The Times - UK (2022-04-04)

04.04.22

Word watch Sudoku Easy No 13,113 Difficult No 13,114 Fiendish No 13,115
David Parfitt

Trunch
a A fearsome
schoolteacher
b To walk heavily
through snow
c Short and chunky

Vendue
a A public sale
b A melted cheese dish
c A stiff wind of
southwest France

Volet
a One of the wings of a
triptych painting
b A young rodent
c A stroke in real tennis

Answers on page 15

The Times Quick Cryptic No 2105 by Izetti

Across

1 Monument featured in

newspaper article? (6)

4 Showing sign of injury, having

lost heart, being frightened (6)

8 County briefly in the money

(5)

9 Mum’s after awfully nice places

of entertainment (7)

10 Wild animal captured by

Magnus (3)

11 Eastern movement has a

learner aroused? (9)

12 The Queen entertaining a

composer, a money-maker (6)

13 Some Parisian with big belly, a

tyrant (6)

16 A right fellow to have in a

country (9)

18 Refusal by daughter to give

sign of agreement? (3)

19 One part of the Bible with

biblical hero, verily (2,5)

20 Bury’s football team a long

way from Bury! (5)

22 Break in which old man gets

meal (6)

23 A knight portrayed as a saint

(6)

Down

1 Horse has groom removing

marks (3)

2 Fine material right for Queen

to wear — it’s glossy (7)

3 Wicked deeds of some

nursemaid being naughty (13)

5 Thought to show respect for

others? (13)

6 Type associated with Catholic

Church? (5)

7 Ado with eldest abused, made

very unhappy (9)

9 Bird that’s top, not bottom (4)

10 Soldier in terrible danger, one

with little sign of hesitation (9)

14 Joker gets better around end of

performances (7)

15 Sort of school greeting being

heard (4)

17 Obtain at university a set of

clothing (3-2)

21 Painful conflict to the north (3)

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Friday’s solution on page 15

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AP

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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

The Times Daily Quiz Olav Bjortomt

Answers on page 15

1 A craniotomy is a
surgical operation
that opens access to
which organ?

2 A “cruffin” is a cross
between a muffin and
which pastry?

3 Made a dame in
January, which Absolutely
Fabulous actress
spearheaded the Gurkha
Justice Campaign?

4 Gdansk’s international
airport is named
after which former
Solidarity leader and
Polish president?

5 The C-Class and the
GLC are bestselling
luxury vehicles made by
which German car brand?

6 Which Dad’s Army
character referred to

Sergeant Wilson as

“Uncle Arthur”?

7 Oliver El-Khatib, the

producer “40” and

which Canadian rapper

founded the record label

OVO Sound in 2012?

8 In 1705, which future

king married Caroline

of Ansbach?

9 Which of the noble

gases has the lowest

atomic number?

10 What is the lowest

commissioned officer

rank in the British

Army?

11 Perhaps the most

poisonous animal in the

world, the golden

poison frog is endemic

to which country?

12 Which Norwegian

won Best Actress at

Cannes for her role

in the 2021 film The

Worst Person in the

World?

13 Club president

from 1974 to 1978,

which ready-to-wear

pioneer designed

Paris Saint-Germain’s

famous home shirt?

14 The striking circle

is a semicircular area

in front of each goal in

which sport?

15 Which hero of the

Uncharted video games

is pictured?

Suko No 3454

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