23 FEBRUARY 1968, page 29

No. 487: The Winnners

In his essay on 'Politics and the English Lan- guage' George Orwell laments the indiscipline of prose writing in general and of 'officialese' in particular. That George Orwell......

Crossword No. 1314

Across 1 What a base fellow to upset Fifi cat! (7) - 5 Rats on account of bad qualities? (7) 9 Hats, light brown, for machine workers? (7) 10 A duck of a girl! (7) 11 Verger......

Chess No. 375

PHILIDOR Black White 13 men 13 men Ua Tane (Good Companions, 1920). White to play and mate in two moves; solution next week. The composer was the Gauguin of the chess world,......