CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

6.Manacle (7)

7.Rustic (5)

9.Spar (3)

10.Useless (9)

12.Quibble (11)

15.Attachment (11)

17.Depravity (9)

19.Weep (3)

21.Oar (5)

22.Decorate (7)

CAN YOU MASTER THE SUDOKU CHALLENGE?

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

Solution on Page 22

DOWN DOWN

1.Hurl (5)

2.Deed (3)

3.Vale (4)

4.Distrust (9)

5.Aptitude (7)

8.Clandestine (6)

11.Irascible (9)

13.Masked (6)

14.Crime (7)

16.Reliance (5)

18.Cajole (4)

20.Writing fluid (3)

ACROSS: ACROSS: 7 Caricaturists; 8 Trainees; 9 Hand; 10 Wangle; 12 Desire; 14 Held up; 16 Remiss; 18 News; 20 Standard; 22 Librarianship.

DOWN: 1 Carriage; 2 Hiding; 3 Late; 4 Outsider; 5 Sights; 6 Stun; 11 Exposure; 13 Restrain; 15 Desert; 17 Modest; 19 Emit; 21 Ayah.

6.Well, it's how the man should be prepared for the wedding! (7)

7 and 3Dn. Sort of bread for a complete repast (5-4)

9.Sounds as though it's cooked brown (3)

10.Agrant apportioned for the vegetable patch (9)

12.Practically describing the parachutist's attitude? (4-2-5)

15.Undertaking to make a bid when holding hands (11)

17.Present day vocalists (9)

19.What is obtainable from a continental estaminet (3)

21.Kind of bulb to work like lightning (5)

22.Amate to practise sensible economy (7)

DOWN DOWN

1.Some of the regular guests have a different opinion (5)

2.Shoot up the peak (3)

3.See 7 Across.

4.Open level country, we hear, for producing sparkling wine (9)

5.Devise set arrangement for Holst's work (7)

8.Escaped to leave everything in France (3,3)

11.Use a booth for accommodating craft (9)

13.Almost makes a point with time to spare (6)

14.To balance completely (7)

16.Cast for a lively dance (5)

18.Being unconscious after a short right leads to complete defeat (4)

20.Go into current recession (3)

LEADER TRIVIA QUIZ (Answers on page 22)

1. What is the most populated city in the world today that did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century?

2. The US Virgin Islands belonged to which European country from 1754 - 1917? a. GB, b. France, c. Denmark, d. Spain

3. Who was the front man for "The Silver Bullet Band"?

4. Which French coastal city was named after the Greek goddess of victory?

5. The following is the movie poster tag line to which 2007 film? "The last man on Earth is not alone."

6. The following words are from which famous poem? "Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow."

7. Which country was known as Italian North Africa between 1912 and 1927?

8. Which crime is also a collective noun for magpies?

9. The names for which two continents stem from characters found in Greek mythology?

10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Night" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? a. So why on earth should I moan b. I'm not content to be with you in the daytime c. Come on now try and understand, the way I feel when I'm in your hands d. I woke last night to the sound of thunder, how far off I sat and won- dered

11. A city in Spain and in the US state of Ohio, a famous kind of sword, and an unusually hard type of steel. (6 letters)

12. Johnny Weissmuller of Tarzan fame won five Olympic gold medals in swimming. In which team sport did he win an Olympic bronze medal?

13. Which kind of storm is named after a one legged wind god? a. Hurricane b. Tornado c. Typhoon d. Cyclone

14. Name the films in which Gary Oldman plays a role alongside with each of the following actresses. a. Natalie Portman, b. Mila Jovovich, c. Winona Ryder, d. Glenn Close

15. What is both the 2nd largest island in the United States and the name of a large predator?

16. Measured in distance from Europe, what was Portugal's remotest colony in the 16th century?

17. The name of which fragrant herb stems from the Latin word for "dew of the sea"? a. oregano b. cinnamon c. basil d. rosemary

18. Which child prodigy, once called the "Mozart of Pop Music", was a member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, and later released successful solo albums titled 'Arc of the Diver' and 'Back in the High Life'?

19. The Irving Stone novel and 1965 film titled "The Agony and the Ecstasy" were both a biographical portrayal of which multi-talented genius?

20. A fortified wine with a very long shelf life AND an Atlantic archipelago. One word.