SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Ernest Hemingway. 2 Acts. 3 Minella Times. 4 Royal Greenwich Observatory. 5 Lion. MINDBENDER: 1 £80,000. 2 They may all follow yellow. 3 Lace-ups. 4 Bach; the others are varieties of potato. 5 Holy Smoke, Hideous Kinky and Enigma. SCOTS QUIZ: 1 Charles II. 2 Sweden. 3 Samoa. 4 Laphroaig. 5 Armigerous. 6 Jake D’Arcy. HONEYCOMB: 1 Minted. 2 Nibble. 3 Elvish. 4 Simple. 5 Eluded. 6 Damage. 7 Garret. 8 Ermine. 9 Endear. 10 Enigma. 11 Gypsum. 12 Despot.

30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 88. Intermediate: 1,750. Advanced: 115.