Life
Chinese puzzle
As I write, the final results of the Baku Olympiad are still not in. England are fighting for a possible…
to 2275: Frame of reference
Corrections of misprints in clues give CHAMBERS DICTIONARY, defining the items in the perimeter. First prize David Heath, Euston, Newark…
Long life
It’s been a very patriotic weekend, ablaze with Union flags. In London there was the Last Night of the Proms…
Bridge
The 15th World Bridge Games (formerly known as the Olympiad) began on 3 September in Wroclaw, and is providing more…
no. 426
White to play. This position is a variation from Li Chao-Short, Baku Olympiad 2016. White has various ways to win…
2278: Will alterations
Across clues contain a definition and a jumble of the answer. In each row of the grid, a Shakespearean character…
The Battle for Britain
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Are grammar schools more meritocratic?
It is highly unlikely the Prime Minister has read the book,’ my father harrumphed, commenting on the appropriation of the…
This looks like the greatest rugby side ever
British Lions fans of anervous disposition should avoid the telly of a Saturday morning. Live before your very eyes, as…
Low life
Last week in Ladakh I went panting from one Buddhist monastery to another. Culturally, racially and historically, Ladakh is Tibetan,…
The turf
Say what you like about the St Leger — and I like it a lot — Doncaster’s finale to the…
Va-t’en, Satan
What do you say to someone who is killing you? It is seldom possible to decide in advance. We are…
The Battle for Britain
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Chinese puzzle
As I write, the final results of the Baku Olympiad are still not in. England are fighting for a possible…
no. 426
White to play. This position is a variation from Li Chao-Short, Baku Olympiad 2016. White has various ways to win…
Selfie
In Competition No. 2965, an enormously popular one, you were invited to write a poem about a verse form, written…
Dear Mary
Q. At a recent party I was delighted to find my hosts had put me next to one of their…
Not much to smile about
CBeebies Land is a small dystopia inside Alton Towers, a theme park where people sometimes get their legs chopped off…
High life
I’m jittery and fragile but free of plaster and in the dojo, slowly turning lean and muscular. Never listen to…
Long life
It’s been a very patriotic weekend, ablaze with Union flags. In London there was the Last Night of the Proms…
Long life
It’s been a very patriotic weekend, ablaze with Union flags. In London there was the Last Night of the Proms…
Low life
Last week in Ladakh I went panting from one Buddhist monastery to another. Culturally, racially and historically, Ladakh is Tibetan,…
Low life
Last week in Ladakh I went panting from one Buddhist monastery to another. Culturally, racially and historically, Ladakh is Tibetan,…
Va-t’en, Satan
What do you say to someone who is killing you? It is seldom possible to decide in advance. We are…
Real life
‘This is the last straw. Never again,’ I thought, as I sat in the carpark of a Little Waitrose eating…
