SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Spanish. 2 Mary Rose. 3 60th. 4 Cricket. 5 Kent. MINDBENDER: 1 £3.50. 2 They all become drinks with an added letter (claret, martini, brandy). 3 Redcoat. 4 Washington; the others are U.S. state capitals. 5 Bar. Barter, bare, lumbar, disbars. SCOTS QUIZ: 1 Jura. 2 John Balliol. 3 Nicola Sturgeon. 4 Shinty. 5 Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan. 6 Carbon dioxide. HONEYCOMB: 1 Modest. 2 Docile. 3 League. 4 Gamble. 5 Elapse. 6 Spanks. 7 Skunks. 8 Knifed. 30-SECOND CHALLENGE: Beginner: 25. Intermediate: 600. Advanced: 418.