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Which country is bordered by 13
US states?Which religious leader told the
parable of the lost coin and the
parable of the lost sheep?
Which gland produces the
hormones triiodothyronine
and thyroxine?
The digital radio service Victory
Online serves which city in
Hampshire?
In Italian, a “ponte ferroviario” is a
bridge that carries which mode of
transport?
A museum dedicated to which
Dutch post-impressionist painter
opened in Amsterdam in 1973?
The Peruvian dish, aji de gallina,
features which meat in a spicy,
creamy sauce?
The Bromley Contingent were a
group of followers of which punk
rock band?
The teachings of the Peripatetic
school are derived from which
4th-century BC Greek philosopher?
Who was king when the Acts of
Union 1800 united the kingdoms
of Great Britain and Ireland?
Which Channel 4 sitcom centred
on the relationship between
Sharon Morris and Rob Norris?
Which English comedian made
his cinema debut as a stock room
assistant in Trouble in Store (1953)?
In 2013, Billy Markus and
Jackson Palmer created which
cryptocurrency as a joke?
football stadium?The pictured monument in
Newcastle upon Tyne is
dedicated to which prime minister?In 1983, who became Argentina’s
first democratically elected
president after seven years of
military rule?Which New Zealand cultural
festival has a Maori name that
means “the many faces”?Which 2001 opera by Richard
Mills is named after a ship of the
Dutch East India Company?Which travel author wrote The
Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in
the Equatorial Pacific (2004)?From 1991 to 1998, Dutch fast
bowler Andre van Troost played
for which county cricket club?The Stretford End, aka the
West Stand, is part of whichALAMYThe Times Saturday Quiz Olav Bjortomt
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coming after (8)
6 Auxilior, subvenio (4)
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maiorum (4)
9 To an artist, for a master maker (8)
10 Roman Nike: inter utrumque volat
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19 I hide, I squirrel away (8)
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24 His ‘n’ hers (4)
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conbatant (9)
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attack (7)
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10 Craftsmen increasingly important
in small spaces (9)
11 Chance intrepid leader’s missing
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12 Gaining ground she put husband
in losing position (7,3,4)
14 Person hauling loom (5)
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joining race around lake (9)
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for transport (10)
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by bishop on time (5)
3 Portable heater in warm country
briefly turned on (7)
5 Artist taken in by Garbo’s charms
(5)
6 Engineers on circuit secure
drained sink again (7)
7 Dog chewed up dad’s unopened
lunch, swallowing hard (9)
8 Fabulous river bears you might
catch (4)
9 Chinese art best unframed if hung
freely (4,4)
13 Variant non-U creeds not officially
restricted (10)
15 More prudent coastal state
trapped wolf (9)
17 Taciturn stoic regularly going in
late (8)
19 Sunshade under pressure popping
(7)
20 Striking means of locating milk
supplier? (7)
22 Sometimes streaky British
painter? (5)
23 Revived you with kiss after wine
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24 After Berliner’s agreement, go to
French island (4)Times Crossword No 28,302
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Times Crossword No 28,302
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 ReviewSuko No 3501
Quiz answers 1 Canada. 2 Jesus
Christ. 3 Thyroid gland.
4 Portsmouth. 5 Railway.
6 Vincent van Gogh. 7 Chicken.
8 Sex Pistols. 9 Aristotle. 10 George
III. 11 Catastrophe. 12 Norman
Wisdom. 13 Dogecoin. 14 Raúl
Alfonsín. 15 Te Matatini. 16 Batavia.
17 J Maarten Troost. 18 Somerset.
19 Old Trafford. 20 Earl Grey or
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyConcise Quintagram answers
1 White 2 Banks 3 Darwin 4 Wallace
5 Naturally.