SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Gall bladder. 2 Don Quixote. 3 Rising Damp. 4 Leningrad. 5 Blister.

MINDBENDER: 1 £3.50. 2 They may all be headed. 3 Percy Thrower. 4 Stopper; the others are elements of cigars. 5 Octagon, triangle, trapezium (A becomes P, B becomes Q, etc).

SCOTS QUIZ: 1 David Octavius Hill. 2 William Kidd. 3 Queen St station. 4 John Witherspoon. 5 1967. 6 Clan Lockhart. HONEYCOMB:

1 Adapts. 2 Adages. 3 Select. 4 Ceased. 5 Delays. 6 Affray. 7 Armies. 8 Icicle. 9 Cancel. 10 Nitric. 11 Rhombi. 12 Modest.

30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 8. Intermediate: 45. Advanced: 126.