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FEBRUARY <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Thinklink<br />
23<br />
WHAT’S DIFFERENT<br />
Use the photos to find the answer: the secret to entrees<br />
ATTEMPTATION<br />
No. 019<br />
SNAP DECISION No. 009<br />
No. 009<br />
The term spin ayarn –tell astory –isnautical<br />
in origin with allusion to ropeand its constituent,<br />
yarn, which was traditionally hand twisted ona<br />
single spindle prior to an invention by an English<br />
weaver named James Hargreaves. Dubbed the<br />
‘Spinning Jenny’, his novel device, using eight<br />
upright spindles in contrast to the horizontal reel,<br />
was conceived (c.1764) shortly after he noticed<br />
aspinning wheel that had been inadvertently<br />
toppled by his young daughter named Jenny.<br />
Spot the 10 Differences<br />
<br />
SPIN<br />
+ A <br />
= YARN<br />
In the addition sum different letters and<br />
the smiley face represent different digits.<br />
Rewrite the sum using the following digits:<br />
P <br />
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9<br />
Solution to Attemptation No. 008<br />
* A S N W<br />
1 2 4 5 8<br />
albert.haddad@attemptation.com<br />
JUMBLE No. 1742 SUDOKU No. 1063 HI<br />
TODAY’S TARGET<br />
24 Words Good<br />
29 Words Very Good<br />
34 Words Excellent<br />
40 Words Genius<br />
SOLUTION TO 1741<br />
agist attic cast<br />
gait gamic imagist<br />
magic mast mastic<br />
mica scam scat<br />
sigma sima stag<br />
static stigma<br />
STIGMATIC tacit<br />
tact<br />
THE RULES<br />
How many words of 4letters ormore can you make from these 9letters?<br />
In making aword each letter may beused only once, and the centre letter<br />
must be included. There must be at least one 9-letter word. No slang,<br />
foreign words, plurals, hyphens or apostrophes.<br />
CROSSWORD No. 11911<br />
ACROSS<br />
3 Uncertainty<br />
9 Spider’s trap<br />
10 Man’s name<br />
11 Number<br />
12 Sharpness<br />
<strong>15</strong> Part of aflower<br />
18 Biased<br />
21 Fish<br />
22 Observed<br />
23 Rich<br />
25 Series of boat races<br />
27 Bullfighter<br />
29 Row<br />
31 Decimal point<br />
32 Merits<br />
35 Discourage from<br />
acting<br />
37 Assert positively<br />
38 Carrying weapons<br />
40 Solemn promise<br />
41 Critically examined<br />
42 Rapidity of movement<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Fragment<br />
2 Renounce<br />
3 Fated<br />
4 Complies with<br />
commands<br />
5 Insect<br />
6 Large casks<br />
PREVIOUS ANSWERS<br />
Crossword No. 11910<br />
7 Absolute ruler<br />
8 Room in aprison<br />
13 Waterfall<br />
14 Repeat<br />
16 Finger-shaped cakes<br />
17 Sticks fast<br />
19 Well informed<br />
20 Free from deductions<br />
24 Was present at<br />
26 Deity<br />
28 Walk unsteadily<br />
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Choose the best<br />
digging tool (4)<br />
3 Broken bed removed<br />
from bundle–terrible!<br />
Illegal! (8)<br />
9 Tool that enables one<br />
to bridge the gap? (7)<br />
10 Work on historical<br />
period for musical<br />
production (5)<br />
11 Aplan ignores one’s<br />
own benefit (8,4)<br />
13 Go back to surrender<br />
again? (6)<br />
<strong>15</strong> Ruing abroken weapon<br />
(6)<br />
17 He meant verse is<br />
always different,<br />
perhaps (5,3,4)<br />
20 Customary gathering<br />
of leaders of United<br />
States unions at<br />
Lexington (5)<br />
21 Cause of annoyance<br />
is biting insect on wild<br />
animal (7)<br />
22 Moody leader is main<br />
trouble (8)<br />
23 Bitterly reproach<br />
perjurer for going back<br />
(4)<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Hand over wine for<br />
travel document (8)<br />
M F R U G A L G<br />
C A N O E A I M P L Y<br />
R R E T S I N A U<br />
G R E E K R E D E E M<br />
I S E A F A R E R U<br />
H A T E D I T S R O T<br />
O G R E S E E M O P E<br />
L E A C A N T I R E D<br />
L C A U L D R O N R<br />
Y I E L D S U S H E R<br />
C A G A I N S T T<br />
H O R S E A L E N T O<br />
N L I N G E R A<br />
hold back<br />
1<br />
9<br />
12<br />
18<br />
27<br />
35<br />
40<br />
13<br />
22<br />
31<br />
2<br />
28<br />
No. 17562<br />
2 A rich seat maybe (5)<br />
4 It’s not unusual in<br />
Japan or Malaysia (6)<br />
5 Mine got agoal ages<br />
back (1,4,4,3)<br />
6 Emotion makes Heather<br />
undercharge (7)<br />
7 Heavy Metal at No 1(4)<br />
8 Being fit and well led<br />
on to ahigh, perhaps<br />
(2,4,6)<br />
12 Somehow relating to<br />
constituent (8)<br />
30 Expels from a<br />
property<br />
33 Strainer<br />
34 Learn byreading<br />
35 Victim of deception<br />
36 Tattered clothing<br />
39 Commercial traveller<br />
(coll)<br />
14 Angelic children find her<br />
among young animals<br />
(7)<br />
16 Well established place<br />
for horse (6)<br />
18 Sphere of conflict is<br />
region round the North<br />
(5)<br />
19 US possession of<br />
Antigua, maybe (4)<br />
Sudoku No. 1062 Cryptic No. 17561<br />
Across: 1Uptonogood;<br />
7Halve; 8Violent;<br />
10 Tetrarch; 11 Edge;<br />
13 Hockey; <strong>15</strong>Tavern;<br />
17 Uses; 18 Billy-can;<br />
21 Epitome; 22 Arrow;<br />
23 There there.<br />
Down: 1Unlit; 2Teenager;<br />
3Novice; 4Goon;<br />
5Overdue; 6White House;<br />
9The unknown;<br />
12 Palliate; 14 Cherish;<br />
16 Silent; 19 Carve;<br />
20 Boar.<br />
Snap Decision No. 008 What’s Different No. 018 Attemptation No. 008<br />
14<br />
25<br />
1. Factory window different<br />
2. Mans shirt colour different<br />
3. Rmissing in pepper<br />
4. Extra man<br />
5. Extra roof vent<br />
6. Mans overalls different colour<br />
7. Section of Tornado missing<br />
8. Topof chimney missing<br />
9. Roof line extended<br />
10. The letter Cflipped<br />
3<br />
11<br />
36<br />
38<br />
42<br />
4<br />
26<br />
32<br />
39<br />
19<br />
23<br />
5<br />
10<br />
20<br />
33<br />
37<br />
41<br />
6<br />
<strong>15</strong><br />
24<br />
29<br />
16<br />
21<br />
7<br />
30<br />
17<br />
8<br />
34<br />
* A S N W<br />
1 2 4 5 8
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