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The Battle for Britain
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Low life
On Saturday night, I toddled up to the village hall for the fish-and-chip supper, quiz night and raffle — bring…
Einstein vs Weinstein
Before I forget, I was cheered by the letter from Keith Aitken in last week’s issue noting another sense for…
Father William
The American grandmaster William Lombardy died last week (4 December 1937–13 October 2017). He was an amazing talent in his…
to 2329: PLACES TO EAT
The paired unclued lights are food items which include a place-name. BATH and BUNS do double duty, BUNS is the plural…
A Dutch treat from Bordeaux
In 1995, a young Dutchman completed an MBA. Banking beckoned. An internship was arranged. But Alexander van Beek thought that…
Sadly, true grit can’t be taught
I am currently wrestling with a dilemma. I have agreed to contribute to a panel discussion on character education at…
Perception vs objective reality
I hate to tell you this, but every time you watch television you are being duped. In fact there are…
Bridge
Somewhere between 1 and 3 a.m., I turn off the lights but I can’t turn off my whirring brain. Cards…
no. 478
White to play. This position is from the above game, Praggnanandhaa-Howell, chess.com Masters. What is the accurate move White needed…
Officially amazing
In Competition No. 3019 you were invited to submit a limerick describing a feat worthy of inclusion in Guinness World…
Not so much
‘Kiss me mucho,’ sang my husband with a revolting leer, ‘and we’ll soar. And we’ll dance the dance of love…
Real life
They are building the bonfire already. In the dip where winter flooding sometimes creates a small lake, the wood and…
Prodigy
Twelve-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scored a sensational result in the recent Isle of Man Masters. At the age of ten years…
2331: Anagrams
Unclued lights suggest nine different words, each made up of the same five letters. These letters will appear in the…
Solution to 2328: Second coming
The suggested title is Brideshead Revisited, HEEDS/RABID (6A/42) being an anagram of BRIDESHEAD. The six characters, all members of the Flyte…
Dear Mary
Q. A well-known television mogul,whom I had met only once, came to dinner at my house. I was on good…
High life
I smell a rat when it comes to Harvey Weinstein. Let’s take it from the start. The telephone rang very…
The Battle for Britain
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Low life
Early on Friday morning I flew from the north of Iceland to Reykjavik, from Reykjavik to Heathrow, then I hopped…
Elle Decoration meets pub food
The Mandrake is a new ‘design hotel’ in London, which means it is for people who treat Elle Decoration magazine…
Why the England team is so unexciting
During a riveting session at the Cheltenham Literary Festival with sporting brainboxes Mike Brearley and Matthew Syed, discussion touched on…
I met Weinstein and, yes, I’d heard the rumours
According to an ex-employee of Harvey Weinstein’s, the movie producer once whispered something to himself that she found so disturbing…
The turf
The mission was simple: take a load of garden refuse to the council dump and be back in time to…
Battle for Britain
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