of finding

a way to his partner’s hand. This

was no king-jack guess for declarer,

because she would be down if West

held the♦A. She had to try the ♦K

and, when it held the trick, was able

to cash her hearts and clubs and so

make ten tricks. Game made plus

one.

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East wins trick one with ♠Q and at

trick two leads ♠K, top of two

remaining. The way is now clear

and, at trick three, he leads♠ 3.

West happily beats declarer’s ♠J

with the♠A and cashes♠96. East

discards an encouraging ♦ 9 and

West leads ♦4 to♦A. Two down.

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Dealer: South, Vulnerability: Neither

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W E

S

♠ 74

♥AK 5

♦ 853

♣KQJ5 2

♠J 108

♥QJ1 04

♦KJ1 0

♣A10 7

♠KQ

♥ 963

♦A9 62

♣ 863

♠A9 652

♥ 872

♦Q 74

♣ 94

Contract: 3NT, Opening Lead: ♠ 5

1NT Pass 3NT End

S W N E

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Killer 7462

Sudoku 11,

Killer 7463

Sudoku 11,

Quick Cryptic 1753

KenKen 5122

Codeword 4130

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Tetonor 104