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UNWIND 18MIND GYM THE TIMES OF INDIA

The Crest Edition

COMICSGARFIELD

ARCHIES

PEANUTS

THE FUSCO BROTHERS | J C DUFFY

KENKEN ANAGRAM CROSSWORD

PUZZLES

IN THE STICKS

BAKER STREET | TOM BULLIMORE & IAN ANDERSON

SARCONES VISUAL ILLUSIONS SAME LETTER QUIZ

IRREGULAR SUDOKU BARDEN CHESSTo solve the puzzle, every digit must appear once in:

Each of the vertical columns

Each of the horizontal rows

Each of the regions

Oldrich Duras v Rudolf Spielmann, Pistyan 1922.

Duras, a Czech government official, was among

the world top ten of his day, and the gifted but

inconsistent Spielmann was his favourite

opponent. Here Duras (White, to move) is a

pawn down, but what really matters is the

danger to both kings. White can't checkmate by

Rxe8 because the black queen pins the rook

against the white king. Duras then saw that 1

Qf4?? escaping the pin is met by Qxh6+ and

mate next move, while 1 Kh1?? suffers the same

fate. Duras found a way to win, and experts

were so impressed that he got the brilliancy

prize. What was White's winning move?

KenKen is the new puzzle that's taken the world by storm, occupying the

#1 slot for Puzzle Books on Amazon for several months now. KenKen is

described by Will Shortz, New York Times Puzzle Director and internation-al puzzles guru, as 'the most addictive puzzle since Sudoku.

Rules for playing KenKen

1. Each row and column must be filled with numbers 16 without any

number being repeated2. The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares, called cages, must

combine (in any order) to produce the target number in the top corner,

using the mathematical operation indicated3. Cages with just 1 square should be filled in with the target number in

the top corner4. A number can be repeated within a cage as long as it is not in the

same row or column

KenKen is a registered trademark of Nextoy, LLC and 2009 KenKen Puzzle LLC.All rights reserved.

SOLUTIONS

IRREGULARSUDOKU KENKEN

1.Omega

2.Origami

3.Ohio

4.Obtuse

5.Oman

6.Osmonds

7.Oats

8.Oscar

9.Oslo

10.Octagon

SAMELETTERQUIZ ANAGRAMCROSSWORD

24,29,30

BAKERSTREET

BARDENCHESS

1Qg3!Resigns.IfRxg32Rxe8

mate.IfQxh6+2Qh3Qxh3+(or

Qd63Kh1!wins)3Kxh3and

Blackhastolosehisbishopto

stopRe8mate.

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

1. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

2. What name is given to the Japanese art of paper folding?

3. Of which US state is Columbus the capital?

4. What is angle that measures between 90 and 180 degrees called?5. What is the country in the United Nations whose name begins with "O"?

6. Which group had hits in the 1970s with "Crazy Horses" and

"Love Me for a Reason"?

7. What is added to milk to make porridge?

8. What is the name of the Grouch on 'Sesame Street'?

9. What is the capital city of Norway?

10. What name is given to a shape with eight sides?

ACROSS DOWN

1 Pron (4)

2 Irish (5)

3 Oddness (7)

4 Subbed (6)5 Shawm (5)

6 Willers (7)

7 Mod (3)

14 Eden (4)

15 Sold (4)

18 Oil Fair (7)

19 Creates (7)

20 Re Whit (6)

22 Flows (5)

24 Moues (5)

26 Seep (4)

27 Pig (3)

1 Paresis (7)

5 Wides (5)

8 H ug (3 )

9 Doers (5)

10 Ox Aim (5)

1 1 M ad ( 3)

12 Diem (4)

13 An Sol (5)

16 Bin (3)

17 As Old (5)

19 Cruse (5)

20 Owe (3)

21 Resow (5)

23 Miry (4)

25 Tao (3)

27 Lough (5)

28 Cruet (5)

29 Eof (3)

30 Ploys (5)

31 Sorters (7)

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