Puzzles

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU

Across

8 See 18 Down 9 Series of children’s books by Malcolm Saville, many of which are set in the Shropshire Hills (4,4) 11 In botany, an underground stem that grows horizontally (7) 12 Henry David ____, American transcendentalist writer known for his book Walden and the essay ‘Civil disobedience’ (7) 13 River on whose banks Romulus and Remus were abandoned as infants (5) 15 Northeast region of China where soldiers were brainwashed in Richard Condon’s political thriller (9) 17 Aristotle ____, Greek shipping magnate who married a former fi rst lady of the United States (7) 18 A type of arpeggiated bassline named after a classical composer (7) 19 Oskar ____, German industrialist who saved more than 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust (9) 21 Empire of the 15th and 16th centuries whose capital city was Tenochtitlan (5) 22 Structures that protect radar systems or antennae from the elements (7) 24 Hydrocarbons such as methane and propane (7) 26 Vaslav ____, ballet dancer and original choreographer of 1 Down, who inspired the name of a thoroughbred racehorse (8) 27 Madame de ____, writer and political theorist who was a voice of moderation during the French Revolution (5)

Down

1 Ballet by Igor Stravinsky (3,4,2,6) 2 Village near Shrewsbury that was the site of a lead mine dating back to Roman times (10) 3 Nom de guerre of Yugoslav statesman Josip Broz (4) 4 Site of a historic priory in Runcorn (6) 5 The fear of fl ying (10) 6 A cold, dry north wind experienced in and around Switzerland (4) 7 Unfi nished fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site on Anglesey (9,6) 10 The outermost moon of Mars, named after the Greek god of dread and terror (6) 14 What, according to Nelson Mandela, is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies (10) 16 Inhabitant of a fi ctional country in central Europe (10) 18 & 8 Across Poet from Birkenhead who featured in the popular anthology The Mersey Sound (6,5) 20 The capital of Zambia (6) 23 Where judo and aikido are taught (4) 25 The ____, a painting by Gustav Klimt or a sculpture by Rodin (4)

Rearrange the highlighted letters to fi nd the name of a village on the banks of the River Dee

Sudoku

Di culty: medium

Sudoku rules

1. Every square has to contain a single number. 2. Only numbers 1 to 9 can be used. 3. Each 3×3 box can only contain each number from 1 to 9 once. 4. Each row and column can only contain each number from 1 to 9 once.

ANSWERS

PARKGATE rearranged spell letters when The highlighted

25 Kiss 23 Dojo 20 Lusaka 18 Adrian 16 Ruritanian 14 Resentment 10 Deimos 7 Beaumaris Castle 6 Bise 5 Aerophobia 4 Norton 3 Tito 2 Snailbeach 1 The Rite of Spring

Down

22 Radomes 21 Aztec 19 Schindler 18 Alberti 17 Onassis 15 Manchuria 13 Tiber 12 Thoreau 11 Rhizome 9 Lone Pine 8 Henri

Across

Alice Leetham is a writer and puzzle maker from Cheshire. She works in the fi ntech industry and also enjoys creating quizzes and cryptic crosswords. Contact: alice@downstream.co.uk