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Chess

Collapse Raymond Keene Tn Game 3 of the world championship final Kasparov • experienced difficulties defendin g a g ainst the champion's 1 e4. Then in Game 6 Kasparov was, as......

Solution To Crossword 675: Virgo The Title Title Suggests...

of letters VTR (any or all) from primary answers: (Ac) 15 afrit, 24 lander, 38 serai, 39 travail, 41 torque: (On) 9 having, 15 raddle, 21 quair, 26 veld, 32 chequer, 33 portent,......

Competition

No. 1341: In-rhymes Set by Jaspistos: You are invited to write 12 lines of blank verse about food or drink. None of the lines should end-rhyme with another, but each line should......

No. 1338: The Winners

Jaspistos reports: Competitors were asked for a verse translation, as strict or free as they pleased, of Goethe's poem 'Hypochonder'. The title, which you didn't have to......