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booster jabs plan
London business leaders say roll out of COVID-19 booster
vaccines not enough ahead of ‘rough winter’ for NHS
BUSINESS leaders across
London have welcomed the
Government’s decision to roll
out COVID-19 booster jabs but
have called for more action to
avoid winter lockdowns, writes
Joe Talora, Local Democracy
Reporter.
Though scientists have warned
of a “rough winter” for the NHS, the
Government has revealed it does
not intend to implement another
lockdown and will rely instead on
the vaccination programme to
keep the virus under control.
Speaking in the House of
Commons, PM Boris Johnson
revealed measures such as the
mandatory wearing of facemasks
and vaccine passports would be
part of a “Plan B” if the NHS were
to come under unsustainable
pressure.
It follows the news that over-50s
are to be offered third COVID-19
booster jabs of the Pfizer vaccine
while children over the age of
12 will be eligible to receive one
dose of the jab.
Khan said: “We’ve all seen
the huge impact the vaccine is
making in our fight against the
virus, but it’s right the Government
is putting additional plans in place
to protect the NHS this autumn
and winter, as well as continuing
our economic revival.
“I welcome booster vaccines
and vaccines for 12 to 15-yearolds,
but the Government must
go further in their steps to slow
the virus, including mandatory
face masks on all public transport,
better ventilation in schools,
and proper support for people
required to self-isolate.”
The Mayor of London has
so far been unsuccessful in his
attempts to lobby Government
for a bye-law that would make it
a criminal offence to not wear a
face covering on TfL services.
Currently, the requirement to
wear a mask is a condition of
carriage meaning that passengers
can be refused entry to Tubes
and buses but cannot be fined for
refusing to wear a mask.
Business leaders in London have
welcomed the Government’s
plans but have called for more
clarity over what may trigger
additional restrictions, warning
that “mixed messages can’t define
this winter”.
John Dickie, Chief Executive
of London First, said: “The
Government’s continued faith
in the vaccination programme is
encouraging. It should be guided
by the data on any restrictions
needed in future, but must give
businesses more than one week’s
notice before any changes are
brought in. Mixed messages
cannot define this winter.
“The Government should think
carefully before reimposing work
from home guidance – the benefits
of coming back into our towns
and cities are only just starting to
be realised, and we risk a loss of
jobs, trade, and of the haunts we
know and love if footfall disappears
again.”
Richard Burge, who is CEO
of the London Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, said:
“Understandably, the government
is keeping some measures in
reserve, should the COVID situation
worsen over the coming
months and a Plan B be required.
“A reintroduction of guidance
to work from home would bring
obvious economic consequence
for some sectors. Plan B should
really provide an indication of
business support, should that
need to happen, as well as a guide
to what indicators would trigger
such a decision, whether regionally
or nationally.”
Vaccination rates remain low in
parts of London when compared
to the rest of the country,
including in Newham where only
50.3 percent of eligible adults
have received both doses of the
vaccine.
Khan has once again urged
Londoners to come forward
to receive both jabs, either by
booking an appointment or by
visiting a walk-in vaccination
clinic.
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TfL funding gap needs
£1.7bn Government plug
TFL requires an additional £1.7 billion of
emergency Government funding to keep
London’s transport network running until
2023, according to a new document, writes
Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter.
The figure was quoted in TfL’s submission
to the Chancellor’s spending review, which
sets the Government’s capital budgets for
the next four years.
While £1.7 billion of emergency funding
will be required for the next two financial
years, TfL has outlined how a “modest”
Government investment from then
on could help support country-wide
economic recovery while contributing to
climate and levelling-up goals.
The document sent by TfL ahead of
the spending review outlines how an
additional £1 billion to £1.5 billion a year
from the Government would allow TfL to
move forward with projects such as the
modernisation of signaling on the Picadilly
Line and the electrification of London
buses.
This could support up to 3,000 green
jobs across the UK, according to TfL. TfL
Commissioner Andy Byford has said that
London “stands ready and willing to work
with the Government” to ensure a strong
economic recovery from the pandemic.
Byford said: “We are playing a central
role in the economic recovery of London
and the UK; supporting people as they
return to London’s workplaces, businesses,
educational institutions, retail and culture,
and delivering vital infrastructure and
services that support new homes and jobs.
“Frequent, reliable and green public
transport is key to a sustainable recovery
from the pandemic.
“Public transport investment in London
contributes directly to the Government’s
aims around an infrastructure-led recovery,
supported by shovel-ready projects and
levelling up.
“Fifty-five pence in every pound invested
into maintaining and modernising London
Underground is invested in companies
outside of London through our extensive
supply chain. With long term government
Emergency funding
investment over the coming years, we will
be able to make significant strides towards
meeting all of our shared ambitions.
London’s economic recovery and that of
the wider UK are inextricably linked – and
London’s recovery is, in turn, dependent
on the efficiency of the transport system.”
But as part of its plans to achieve financial
sustainability by 2023, TfL has revealed
that plans for a Greater London Boundary
Charge are still on the table.
The proposed toll would charge
motorists £3.50 for driving into London
from outside the capital, rising to £5.50 for
more polluting vehicles.
The charge is being suggested as a
way of raising the £500 million of yearly
revenue that TfL requires, with Transport
Secretary Grant Shapps having shot down
Sadiq Khan’s request to have control over
Vehicle Excise Duty raised in London.
Earlier this year, representatives from all
parties on the London Assembly signed a
letter calling on the Transport Secretary to
devolve Vehicle Excise Duty to London.
It’s always the time
to talk mental health
HOW often do you tell people that you’re
fine... when perhaps, you’re not? writes
Catherine McGuinness, City of London
Policy Chair.
Some people go onto auto-pilot as they
tackle their daily routine. Smiling all the time
or, at least, wearing a blank face to cover
up their true feelings. According to mental
health charity Mind, one in four of us in the
UK will experience a mental health problem
each year, with one in six of people in
England suffering from anxiety or depression
in any given week.
And let me be very clear: there is no
shame in admitting to yourself that your
mental health is suffering, and certainly
not in telling someone that you are not
feeling well. Our mental health is fluid and it
fluctuates, in the same way that our physical
health does.
The Mental Health Foundation puts it very
well: “You may bounce back from a setback,
while someone else may feel weighed down
by it for a long time. Your mental health… can
change as circumstances change and you
move through different stages of your life.”
The foundation has been championing
World Mental Health Day, taking as its theme
‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’.
Inequalities have a huge impact on the
likelihood that someone will experience
poor mental health, as well as its severity.
According to Government statistics,
some groups of people who were already
more at risk of experiencing poor mental
health prior to the pandemic – such as
women and young adults – were more
likely than the general population to suffer
from deteriorating symptoms during the
pandemic. And as we know, the pandemic
caused huge disruption to the provision of
health and social care services.
For our part, the City of London
Corporation is helping workers, residents
and students in the Square Mile to access
support. For example, our Business Healthy
network (businesshealthy.org) offers free
resources, information, and signposting on
mental health and wellbeing City firms to
share with their workforce.
There are plenty of other resources – most
of them, free - that are accessible via the
City Corporation’s ‘Mental Health’ webpage
(cityoflondon.gov.uk/releasethepressure),
including the much lauded and awardwinning
Dragon Café in the City.
Described recently by one library user
as “vital” during their “incredibly stressful”
working from home routine, I find this
type of feedback hugely encouraging and
testament to the hard work and dedication
of the libraries’ staff.
And I would argue that returning to the
physical workplace can have a positive
effect on people’s mental health, as well
as team morale, creativity and networking
opportunities. After nearly a year-and-a-half
of working from home, doesn’t it feel good
to be back in a shared space with colleagues
that you haven’t seen in the flesh for so long?
We are talking increasingly more about
our mental health these days, but the stigma
remains, and that prevents others from
opening up. My colleagues will continue
to support those in need and of course,
organisations like Samaritans (116 123) and
Good Thinking continue to do sterling work.
Whether it’s to a stranger, a colleague,
family member, or a friend, talking about
how you are feeling can be very helpful.

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Sadiq Khan. Photo by Greater London Authority
Time is fast running out to
tackle London climate crisis
Pop-up vaccination
clinic open today
PEOPLE aged 16 and over can get their
first or second COVID jabs at a new walk-in
pop-up vaccination clinic today (October 13).
NHS staff will be delivering the Pfizer jab
at the City Wellbeing Centre, at 75 Middlesex
Street, between 10am-4pm.
The second COVID jab can only be given
eight weeks after the first. Children aged 16
and 17 only require one dose of the vaccine.
Chair of the City of London Corporation’s
Community and Children’s Services
Committee, Ruby Sayed, said: “We’re
encouraging City residents and workers to
take up the offer of the COVID-19 vaccine if
they have not already done so.
“The vaccine protects you, your friends
and family, too. Getting vaccinated cuts the
risk of serious illness, and eases pressure
on the NHS. We want to protect every City
resident as we head into the winter period.”
No booking is required to receive either
jab. You do not have to be registered with
a GP to get the vaccine at this pop-up, and
you will not be asked for your immigration
status.
If there are members of your family,
neighbours or friends who have not been
vaccinated yet, you can bring them with
you. There will be a managed queueing
system to ensure social distancing is
maintained at all times.
You must also wear a face covering,
unless exempt.
TIME is running out to tackle London’s climate
crisis, according to Sadiq Khan, with rising
temperatures likely to lead to overheating
Tube trains and more than 200,000 flooded
homes in the capital, writes Joe Talora,
Local Democracy Reporter.
New analysis from City Hall and
Bloomberg Associates has found that six
boroughs – Hackney, Hammersmith and
Fulham, Islington, Brent, Tower Hamlets
and Newham – are at particularly high risk
of suffering the worst effects of climate
change.
Following a summer that saw high
temperatures and extreme flooding, the
analysis has found that if such weather
events continue, around 10 percent of
London’s entire rail network will be at “high
risk” of flooding, while 200,000 homes and
workplaces are already deemed at high or
medium risk of surface water flooding.
While every school in London is deemed
to be in an area that exceeds WHO guidelines
for air pollution, the City Hall analysis found
that one in five schools, and nearly half of
all hospitals in the capital, could be a risk of
flooding in the near future.
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in
November, the Mayor of London delivered
a keynote speech at the Barbican Centre
to launch a city-wide campaign to inspire
all Londoners, including businesses, to take
“bold action” on London’s climate crisis.
Khan said: “In the year of COP26, a new
Environment Bill and new targets set by the
WHO for toxic air, London is at a crossroads.
We either take bold action now or face the
consequences – with catastrophic impacts
on our environment, the air we breathe and
the climate.
“I’m determined for London to be a
world leader in tackling the twin dangers
of air pollution and the climate emergency
so that we can deliver a brighter future for
London – one that’s greener, fairer and more
prosperous for everyone.
“But I can’t do it all alone. That’s why I’m
launching my city-wide campaign to inspire
all Londoners – individuals, businesses and
communities – to take action. I also want
to work with the Government to unlock
the powers and funding needed to meet
our targets, which will help deliver national
targets too.”
Next month will see the expansion of the
Ultra-Low Emission zone to the north and
south circular roads, which Khan has called
“the boldest action of any city” on climate
change. City Hall has estimated that the
existing central ULEZ has led to an almost 30
percent reduction in NO2 emissions within
the zone.
But Khan has been accused of “hypocrisy”
on his climate credentials over his plans to
push ahead with the Silvertown Tunnel.
The new four-lane motorway will run
under the Thames, connecting Lewisham
and Newham, one of the boroughs identified
as being at high risk of flooding and soaring
temperatures, and with some of the worst
air quality in the UK.
Kate Middleton, a spokesperson for the
Stop The Silvertown Tunnel Coalition,
said: “The campaign to stop this climatebusting
mega-highway from being built is
broadening as school students, their parents
and teachers now realise that they have the
most to lose from this tunnel.
“Thousands of heavy-duty vehicles will
drive by their schools along the tunnel’s
feeder roads every day, spreading the
most dangerous fine particulate matter into
the air. This form of pollution (PM2.5) buries
deep into young people’s lungs, setting
children up for a lifetime of lung disease – or
worse.
“The London Mayor Sadiq Khan quite
rightly stated this week that toxic air causes
premature deaths and stunts children’s
lungs. Now we ask him to put those good
principles into practice and cancel this
highway before it’s too late.”
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DESTINATION CITY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHEAPSIDE BUSINESS ALLIANCE,
ALDGATE CONNECT, EC PARTNERSHIP AND THE FLEET STREET QUARTER
There are so many things
happening around the City of
London this month, as more
and more workers return to
the office.
Explore the streets in
Cheapside and Aldgate as well as the
Eastern City and areas around Fleet Street.
Now hurry up and take part in all the
excitement.
This month in Cheapside
ART & DESIGN / Bring London Together
If you haven’t already, make sure you take
a stroll down to the Queen Street pedestrian
plaza to see a stunning display of
colour and design.
‘Bring London Together’, a Landmark
Project by celebrated designer Yinka Ilori,
is unleashing colour onto pedestrian
crossings on Tottenham Court Road in
Camden and in the City of London in
a spectacular public artwork.
The six pedestrian road crossings
in the City of London, as well as the
Queen Street pedestrian plaza, are
aiming to make art and design accessible
to Londoners and visitors, while
championing the creative sector which
has been disproportionately affected by
the pandemic.
The project has been carried out in
partnership with the Mayor of London,
London Design Festival, Camden Council,
the City of London Corporation, Cheapside
Business Alliance and Bloomberg
Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art initiative, which
provides grants for arts-driven street
redesigns that improve traffic safety,
revitalise public spaces, and engage local
communities.
•londondesignfestival.com/yinka-ilori
This month in Fleet Street Quarter
AFTER-WORK DRINKS / Ye Olde
Cheshire Cheese
The nights are drawing in and the leaves are
changing colour – it’s the perfect time of
year for cosy after-work drinks in one of the
Fleet Street Quarter’s many charming pubs.
A stone’s throw away from the Royal
Courts of Justice and Inner and Middle
Temple, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a Grade
II-listed pub full of character – as well as cask
ales, lagers and an extensive wine list.
•145 Fleet Street EC4A 2BU
This month in Aldgate
EVENTS / Aldgate Connect
This month, Aldgate Connect is delighted
to unveil a brand-new online hub for the
area. Whether you’re wanting to find out
what exhibitions to visit, get tips on the
best places to eat or rent an event space,
aldgateconnect.london is the one-stopshop
for all things Aldgate. The website has
useful information on the local community,
with a directory of community groups,
Cheshire Cheese
Yinka-Ilori
local charities and ways for you to get
involved. There’s also a dedicated space for
local businesses, with lots of great offers,
and a dynamic events section keeping you
up to date with everything happening in
EC3 and E1.
•aldgateconnect.london
This month in the Eastern City
MUSIC / Eastcheap Records
Wondering what to do after work
this week? The Eastern City is celebrating
the reopening of lots of local favourites.
Eastcheap Records, the home of
live music, cocktails and good times in
the City, opened its doors once again in
August. Head in for post-work catch ups
and enjoy their Happy Hour – every day
from 4pm-7pm.
•20 Eastcheap EC3M 1EB
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Discover Aldgate
and Cheapside
with the
Commuter Club
TOGETHER with BIDs BIDs from from across across
London, the City BIDs and Partnerships
have launched The The Commuter Club Club
– an exclusive selection of of podcasts,
playlists and stories, curated especially
for Londoners heading into into the the City City
and beyond.
The Aldgate podcast will will take take you you on
on a whistle-stop a tour of tour this of vibrant this vibrant part
part of London: of London: get behind-the-scenes get behind-thescenes
the Whitechapel at the Gallery, Whitechapel enjoy tapas Gallery,
at
enjoy in the bustling tapas in Petticoat the bustling Lane Dining Petticoat
Lane Quarter, Dining and catch Quarter, up with and fascinating catch up
with Londoners. fascinating And if you Londoners. need help And if
you changing need gears help from changing home gears to work, from
home enjoy a to few work, minutes enjoy of a Commuter few minutes of
Commuter Calm with Paul Calm McKenna. with Paul Get McKenna. to
Get know to nomadic know nomadic gallerists gallerists Adriana Adriana
and Lindsay of of Leyden Gallery in the in the
Aldgate Extended Read. Then, take the
night train from Norway to London to London
with a playlist curated by by Whitechapel
Gallery to accompany their exhibition,
‘Christen Sveaas Art Foundation: This is
the Night Mail, Selected by Ida Ekblad’.
Meanwhile on on the Cheapside the Cheapside
podcast, meet Reverend George Bush
of St Mary-le-Bow to find out whether
you’re a cockney or or not not – – then, head head
to Mansion House to to learn about the the
history of the City of London with Lord
Mayor William Russell. It’s over to to The The
Ned for a a beautifully curated playlist playlist
and an interview with Director Gareth
Banner, who discusses the architecture
and ambience of this wonderful venue.
Read and listen to to stories from from the the
streets of London for free by by heading
to the website.
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charities, Livery Companies, Her Majesty’s
Forces, the City Police and Londoners from
all walks of life in a celebration of the City
of London’s ancient power and prosperity,
in a procession dating all the way back to
the middle ages.
This year, keep your eyes peeled for the
Aldgate and EC Partnership float and the
Cheapside and Fleet Street Quarter float –
both celebrating the theme of community
and the role of young people in the City.
Aldgate
What’s happening across
the Square Mile
THE LORD MAYOR’S SHOW
In November, join the City’s businesses,
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CHAOS KARTS GET
THE GREEN LIGHT
Chaos Karts
WE’D never done anything
like Chaos Karts before.
This kind of augmented
reality gaming just
doesn’t exist anywhere
else. At least, not that
we’ve seen.
Within their massive shed by Brick Lane,
there is a huge empty room with go-karts
lined up against one of the walls. It feels a
bit creepy at first – being led into a dark,
cavernous room by strangers. But then the
game technician turns everything on.
All around the shed, lights and images
flicker on. The walls become cartoon
beaches with mountains and palm trees,
while a track appears across Chaos Karts’
shed floor. And music starts playing – very
reminiscent of that famous Nintendo game
that this is based on, but is never directly
mentioned.
Everyone jumps into their own vehicle,
but these aren’t your usual go karts. The
Chaos Karts team have kitted them out
with controllers and a computer screen.
You’ll drive around the virtual course,
picking up items that will pop up on your
screen.
And because each kart is individually
tracked by all the sensors kitted out on the
ceiling, you’ll be able to interact with all the
other drivers within the augmented reality.
It’s way too much fun. You are physically
driving around the illuminated course,
picking up some real speed, all the while
attacking everyone else in the game. And,
because you’re tracked, it knows when you
go off the road.
So, it will slow your kart way down. And,
when you’re hit by an attack, your kart
stops for a few seconds. It’s exactly like
Mario Kart – but IRL.
Although, unlike the original Nintendo
game, Chaos Karts isn’t about coming first
in the race. We think that would become
a bit dangerous – with everyone bumping
into one another.
So, instead, you race for the most points
in each three-minute race. Pick up gems
dotted about the course, and attack others
to build up the most points. This is the
technical aim of the game, but we spent
most of the time just trying to go fast, attack
one another for the sake of it and scream
manically. Again, this is insanely fun.
And during your visit, you’ll play on four
different courses – each of which gets
more difficult as you go on.
We were especially excited about the
final two courses. The projectors made
the entire shed look like space – with the
course floating among stars, planets and
asteroids. It’s pretty trippy. Just be sure
to look out for changes to the course –
hidden routes, items and so on.
But this technology is still in its infancy.
You might experience a few glitches here
and there. That’s all part of the experience
of doing something so experimental.
Because, even with a few interruptions,
Explore outer space
you’ll be coming back and back again
– even begging your bosses to book the
place out for work social events.
Clearly, we’re already obsessed with
Chaos Karts. The blending of real life
go-karting with augmented reality
technology makes for an insanely cool
experience. And, with this kind of tech
improving exponentially over time, Chaos
Karts is only going to get even better.
•Fleet Street Hill E1 5ES, chaoskarts.com

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and walking distance of Leadenhall Market.
Running until October 30, Gaucho City will
be celebrating this year’s London Restaurant
Festival with an exclusive menu. You
must, however, book via OpenTable.
The festival menu has a few options, but
starters include watermelon panzanella
salad or seabass aguachile.
You can choose an ancho 200g ribeye
steak or chilli aubergine linguine for main.
Then finish with a sticky toffee pudding or
perhaps a chocolate and coconut tart.
•1 Bell Inn Yard EC3V 0BL
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1 Lombard Street
Osteria
menu has fennel and gin-cured trout,
seared chicken breast and meringue with
poached plums.
While, the dinner menu focuses on a
pre-theatre offering, which starts with beef
carpaccio and caperberries,and leads onto
Ossobuco tortellini filled with a tomato basil
ragu and marsala sauce with hazelnuts,or
pan-fried coley with shaved fennel.
Dessert gives you the option of Osteria’s
signature tiramisu, or a raspberry and
pistachio tart and selection of homemade
ice-creams.
•Barbican Centre, Silk Street, Barbican
EC2Y 8DS
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Gaucho City
One of the Square Mile’s most-loved restaurants,
Gaucho City is set in the historic
gold vaults of the Old Bank of England
Gaucho City
1 Lombard Street
Located near Mansion House in a former
bank building, this modern brasserie is a
favourite for both locals and tourists alike.
Whether you sit down for a dish from
the menu created by Food and Drink
Director, Mark Hix, and Executive Chef,
Robin Freeman, using the best sustainablysourced
British produce, or sip on a
cocktail in the circular bar at the top of the
restaurant with its domed skylight, you’re
sure to have a good experience.
This year, for the London Restaurant
Festival, 1 Lombard Street will be serving
two set menus. You can order either the
two-course or three-course menu at £25pp
and £35pp respectively from Monday to
Friday from 4.30pm. Make sure you end
your evening with a nightcap watching the
night sky in the dome.
•1 Lombard Street EC3V 9AA
1lombardstreet.com

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Ned’s Club Spa
Whether you’re a Ned’s Club
member, a friend or a hotel guest,
you can enjoy the luxurious treatments
and relaxing ambiance of the
spa. From manicures to massages,
Hammams to haircuts, there is something
for everyone. Feel pampered
from head to toe at Ned’s Club Spa
and discover exciting offerings,
including a list of exquisite Hammam
treatments. For the ultimate treat,
why not try the Ultimate Hammam,
which combines the treatment with
a customised deep-cleansing body
mask, honey face mask and shea
body butter, and, finally, finishing
off with rassoul lava clay. All while
receiving a relaxing head and scalp
massage.
•27 Poultry EC2R 8AJ
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Ironmonger Row Baths
Just a short stroll from Old Street,
you’ll find Ironmonger Row Baths. The
leisure destination offers a recently
restored gym, swimming pools and
original Turkish baths. A blissful escape
from the hustle and bustle of everyday
life, the baths offer a place to relax
while enjoying the historical surroundings.
After taking a dip, why not book
the two-hour thermal spa experience
or, if you’re looking for something
cooler and calmer, an Elemis Couture
Touch which includes a 25-minute
Elemis Superfood facial. We can feel
the stress melting away.
•1 Norman Street EC1V 3AA
Rena Spa at Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge
The self-proclaimed ‘oasis of calm’, waxing and massages, all using the
the Rena Spa at Leonardo Royal French brand, Caudalie. Open to
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Your puzzle challenge
CROSS CODE
7 21 1 11 1 3 1 11 9 19 20 16
22 11 20 20 23 26 11
1 10 26 20 9 7 11 22 23 5 19 7
16 5 25 14 13 8
16 20 9 1 24 1 17 8 23 11 1
11 21 23 22 1 7 7 5
20 6 20 2 1 22 18 23 20 25 9 5
19 5 9 7 9 20 15 7
9 20 5 4 24 7 25 5 9 20 11
23 26 6 25 12 14
19 26 11 21 1 18 11 7 24 23 25 18
20 1 6 26 23 25 7
15 23 22 7 21 1 11 25 23 18 13 9
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Each number in our Cross Code grid represents a different letter
of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start
you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid,
then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters
should go in the missing squares.
As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number
in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of
letters as you identify them.
MAGIC SQUARE
UNDER-USED SOPRANO
Using all 16 letters of the phrase above, form
four words each of four letters which will fit in the
grid to form a magic square in which the words
can be read both horizontally and vertically.
SUDOKU
Easy
9 10 11 12 13
T
23 24
I
6 9 4 3 8
6
1 3
3 7 2
2 7 4
4 5 6 2 8
6 8 2 3 1 4
6 8
4 9
25 26
N
NONAGRAM
How many words of four
letters or more can you
make from this
Nonagram? Each word
must use the central letter,
and each letter may be
used only once. At least
one word using all nine
letters can be found.
Guidelines:
17 Good; 20 Very Good;
23 Excellent.
Any word found in the Concise
Oxford Dictionary (Tenth Edition) is
eligible with the following
exceptions: proper nouns; plural
nouns, pronouns and possessives;
third person singular verbs;
hyphenated words; contractions
and abbreviations; vulgar slang
words; variant spellings of the
same word (where another variant
is also eligible).
Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.
Quiz Challenge
1. Which generic group of trees
produces softwood?
2. Who won Best Actress
Academy Awards for the films
Fargo, Nomadland and Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Missouri?
3. How many athletics throwing
events are included in the
modern Olympics?
4. Where might The Chair,
Valentine’s and Becher’s Brook
be found?
5. The gharial is a mostly aquatic
type of which animal?
I U I
O A T
B S M
WORD PYRAMID
Spell out a 15-letter word or
phrase by moving from one
chamber to another within
the pyramid. You may
only enter each of the
chambers once and
may only proceed
through openings
in the walls. The
first letter may
appear in any
chamber.
FIVE ALIVE
9
2 7 9 1
8 5 6
5
4 8 6 9
3 7 4
6 1 3
5 7 3
4 6
6. Sandra Oh plays British
intelligence agent Eve Polastri
in which spy thriller series?
7. What name was given to the
Mediterranean region of
Algeria infamous for its piracy?
8. In the Gilbert and Sullivan
opera The Mikado, what was
Ko-Ko’s official title?
9. Which town was England’s last
possession in France – lost in
1558?
10. A Discovery of Witches is a
2011 historical-fantasy novel
by which writer?
Hard
D
GT RA AP EI LD
EU RB IO
LA AM OI NR DG
FS VC OH
SE AR EK CE ST
S
A
H
O G
B L S U
O O T T O
Here are two
miniature fivesquare
crosswords
using the same
grid – but the
letters have
been mixed up.
You have to
work out which
letters belong
to which
crossword.
EQUALISER
8 12
7 6 4
10 3
6 2 3
2 1
Place the four signs (add,
subtract, multiply, divide)
one in each circle so that
the total of each across
and down line is the same.
Perform the first calculation in each
line first and ignore the mathematical
law which says you should always
perform division and multiplication
before addition and subtraction.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1
5
9
11
10
13
20
19
1
9
14
18
2
13
ACROSS
2. Received the present (3)
5. Sound of a bowler’s loud
appeal (6)
7. Sea monster concealed
bloomer (6)
9. Haggard mine owner (4,7)
10. Obvious statement about
rust I’m removing (6)
11. Half chance after endless
gin caused sleepy state (6)
13. Rash part of London with
complicated maze (6)
16. Eccentrically used this in
France to lead astray (6)
18. Do they find no more stars
are moving? (11)
19. A measure of whisky
labourer found in space
station (6)
20. Keen setter’s food? (3,3)
21. Tool a divorcee returns (3)
1
9
11
14
17
22
11
7
26
6
2
23
3
13
11
16
19
2
15
21
3
20
8
12
16
18
21
QUICK CROSSWORD
12
26
3
7
11
14
16
20
DOWN
5
19
8
6
4
17
7
12
1. Large storage container of
course (6)
2. Swindle amount of cash for
white mineral (6)
3. I enter vacant room (6)
4. Spread out (6)
6. Quilt from mainland
Europe (11)
8. Order Moses first and
another ten to appear in old
book (11)
10. Extremity getting to the
point (3)
12. Preventing inclusion of
lady (3)
14. Eccentric found starting
handle last Monday (6)
15. A second English degree on
elementary life form (6)
16. Calm down, 14 Down
shooter had been sawn
off (6)
17. Usual way of having
trade (6)
4
21
5
8
13
15
18
5
10
20
24
8
6
28
25
SOLUTIONS
27
28
NONAGRAM:
about; abut; ambit; AMBITIOUS;
ambo; atom; autism; auto; bait;
bast; bias; biota; boast; boat; boma;
iambus; iota; mast; moat; oast; sabot;
sati; soba; soma; stab; stoa; stoma;
tabi; tabu; tibia; tosa; tsuba; tuba.
Across – Gaped; Laird; Sakes.
Down – Gulfs; Prick; Dodos.
Across – Trail; Among; Erect.
Down – Tease; Above; Light.
(2)
FIVE ALIVE:
(1)
QUICK CROSSWORD:
Across – 1 Subtitle; 5 Hoof; 7 Departure; 9 Glen; 10 Blue; 11
Natal; 14 Raise; 15 Adore; 16 Egret; 17 Guild; 18 Coral; 19 Sloth;
22 Opus; 24 Lord; 26 Sour cream; 27 Lint; 28 Hay fever.
Down – 1 Snug; 2 Then; 3 Tiara; 4 Extra; 5 Herb; 6 Foretell; 7
Delicious; 8 Elbow-room; 11 Needs; 12 Torso; 13 Latch; 14
Regional; 20 Lurch; 21 Tarry; 23 Sort; 24 Lane; 25 Dear.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:
Across – 2 Get; 5 Outcry; 7 Orchid; 9 King Solomon; 10 Truism;
11 Trance; 13 Eczema; 16 Seduce; 18 Astronomers; 19 Skylab;
20 Hot dog; 21 Axe.
Down – 1 Bunker; 2 Gypsum; 3 Toilet; 4 Picnic; 6 Continental; 8
Commandment; 10 Toe; 12 Eve; 14 Cranky; 15 Amoeba; 16
Soothe; 17 Custom.
U
H
EQUALISER:
Clockwise from top
left – add; subtract;
multiply; divide.
Total: 9.
WORD PYRAMID:
Tough as old boots.
MAGIC SQUARE:
sure; upon; road;
ends.
26
13
N
J
25
12
W
R
24
11
I
Q
23
10
6 3 4 2 8 1 9 7 5
2 7 5 9 4 3 1 8 6
8 9 1 5 6 7 4 2 3
7 8 6 3 9 4 2 5 1
1 4 2 7 5 8 3 6 9
3 5 9 1 2 6 7 4 8
9 6 8 4 1 2 5 3 7
5 2 7 8 3 9 6 1 4
4 1 3 6 7 5 8 9 2
D
T
22
9
V
F
21
8
A
O
20
7
C
M
19
6
G
S
18
5
5 6 7 9 4 3 2 1 8
3 2 8 7 5 1 4 6 9
1 9 4 2 6 8 3 7 5
8 1 6 3 9 5 7 2 4
2 7 3 1 8 4 9 5 6
9 4 5 6 7 2 8 3 1
6 8 2 5 3 9 1 4 7
7 3 9 4 1 6 5 8 2
4 5 1 8 2 7 6 9 3
EASY SUDOKU HARD SUDOKU
B
K
17
4
P
X
16
L
Z
15
Y
E
14
CROSS CODE
1 2 3
QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Conifers; 2 Frances McDormand; 3 Four; 4 On the Aintree racecourse; 5 Crocodile; 6 Killing Eve; 7 The Barbary Coast;
8 Lord High Executioner; 9 Calais; 10 Deborah Harkness.
ACROSS
1. Secondary
caption (8)
5. Horse’s foot (4)
7. Act of leaving (9)
9. Scottish valley (4)
10. Sky colour (4)
11. Of birth (5)
14. Lift (5)
15. Worship (5)
16. White heron (5)
17. Organisation (5)
18. ----- reef (5)
19. Laziness (5)
22. Musical work (4)
24. Peer (4)
26. Dairy product
(4,5)
27. Wound
dressing (4)
28. Seasonal allergy
(3,5)
DOWN
1. Cosy (4)
2. That time (4)
3. Jewelled
headdress (5)
4. Additional (5)
5. Aromatic plant (4)
6. Predict (8)
7. Luscious (9)
8. Space for
movement (5-4)
11. Requirements (5)
12. Human trunk (5)
13. Door fastening (5)
14. Related to an
area (8)
20. Stumble (5)
21. Linger (5)
23. Type (4)
24. Country road (4)
25. Expensive (4)

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