Life
Open and shut case
In Competition No. 2908 you were invited to submit a comically appalling opening to an imaginary novel. Thanks are due…
2222: Exquisite
One unclued light (hyphened) is a 38 of a word hidden in the grid. Two unclued lights are definitions of…
To 2219: Keep going
Unclued lights complete the titles of Carry On films. First prize Tony Hankey, London W4 Runners-up Mark Roberts, Hostert, Luxembourg;…
It's my duty to expose my children to the moral depravity of Acton
A few years ago, I got a bit fed up with receiving Christmas cards from my friends designed to show…
Battle for Britain
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Turn the licence fee into a digital currency – and save more than just the BBC
What follows is a proposal for reducing the BBC licence fee and improving the corporation’s output while saving the British…
Dear Mary: Dare I put my wife and three ex-mistresses all at the same table?
Q. I have learned that someone I much admired in youth is about to become single again. I only have…
A six-year-old sharpshooter and a New Zealand white – both bound to improve with age
The Honourable Society of Odd Bottles began proceedings with a report on the activities of our junior branch. These youngsters…
Why I hate ‘I love that…’
I had never heard the Country (Red Dirt) singer Wade Bowen before, although his latest album Hold my Beer (Vol 1)…
Battle for Britain
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Stormy Petroff
Alexander Petroff (1794-1867) is often remembered as the first great Russian chess master. He became the strongest player in Russia…
No. 372
White to play. This position is from Howell-Sokolov, Staunton Memorial 2009. How can White finish off his attack with a…
Open and shut case
In Competition No. 2908 you were invited to submit a comically appalling opening to an imaginary novel. Thanks are due…
Your problems solved
Q. I have learned that someone I much admired in youth is about to become single again. I only have…
Young guns
The Honourable Society of Odd Bottles began proceedings with a report on the activities of our junior branch. These youngsters…
High life
We all agree that a world without manners would make this a pretty grim place to live. Offensive informality is…
Long life
I was wondering what to write about this week when I suddenly realised that exactly 40 years ago this Saturday…
Long life
I was wondering what to write about this week when I suddenly realised that exactly 40 years ago this Saturday…
Low life
After Trev had mugged the mugger in the toilet we moved quickly on to another club. The Double O is…
Low life
After Trev had mugged the mugger in the toilet we moved quickly on to another club. The Double O is…
I love it that you…
I had never heard the Country (Red Dirt) singer Wade Bowen before, although his latest album Hold my Beer (Vol 1)…
Real life
‘No, I do not do WhatsApp.’ That’s pretty much all I ever seem to say to people nowadays. They ask…
Trouble withthe neighbours
A few years ago, I got a bit fed up with receiving Christmas cards from my friends designed to show…
Trouble withthe neighbours
A few years ago, I got a bit fed up with receiving Christmas cards from my friends designed to show…
Let’s pay for the BBC content we use
What follows is a proposal for reducing the BBC licence fee and improving the corporation’s output while saving the British…
