Life
For their eyes only
In Competition No. 2937 you were invited to submit extracts from the diaries of the famous that their writers did…
Your problems solved
Q. Re. your letter from F.C. about the boyfriend leaving lids off (20 February), I have a similar problem. My husband…
Easy to swallow
Pharmacy 2 is the reanimated child of Damien Hirst; it lives inside the Newport Street Gallery in a forsaken patch of…
High life
The rich are under attack nowadays, never more so than in America, where The Donald continues to trump his critics,…
Long life
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Long life
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Low life
Before we left for Sunday lunch at the Les Deux Garçons restaurant, Aix-en-Provence, I checked the reviews on Tripadvisor. I’m…
Low life
Before we left for Sunday lunch at the Les Deux Garçons restaurant, Aix-en-Provence, I checked the reviews on Tripadvisor. I’m…
Leap in the dark
‘They all laughed at Christopher Columbus,’ sang my husband flatly, ‘when he said the world was round.’ I wasn’t going…
Real life
Darcy trod on a screw. Five little words which, if Darcy was anything other than a thoroughbred horse, might signify…
Two big hitters leave the crease
Two great men have just bowed out from their chosen trades and it is bloody sad. The New Zealand cricket…
What would my socialist dad think of me now?
On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…
What would my socialist dad think of me now?
On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…
Nice guys do finish first
Richard Johnson, possibly the nicest man to occupy a saddle and certainly the most modest, once said of his Irish…
Nice guys do finish first
Richard Johnson, possibly the nicest man to occupy a saddle and certainly the most modest, once said of his Irish…
Bridge
So many tournaments — so little space. Last week saw two of the very best London has to offer: Terry…
Here’s how I would deal with the dorks who spread lies online
One reason I do not tweet, text, use Facebook or Instagram, and only wield a mobile when a landline is…
The upside of cancer
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastases in April 2013. It was a bit of a shock, but when…
My tyre-fitter tried to recruit me as a jihadi bride
The last time I bought a set of tyres in south London I came away not quite knowing whether I…
Donald Trump makes me feel very European
There are still four months to go before the vote, but I already feel quite exhausted by the Europe referendum…
Bridge
Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking, and canvassing opinion, about what to lead from AKxxx (or…
Gnomic
Zurich has been the scene for the latest clash between the titans of chess. Over a mere four days in…
No. 397
Black to play. This position is from Shirov-Nakamura, Zurich 2016. Black is winning easily but now finished with a fine…
Country music
In Competition No. 2936 you were invited to propose lyrics for a new British national anthem. Tom Shakespeare recently suggested…
2249: Transformation
The transformation is 10A (three words), which suggests the other unclued lights, including one of two words and one hyphened.…
