Last week’s SOLUTIONS
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT PICTURE QUIZ
A. Flamingo Flower, B. Alstroemeria, C. Sweet Pea, D. Daffodil, E. Delphinium, F. Freesia, G. Persian Buttercup, H. Astrantia, I. Rose,
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE SPOT THE BALL
The ball was in square D-4.
SUDOKU mega ALPHA PUZZLE
Across: Fife, Swivel, Exotic, Harlot, Unnerve, Totem, Ape, Jelly, Bid, Haiku, Upstage, Refund, Camera, Martyr, Levy.
Down: Bequeath, Rum, Flounce, Infer, Friar, Journey, Zealous, Wealthy, Share, Valet, Bravery, Lot, Medieval.
SMALL X-WORD
Across: 1 Motorist, 8 Radish, 9 Deep,
10 GCE, 11 Ignite, 13 Conductor, 15 Bridge, 17 NAV, 18 Luge, 19 Avenue, 20 Dressers. Down: 1 Medicinal, 2 Oregon, 3 Then,
4 Rapturous, 5 Idle, 6 Sight, 7 The creeps, 12 Logger, 14 Never, 15 Bone, 16 Dune.
PUB QUIZ
1 Bonaparte, 2 Portugal and Spain, 3 Borstal,
4 Isaac Newton, 5 Spare, 6 A dog, 7 Ohio,
8 Venice, 9 Surface tension, 10 11 Mallet, 12 Bunsen burner, 13 Bing Crosby, 14 The Pacific Ocean, 15 Carats, 16 Four, 17 A snake, 18 Football, 19 A bird, 20 The Fabelmans,
21 Elgin Marbles, 22 Marie Curie, 23 Ray,
24 A horse, 25 Stonehouse, 26 Stanley Kubrick, 27 The Republic of Ireland, 28 29 Norwegian, 30 Hawaii.
Escapism,
BIG PRIZE X-WORD
Across: 1 Cirencester, 6 Tacoma, 9 Integer,
10 Uncle Vanya, 11 Messidor, 12 Float,
13 Opal, 16 Alkane, 19 Cruiser, 21 Enceladus, 22 Anchorage, 23 Clement, 24 Attlee, 25 Laos, 26 Cubit, 27 John Ross, 32 Vanity Fair,
33 Sambuca, 34 Kerala, 35 A Perfect Spy. Down: 1 Crimson Peak, 2 Roti, 3 Crepe,
4 Taurine, 5 Recto, 6 Tree, 7 Charles Martel,
8 Mayfair, 14 La Femme Nikita, 15 Funchal,
17 Kearney, 18 Nougat, 19 Cornet, 20 The Boss Baby, 23 Courage, 24 Aintree, 28 Omaha, 29 Scale, 30 Lyra, 31 Cups.
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Bulging shapes: Because of assumptions about perspective, our brain sees the narrow rectangles as farther away than wider rectangles, creating the effect of depth. The black and white dots create the impression of slanting lines, which increase the bulge.
Puzzling colours: This shows the effect of “colour assimilation”. The gray bars next to the blue lines take on a similar tone, and turn bluish. But when gray bars are next to two differentcoloured lines, they look as if they have two tones merging into each other.