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18 PUZZLES & PASTIMES DESI EXPRESS www.desiexpressonline.com COMICS SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Pincer 6. After-bath powder 10. Vipers 14. Long-necked bird 15. Dwarf buffalo 16. Greek sandwich 17. Lingo 18. Cease 19. Smile 20. Tendency 22. Regrets 23. Born as 24. Toots 26. Instant 30. Units of paper 32. Smell 33. Cattails 37. Big party 38. Small drum 39. Greek letter 40. Sicknesses 42. A ring-shaped surface 43. Chills and fever 44. Wimbledon sport 45. Wand 47. Latin for “Peace” 48. 8 in Roman numerals 49. Emphasize 56. Cocoyam 57. Filly’s mother 58. A directional stroke on a violin 59. Adolescent 60. False god 61. Way to go 62. Probabilities 63. Stitches 64. Go in DOWN 1. Fellow 2. German for “Mister” 3. Therefore 4. Coil 5. Aerial 6. Thigh armor 7. Against 8. Plunder 9. S. American amphibious rodent 10. Raid 11. A thick sweet liquid 12. Jimmies 13. Male offspring 21. Mesh 25. Large flightless bird 26. Wise men 27. By mouth 28. Gangster’s gal 29. Emissions 30. Yokels 31. L L L L 33. Headquarters 34. Warning device 35. Decorative case 36. Back talk 38. Earthquake waves 41. Conceit 42. The feel of a surface 44. Buff 45. Stayed 46. Assisted 47. Rinds 48. Quash 50. An abandoned calf 51. Gloat 52. Atop 53. Border 54. Carry 55. Pitcher THE FUNNY BONE Dinner standup Avtar and Kartar used to stay in same building, Avtar on the ground floor and Kartar on the 25th. One day when the lift was not working, Kartar in- vited Avtar for a dinner. Avtar trudged up to the 25th floor to find Kartar’s flat closed from outside and a note on it which read: “How did you enjoy your dinner?” Not to be outdone, Avtar wrote under it, “Sorry, I could not make it.” Hot and cold A Sardar goes into a store and sees a shining object. He asks the clerk, “What is that shiny object?” The clerk replies, “That is a thermos flask.” The Sardar then asks, “What does it do?” The clerk responds, “It keeps hot things hot, and it keeps cold things cold.” The Sardar says, “I’ll take it!” The next day, he walks in to work with his new thermos. His boss sees him and asks, “What is that shiny object with you?” He replies, “It’s a ther- mos flask.” The boss then says, “What does it do?” He replies, “It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold.” The boss said, “Wow, what do you have in it?” The Sardar replies, “Two cups of coffee and a Coke.” Gujju accents Question: How do Gujjus pronounce the word ‘fa- tigue’? Answer: Faa-tee-gee-u! Malayalee tales Question: Why did the Ma- layalee cross the road? Answer: To join the union on the other side. Joi Bonglo Question: When does the Bengali sound like a dog? Answer: When he bharks (works)... (which is rarely!). —PS:Allingoodfun! TESTYOURSELF Test your general knowledge — you may be surprised at what you learn (answers at the bottom). Questions 1. Canada is a bilingual country, but what is the only officially bilingual province? a) Quebec b) New Brunswick c) Ontario d) Nova Scotia 2. How many oceans border Canada? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 3. What is the oldest walled city that still exists north of Mexico? a) Montreal b) Halifax c) Quebec City d) Vancouver 4. Where does the word Canada come from? a) Jacques Cartier b) Samuel de Champlain c) Jean Nicollet 5. Whose face is on the Canadian hundred-dollar bill? a) Wilfred Laurier b) John A. MacDonald c) William Lyon Mackenzie King d) Robert Borden 6. What is the population of Canada? a) 30 million b) 23 million c) 32 million d) 35 million 7. What are the two most multicultural cities in Canada? a) Toronto and Montreal b) Victoria and Toronto c) Vancouver and Toronto d) Vancouver and Montreal 8. What is Canada’s national sport? a) Hockey b) Lacrosse c) Curling d) None of the above e) Both a and b 1. b (Quebec is an all-French province, New Brunswick is he only bilingual province); 2. b (the Atlantic, Pacific and the Arctic); 3. c (the fortifications were first built way back in 1695); 4. a (Kanata was the word used by the St Lawrence iroquois people in Quebec in the 16th century — a word French explorer Jacques Cartier used, or misused, to describe the entire area); 5. d; 6. d; 7. c; and 8. e. CROSSWORD SUDOKU The numbers 1 to 9 will appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 zone. There’s only one correct solution. Good luck! Thursday, November 5, 2015

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