11 MAY 1985, page 39

Chess

Thud & blunder Raymond Keene L ast week I argued that quality of play (or lack of it) cannot possibly provide grounds for terminaling a world title match. Here, for example, are......

Competition

No. 1371: Ben trovato Set by Charles Seaton: A short story by Lord Byron, which recently came to light In a bank vault, is due to be published next week in the Times Literary......

Solution To Crossword 704: Antick Hey Winners: Mrs...

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No. 1368: The Winners

Jaspistos reports: Competitors were asked for a song by the Sirens suitable either for the ears of Odysseus or of a present-day sailor. Oddly enough a namesake of Sir Tho- mas......