Solutions - March 27, 2015

March 26, 2015 08:02 pm | Updated April 02, 2016 01:42 pm IST

Crossword For You

Across: 2: Stone; 4: Omar; 6: Hampi; 7: Salt; 9: Map; 12: Pali; 13: Pyramid; 15: Ming; 18: Agora; 19: Timur; 20: Iron; 21: Past; 22: China

Down: 1: Ghana; 2: Siam; 3: Easter; 4: Oil; 5: Rex; 8: King; 10: Papyrus; 11: Bedouin; 12: Pompeii; 14: Aztec; 16: Nero; 17: Egypt

Quiz Whizz:

1. Isabel Martínez de Perón. She was the 41st President of Argentina and served from July 1, 1974 to March 24, 1976; 2. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s shadow falls on the Earth’s surface and the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon; 3. Bluestones. The stones are a mixture of dolerite, a volcanic rock, and milky feldspar, and were originally blue; 4. “Muggle”. The dictionary defines a muggle as “a person who possesses no magical powers... a person who lacks a particular skill or skills, or who is regarded as inferior in some way”; 5. Thick skin. Pachyderm is derived from the Greek words pakhus meaning thick and derma meaning skin; 6. Mandarin Oranges. It is a term that applies to a group of citrus fruits.

Sudoku

Twenty four

(1+2)x(9-1)

Decode

UNDERGROUND WORLD

Water me, please

Mint, spinach, ajwain, curry leaves, green chillies

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