Puzzles

PUZZLE TIME

Rearrange the highlighted letters to fi nd the name of a Shropshire village on the River Severn

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

IRONBRIDGE rearranged spell letters when The highlighted

27 Venn 25 Degas 24 Ethics 21 Hillman 20 Beeston 18 Brisbane 16 Hittite 15 Balaklava

Across

7 & 16 & 9 Across

Satirical rock band from Birkenhead (4,3,4,7) 9 See 7 Across 11 One of Donald Duck’s nephews (5) 12 Mesopotamian fl ood epic (9) 13 Isaac ____, author of the Foundation trilogy (6) 14 A river that rises in the Rocky Mountains, or a university in New York City (8) 16 See 7 Across 17 One of Aaron’s sons who was consumed by God’s fi re (5) 19 The Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland (4) 22 Leon ____, inventor of an electronic musical instrument that is played without physical contact (8) 23 ‘____ Davies Eyes’, song by 7 & 16 & 9 Across that references a World of Sport presenter (6) 26 ____ Man, novel by Ralph Ellison (9) 28 Ken ____, director of I, Daniel Blake (5) 29 Wheat variety that was one of the fi rst plants to be cultivated (7) 30 Semitic language from ancient Syria (7)

Down

1 In Greek mythology, one of the Graces or the Muse of comedy (6) 2 A species of penguin or moth (7) 3 Surname of the father and daughter actors who starred in Paper Moon (5) 4 Seaside resort southwest of Pwllheli on the Llŷn Peninsula (8) 5 Bone that forms part of the hip bone (7) 6 One of two Major League Baseball teams based in Chicago (4) 8 Author of Cider with Rosie (6,3) 10 Mexican dish with a toasted tortilla base (7) 15 Site of the Crimean War battle that inspired Tennyson’s ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ (9) 16 Bronze Age Anatolian empire that had its capital at Hattusa (7) 18 Capital of the Australian state of Queensland (8) 20 Village with medieval castle ruins a few miles southeast of Chester (7) 21 British car maker that produced the Minx and the Imp (7) 24 Branch of philosophy dealt with in works by Aristotle and Spinoza (6) 25 French Impressionist who often depicted ballet dancers (5) 27 A diagram that shows the logical relation between sets (4)

10 Tostada 8 Laurie Lee 6 Cubs 5 Ischium 4 Abersoch 3 O’Neal 2 Emperor 1 Thalia

Down

26 Invisible 23 Dickie 22 Theremin 19 Alba 17 Abihu 16 Half 14 Columbia 13 Asimov 12 Atrahasis 11 Louie 9 Biscuit 17 Half Man

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