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Comebacks, longshots and cruel disappointments: what makes Cheltenham Festival great

22 March 2014 9:00 am

No sporting event anywhere compresses so much drama, emotion and character into a single venue as the Cheltenham Festival. It…

Bridge

22 March 2014 9:00 am

A number of young Israelis are taking the International bridge world by storm. All in their twenties, their achievements so…

True Blue

22 March 2014 9:00 am

The Oxford v. Cambridge Varsity Match held at the Royal Automobile Club two weeks ago ended in a draw. This…

No. 306

22 March 2014 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is from Miles-Hodgson, Zaragoza 1993. Black has a powerful build-up on the kingside. How did…

Art of darkness

22 March 2014 9:00 am

In Competition 2839 you were invited to submit a poem about the darker side of spring. There were references in…

2154: Clickety click

22 March 2014 9:00 am

This puzzle marks the 40 of a 33 29. 16A, 24 and 1D (four words) are three of his works.…

Solution to 2151: Sources

22 March 2014 9:00 am

The three theme words are CHAMBERS (12A, 16A, 40A), OXFORD (colleges) (24A, 4D, 8D), and (works by Wilkie) COLLINS (9D,…

I was all for press freedom. Then I heard from Gary Lineker...

22 March 2014 9:00 am

It looks as though Hacked Off has finally won its three-year battle for tighter regulation of the press. Why do…

Battle for Britain

22 March 2014 9:00 am

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Whisper it, but could England win the next Rugby World Cup?

22 March 2014 9:00 am

There are many eternal questions. Why do all aircraft, no matter how much your ticket cost, where you’ve come from,…

Dear Mary: How long must I wait to tuck in?

22 March 2014 9:00 am

Q. I am always making or receiving phone calls which get cut off. When I ring the person back their…

Who dines at Highgrove when Prince Charles doesn't?

22 March 2014 9:00 am

Highgrove is the country house of the Prince of Wales. I write about Highgrove because, although it is not a…

When Google can't help you

22 March 2014 9:00 am

‘Ask your telephone,’ said my husband satirically when I made an innocent enquiry on a point of fact. My telephone…

Lamb rump without the prince

20 March 2014 3:00 pm

Highgrove is the country house of the Prince of Wales. I write about Highgrove because, although it is not a…

Whisper it, but could England win the next Rugby World Cup?

20 March 2014 3:00 pm

There are many eternal questions. Why do all aircraft, no matter how much your ticket cost, where you’ve come from,…

A Cheltenham of contrasts

20 March 2014 3:00 pm

No sporting event anywhere compresses so much drama, emotion and character into a single venue as the Cheltenham Festival. It…

The end of snow? Not in Gstaad

15 March 2014 9:00 am

 Gstaad The American newspaper that prints only news it sees fit to poison good things recently announced ‘The end of…

A night on a hospital ward with Paddy Leigh Fermor

15 March 2014 9:00 am

The catheter stung exquisitely when I lay down. So I stood up. All night I stood by my hospital bed,…

Help! My gay best friend is cheating on me

15 March 2014 9:00 am

My gay best friend is cheating on me with another woman. I saw him with her the other day and…

I want to age like the Three Tenors

15 March 2014 9:00 am

In February each year the Oldie magazine gives ‘Oldie of the Year Awards’ to people who show unusual vigour and…

Bridge

15 March 2014 9:00 am

The Night of the Stars charity bridge event, held in West London a couple of weeks ago, was every bit…

War fever

15 March 2014 9:00 am

It is a little known fact that Emanuel Lasker, the German world chess champion, who reigned from 1894 to 1921,…

No. 305

15 March 2014 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Teichmann-NN, Simultaneous Display, Berlin 1914. Can you spot White’s fine finish? Answers to…

Fifty-something

15 March 2014 9:00 am

In Competition 2838 you were invited to submit a short story entitled Fifty Shades of whatever you chose. It was…

2153: Selling

15 March 2014 9:00 am

Each of thirteen clues contains one misprinted letter in the definition part. Corrections of misprints spell a phrase involving a…