Life
Keres scene
This week I conclude my homage to the great Estonian grandmaster Paul Keres, who was born a century ago this…
No. 393
White to play. This is from Keres-Mardle, Hastings 1964. How did Keres ignite his attack? Answers to me at The…
Doublespeak
In Competition No. 2932 you were invited to submit up to 16 lines of verse that are the fruit of…
2245: Fair and square
Each of eleven clues contains a misprinted letter in the definition part. Corrections of misprints spell the source (three words)…
To 2242: Defeated
Each partial answer indicated by a clue in italics is KNOCKED INTO A COCKED HAT (5 39). Resulting entries at…
The Oscars surrender to the golden age of protest
Are we living in a golden age of protest? A bunch of aggrieved citizens only has to raise a murmur…
Battle for Britain
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How contactless cards will change the world (much more than you think)
I am one of those annoying, mildly claustrophobic people who sit at the end of a row in cinemas. There…
Dear Mary: How can I escape the New Year party that just won’t give up?
Q. For the past two New Year’s Eves we have ducked an annual party given by some acquaintances, who are…
The fighting spirit of the Borders comes a posh wine merchant
There has been a gastronomic revolution in London. For some years, the Boisdale restaurants, often mentioned here, have featured Macsween’s…
Are we at peak ‘peak’ yet?
Near Victoria Station in London they began to build a tower-block advertised as ‘The Peak’. I expected it to resemble…
Battle for Britain
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Keres scene
This week I conclude my homage to the great Estonian grandmaster Paul Keres, who was born a century ago this…
No. 393
White to play. This is from Keres-Mardle, Hastings 1964. How did Keres ignite his attack? Answers to me at The…
Doublespeak
In Competition No. 2932 you were invited to submit up to 16 lines of verse that are the fruit of…
Your problems solved
Q. For the past two New Year’s Eves we have ducked an annual party given by some acquaintances, who are…
Border spirit
There has been a gastronomic revolution in London. For some years, the Boisdale restaurants, often mentioned here, have featured Macsween’s…
High life
The Dolly Sisters were off to Davos last week for the World Economic Forum: Nat Rothschild and Sebastian Taylor in…
Long life
No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…
Long life
No good deed goes unpunished. This is a saying that applies with special poignancy to Olive Cooke, the 92-year-old poppy…
Low life
Roy was a superb mechanic, a methodical master of his trade. For an hour I respectfully watched him work to…
Low life
Roy was a superb mechanic, a methodical master of his trade. For an hour I respectfully watched him work to…
Peak
Near Victoria Station in London they began to build a tower-block advertised as ‘The Peak’. I expected it to resemble…
Real life
My attempt to have a small cyst removed from the spaniel was always going to be fraught with difficulty. My…
Is this a golden age of protest?
Are we living in a golden age of protest? A bunch of aggrieved citizens only has to raise a murmur…
