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The River Shannon is the longest

river in which country?

On November 17, 1869, the imperial
yacht L’Aigle officially became the
first vessel to navigate which canal?

In 1940, Marshal Pétain set up
his collaborationist government
in which French town on the
Allier river?

In an 1815 painting by JMW
Turner, Dido is building which
ancient city?

Which painful sensation in the

chest is also known as “pyrosis”?

Which reference for measuring
wind force at sea was devised in
1805 on board HMS Woolwich?

Desire (1976), Time Out of Mind
(1997) and Modern Times (2006)
are albums by which US musician?

Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (1798)
derives which alternative title from
a British naval hero?

Which 1965–77 BBC antiques
quiz show was hosted by
Max Robertson?

Absolute Power is the podcast of
which former Speaker of the
House of Commons?

Killed in AD41, Milonia Caesonia
was the fourth and last wife of
which Roman emperor?

What is the largest Portuguese-

speaking city in the world?

Meryl Streep received an
Oscar nomination for playing
the writer Susan Orlean in which
2002 film?

road bicycle race?

Originating in Switzerland,

which breed of domestic sheep

is pictured?

Which type of mythical creature

features on the cap badge of the

Royal Army Veterinary Corps?

Harold Pinter adapted which

writer’s play Butley for his 1974

movie directorial debut?

Matt Bomer played the lead role

of con artist Neal Caffrey in

which US TV drama (2009-2014)?

Which Philippine online news

site was co-founded in 2012

by Maria Ressa, the first Philippine

Nobel laureate?

Which Latin American country’s

football team is known as

“Los Canaleros”?

Which French word describes

the main bunch of riders in a

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resolution for instance (8)

5 Praebent, donant (4)

8 Amant; “quem di ____ | adulescens

moritur” Plautus Bacch 4.7.18-9 (8)

9 A way (acc); “inveni, germana, ____”

Dido to Anna Aen 4.478 (4)

11 Lux, oculus (neuter noun) (5)

12 They’ve gone (perfect, eo, ire) (7)

13 Siluit, in silentium lapsus est (6)

15 Emptorem invenit, et pretium

accipit (6)

18 A little soul; “____, 17, blandula”

Hadrian’s poetic farewell to life (7)

19 Exitium, lapsus; a fall, collapse,

disaster (5)

21 Canis Cerberus ____ capita habet, ut

aiunt (4)

22 MM: mille plus mille (3,5)

23 Non iacet, non sedet, non cadit,

non movetur (4)

24 Prima dies mensis alicuius (8)

Down

1 It has the smell of; might “be in

pain again” — but isn’t! (7)

2 Flumen Aegyptium (masc acc) (5)

3 XXII: homines qui ludunt pila

pedibus propellenda (7,3)

4 Subtilis, elegans; slender, light, thin

(6)

6 Something, somewhat; ____

suspicere to smell a rat (7)

7 Partim tristi metu afficitur (5)

10 Some very rapid girls (10)

14 Charges (n pl); non pretia, sed

scelera (7)

16 Transgredi 2 fortasse, natando (7)

17 (vide etiam 18ac) Wandering,

hastening away (diminutive form)

(6)

18 Skills; quibus praeerant Musae (5)

20 Id, quod indico (5)

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1 Means of cutting journalist’s

article, Wednesday’s leader (7)

5 Attacks best or worst drink little

by little (5,2)

9 Retiring US operative given close

screening (9)

10 Check pressure in drum (5)

11 Retro game incorporating third of

cards in deck (5)

12 Part of suite coveted by idle

academic? (4,5)

13 How food benefits Tintin, our

curious associate (13)

17 Preoccupation of guard after

period of leave (7,2,4)

21 Comrade keeps a travelling choir

confined? (9)

24 New father ultimately made

request to be mum (5)

25 One contrarily slicing odd bits of

pine nut (5)

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known in station? (9)

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28 Was aching jockey finally brought

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Down

1 What could make hounds bay? (6)

2 Buffet before course that those in

shirtsleeves may prefer? (9)

3 Tabloid tipping the best place for

summer holiday? (7)

4 Road marking magician’s base in

fairy story? (5,4)

5 Invalid vehicle in which to travel

northward (5)

6 Day in a prison on the continent

(7)

7 Brown pigment more likely to

percolate, might you say? (5)

8 Sporting players astride fine

horses (8)

14 Hot on the trail, keen after report

of crowded pub heard (2,4,3)

15 Social charmer specifically

introduced to youngsters on staff

(6,3)

16 Player to grab power one agent’s

given up (8)

18 Bottle-only party? That’s

impractical (2,3,2)

19 Home lover cheers young royal (7)

20 Joined the hunt, impressed? (6)

22 Dangerous substance from

chemical company once

transported by navy (5)

23 Private selection of perennials

picked up (5)

Times Crossword No 28,176

A £20 Waterstones gift voucher will be awarded to the senders of the first five correct solutions
opened on Thursday. Enter by post to: Times Crossword No 28,176, PO Box 2164, Colchester, Essex
CO2 8LJ, or by email to: [email protected], with “Crossword 28176” in the subject line. Open
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Times Crossword No 28,176

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the spaces so

that the number in each circle is equal to

the sum of the four surrounding spaces,

and each colour total is correct.

Solution MindGames in Saturday Review

Suko No 3375

Quiz answers 1 Republic of Ireland.

2 Suez Canal. 3 Vichy. 4 Carthage.

5 Heartburn. 6 Beaufort scale —

developed by Francis Beaufort. 7 Bob

Dylan. 8 Nelson Mass. 9 Going for a

Song. 10 John Bercow. 11 Caligula.

12 Sao Paulo. 13 Adaptation.

14 Centaur — specifically, it is Chiron.

15 Simon Gray. 16 White Collar.

17 Rappler. 18 Panama — as in “the

Canal Men”. 19 Peloton. 20 Valais

Blacknose.

Quintagram answers 1 Nephew

2 Heaney 3 Happen 4 Appear

5 Anywhere

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