Solutions to Puzzles - May 01, 2015

April 30, 2015 05:18 pm | Updated November 13, 2021 10:46 am IST

Crossword for you

Off on vacation!

Across: 1. Hotel; 3. Inter; 6. Tyres; 8. Day; 10. Train; 11. Destination; 14. Airport; 17. Knots; 19. Para; 20. Charter

Down: 1. Hitch; 2. Lost; 3. Indian; 4. Tag; 5. Red; 7. Road Trip; 9. Agent; 12. Tarmac; 13. Ticket; 14. ATA; 15. Tour; 16. Via; 18. Sea

Quiz Whizz

1. Mexico;

2. Istanbul. The commercial and historical centre of the city lies on the European side while about a quarter of its population inhabits the Asian side;

3. Shark finning. Discarding a shark’s body at sea after removing its fins would render the shark helpless — it would either drown, starve to death or be eaten by other fish;

4. Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. She won it in 1921;

5. INS Visakhapatnam. This warship belongs to the Kolkata-class, a class of stealth-guided missile destroyers, and is the largest destroyer commissioned in India;

6. Henry Ford. Using his method of assembly line, a finished product can be assembled faster and with less labour.

Snakes and Ladders

SAFETY, OFFEND, AFFECT, REFERS, DEFEAT, INFEST.

CRANE, NOISE,

Sudoku

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