Life
Wild life
It was towards dusk by the time we had given the tourist police the slip and started climbing the pyramid…
Bridge
If you are allergic to wasp stings, may I give you a word of advice? Keep away from them! Don’t…
World Cup
The recently concluded Fide (World Chess Federation) World Cup held at Tromso in Norway resulted in a triumph for Vladimir…
puzzle no. 284
Black to play. This position is from Riazantsev-Felgaer, Tromso 2013. Black’s forces have invaded the white kingside. Can you spot…
Our self-help winner: “Psychopaths of Glory — Unlocking the Bastard Within”
In Competition 2815 you were invited to contribute to the booming genre of self-help by proposing a new title guaranteed…
2131: Present
16/17 (four words in total) is a work by 11 which suggests the remaining unclued lights. Five clues contain a…
Solution to 2128: carbon copy
The puzzle marked a DOUBLE TON (42/27) by DUMPYNOSE (11) in THE SPECTATOR (17/19). Remaining unclued lights suggest a DOUBLETON:…
Why I want my schools to ban the burka (and the miniskirt)
For most people, the question of whether to ban the burka is a purely theoretical one. Not for me. As…
Dave
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$10 million nobodies
Golf has reached the eye-watering end of the season in the United States. By Sunday night, one man in a…
Dear Mary
Q. Some years ago, on holiday in Egypt, we found ourselves in the company of a couple who wanted to…
Proper kosher
A restaurant in a synagogue may be too mad even for this column but we are Jews, so why not?…
Capital letters
One man’s grammatical nicety is another man’s grotesque solecism, I thought, as I perused a report in the Gulf News,…
Proper kosher
A restaurant in a synagogue may be too mad even for this column but we are Jews, so why not?…
$10 million nobodies
Golf has reached the eye-watering end of the season in the United States. By Sunday night, one man in a…
Wild life
It was towards dusk by the time we had given the tourist police the slip and started climbing the pyramid…
High life
To London for a brief visit to meet Spectator readers, as nice a reason as I can think of for…
Low life
One evening last week, I trotted over to the caravan site’s clubhouse to use the wifi and pick up emails.…
Real life
‘Congratulations! You’ve qualified for The Sunshine Tour!’ beamed the lady judge, as she pinned a rosette to my horse’s bridle.…
Long life
It is exactly 40 years since my elder brother John gave up a successful career as a publisher to set…
Hot Candy
Cape Peron was my easiest choice for our Twelve to Follow. When Henry Candy smiles his gentle smile, as he…
Bridge
In any sport, a sense of elation is a dangerous thing. When a player does something good, he can’t afford…
Lord of the flies
It is often said that the great chessboard artist, Polish Grandmaster Akiba Rubinstein, was afflicted during tournament play by an…
No. 283
Black to play. This position is from Rotlewi-Rubinstein, Lodz 1907. This is the conclusion of one of Rubinstein’s most famous…
Genesis
In Competition 2814 you were invited to describe how a great writer stumbled upon an idea that he or she…
