KUROSU

EVERY day in the Mail you can play Kurosu, the most addictive brainteaser since Sudoku. There are only two rules: 1: Fill in each space with either a nought or a cross so there are no more than two consecutive noughts or crosses in any row or column. Important note: diagonals don’t count.

: Each row and column must contain three noughts and three crosses. Today’s difficulty rating ★★✩ PLAY more Kurosu and 6 addictive puzzles like them every day on your smartphone or tablet with Mail Plus, your Mail newspaper on your screen. Get a FREE trial today at dailymailplus.co.uk

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Danish. 2 One. 3 Penny Mordaunt. 4 Mary. 5 Bird.

MINDBENDER: 1 Twenty-one Fizzbangers. 2 They are all Royal Navy ship classes. 3 Geranium. 4 Sledging; the others may follow speed. 5 Pan. Pane, spank, pang, panda.

MASTERQUIZ: 1 Norwich City. 2 Versailles. 3 1918. 4 Featherstone. 5 Alicia Markova. 6 Georgia. HONEYCOMB: 1 Bumble. 2 Mutton. 3 Nobody. 4 Donned. 5 Defray. 6 Arrows. 7 Swoons. 8 Nodded. 9 Detail. 10 Alumni. 11 Median. 12 Elides.

KUROSU: 30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 57. Intermediate: 231. Advanced: 112.