SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2 River Wye. 3 Rangers. 4 A hand. 5 Iron Cross. MINDBENDER: 1 2.5 miles per hour. 2 They are all former names of islands (Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Tasmania). 3 Pigment. 4 Bono; the others have all been Queen singers. 5 Pit. Epithet, spittle, capital, respite. SCOTS QUIZ: 1 Thomas Carlyle. 2 TRNSMT. 3 The Duchess of Rothesay. 4 Dougie Bell. 5 Dryburgh Abbey. 6 1919. HONEYCOMB: 1 Suffer. 2 Furrow. 3 Worked. 4 Kindle. 5 Detail. 6 Attain. 7 Impugn. 8 Update. 9 Ethics. 10 Cicada. 11 Adjust. 12 Suture.