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Earlier today I set you the following puzzle, based on the idea that a monkey sat at a typewriter bashing random keys will eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. Here it…
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It’s been a long winter, and if you’re lucky you may be plotting a trip to warmer climes for some early summer sun. Whether you’ve enjoyed a trip to Spanish city before the July heat…
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The culinary possibilities with a humble tin of tomatoes are (almost) endless. Best of all, they often require just a few dried herbs and spices to form the base of so many dishes from…
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You don’t have to poo once a dayIt’s a widespread misconception that we need to open our bowels every day, first thing in the morning. People worry, but there’s a big variation between…
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In the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each one: there is a definition of the answer and there is some wordplay – a recipe for assembling its letters. In a genuine…
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The restaurant was part of a long, yellow terrace with a wooden sign indicating which door, of many, was the right one. Small signs make me feel pleased with myself; I haven’t simply…
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After Niall lost his long-term partner to Aids in the early 90s, he had no plans for a new relationship. By 2001, he was living in London and happily settled into his single life. “I’d…
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Food I love taking visitors around all the local producers at the Marché Victor Hugo, where we get to sample a bit of everything, from the cheese, charcuterie and macarons to, of…
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Walking into the NHS clinic where I work as a psychotherapist, I saw that the daffodils by the path had finally flowered. My heart lifted: new life; spring springing; winter ending. But…
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s overhaul of the rules on how much people can stash away in their pensions has been described as a handout for the very richest in Britain.For most workers, the…
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