AUGUST 2022

Take a break, pour a drink and grab a pen: it’s time for our monthly instalment of quizzes and conundrums. P A G E S PUZZLE

Q&A

SUDOKU

Level: Easy

#1 What does the Y stand for in VIBGYOR? #2 Who is the patron saint of Ireland? #3 What is sabrage? (Hint: it’s something to do with an alcoholic drink.) #4 In what years did World War I begin and end? #5 Which town is home to cartoon family The Simpsons? #6 What’s the name for golf clubs that are designed to hit the ball a long way, either from tees or fairways? #7 Which three countries border Luxembourg? #8 What is deoxyribonucleic acid better known as? #9 Featuring in the recent fourth series of Stranger Things is the 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” by which British singer/songwriter? #10 Which tech company, starting with “S”, is South Korea’s largest?

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9

9

6

2 4 8

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7

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KENKEN

7

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1

x60

2

+15

WORDWHEEL

Find as many words as you can with four or more letters in the wheel. All words must contain the centre letter; letters can only be used once; no plurals or proper nouns. There is one nine-letter word.

+10

÷5

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x48

x6

y

x20

m

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Fill the grid so that every row and column has the numbers 1 to 5 once only, and so the target numbers listed in each cage are produced by the mathematical operation provided.

a e

Target : Good 5, Excellent 8, Stupendous 11

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