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High life
New York Who was it that first coined the expression ‘It ain’t over until the fat lady sings’? The great…
Real life
The council has told me that what I saw was an ‘alleged bonfire’. When I described flames towering into the…
The Battle for Britain
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We need debate, not censorship
Earlier this week, the Labour party wrote to the government urging it to bring forward legislation so that social media…
Aussie Life & Language
Simon Collins A British newspaper once ran a TV ad extolling the virtues of journalistic objectivity. ‘Point of view’, which…
The Brick
I own a few chess books that could serve as a murder weapon, but none so hefty as Chess: 5334…
True to type
In Competition No. 3174 you were invited to write a poem in which each line begins with the letters A…
Johnson’s turnip bogle
At least in London, midwinter spring has not been entirely vanquished, and the trees are still a couple of strong…
Real life
Panic at the country feed store. Panic in the horse and pony aisle. I wonder to myself: could life ever…
Low life
We bums find ourselves sought after at this time of year to lend a hand with the olive harvest. So…
This week’s guest woke cartoonist is Sally Woke
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Solution to 2480: Warning
Ten symmetrically placed unclued lights are synonyms for the warning ‘WATCH OUT’. First prize Andy Wallace, Ash Green, CoventryRunners-upCaroline Arms,…
High life
New York Election night parties are usually dreadful affairs, with the idiot box blaring and hysterical listeners screaming out the…
The turf
First the company report. Readers who invested a tenner on the nose each time our Twelve to Follow for the…
The power of networks
In 1989 I answered my first mobile phone call on Oxford Street using a brick-sized Motorola borrowed from work. Several…
Bridge
It’s been a busy week of bridge. First came the Lady Milne, the women’s home internationals. As the host nation,…
Gifting
Boris Johnson, the Telegraphsuggested last week, is understood to have a personal interest in rewilding, ‘recently gifting his father beavers…
Puzzle No. 630
White to play. Mista–Kloza, Poland 1955 (supposedly). Which move does White play to force a quick checkmate? Answers should be…
Dear Mary
Q. I have a delightful young goddaughter who, thanks to the virus, I have not seen since last year. Her…
Big Brother is listening – even at home
When Humza Yousaf, the SNP’s cabinet secretary for justice, announced that his new Hate Crime Bill would remove the ‘dwelling…
2483: In my soup
Unclued lights are defined by extra words in ten clues and are anagrams of ten of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore…
Aussie Life & Language
Tony Letford In a recent article in the Weekend Australian, Alison Broinowski refers to ‘America’s unjustified atom bombing of Japan’…
Real life
The cyclist pulled into our gateway, got off his bike and grabbed hold of the electric fencing. Installing game cameras,…
Alas
Boris Johnson looked unhappy, as well he might, standing at his indoor lectern last Saturday to announce the new lockdown:…
High life
New York Back when people used to read newspapers, they called it a ‘human interest’ story. Now it appears as…
