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Afterthought

By ALAN BRIEN I LIKE to be very hot— partly because I enjoy the slow, gradual cooling off afterwards, partly because I was born on the north- east coast and, until the age of......

Solution Of Crossword No. 1192

DOWN.-1 e , orms. 2 Radiate. 3 Innocent. 4 Blimp. 5 Arreslecs. 7 Lullaby. 8 Coroneted. 9 Agape. 14 Grappling. 15 Acropolis. 17 Abrogate. 19 Equable. 21 Electra, 22 Medoc. 25......

Spectator Crossword No. 1193

ACROSS 1. Sign of a pilgrim on the beach? 1. (7-5) 9. Carrying-on in more ways than one (9) 2. 10. Those beloved violins (5) 111. Row Midas would have hated it! (6) 12. Transfer......

Chess

By PHILIDOR 253. Specially contributed by L. J. RICHENBEEG (Hampstead) BLACK (6 men) WHITE (8 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves ; solution next week. Solution to No. 252......