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NEWS
‘Heritage being diminished’
by City’s latest skyscraper
A HUGE 32-storey tower that promises to
boost tourism and provide exclusive views
of a famous market has been given the
green light by the City of London, writes
Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter.
Plans to build a new skyscraper at 85
Gracechurch Street were approved by the
City of London Corporation’s Planning
Applications Sub-Committee.
Hersten Group, the developer, aims to
keep and restore the façade of the existing
1930s building and will build the new tower
directly behind it.
The tower will create 27,000 sq m of new
office space as well as a garden on the fifth
floor and a free public exhibition that will
provide a virtual reality of life in Roman
London.
The garden and exhibition will lead to
a public walkway where people can view
Leadenhall Market and beyond the City all
from a rooftop.
Visitors will be able to walk to between
Gracechurch Street and Lime Street
Passage as the developer plans to reopen
the old walkway which it hopes will attract
more people to the market.
On the ground floor there will be a
public hall complete with food, shopping
and event spaces while the developer is
working with the Museum of London to
create an educational space for school kids
and tourists alike on its exhibition floor.
Prior to its approval, the plans were
objected by The Victorian Society, who
said the 32-storey tower would ’cause
unwarranted and significant harm’ to the
Grade II-listed Leadenhall Market and the
Leadenhall Market Conservation Area.
The group, which campaigns to preserve
Victorian and Edwardian heritage and
architecture in England and Wales, wrote in
council documents: “There is a danger the
city will become a monoculture of glass
towers, its conservation areas and heritage
assets diminished and disrespected.”
The group continued: “The designation
of the Leadenhall Market Conservation
Area was designed to protect what is
special, important and unique about this
part of the City.
“The construction of 85 Gracechurch
Street would actively erode this.”
DEVELOPERS have been told to switch off
the engines of their bulldozers in a bid to
slash construction emissions across the
Square Mile.
The City Corporation has issued new
planning guidelines imploring firms to
consider alternatives to demolition when
submitting proposals to the planning
committee.
They will need to deliver a detailed a
detailed review of the carbon impact of
development options before submitting
an application – and swerving the levelling
of buildings to start fresh can have a
huge impact on a development’s carbon
footprint.
City of London Corporation Planning
Divisive plans approved
However Shravan Joshi, Chairman of
the City of London Corporation’s Planning
Applications Sub-Committee, said the
new tower will boost the tourist appeal
of Leadenhall Market and as well as the
economy of the Square Mile.
Joshi said: “Developments such as this
are a vote of confidence in the City as a
global business hub and will helps us meet
the continued demand for high-quality
office space in the Square Mile.
“This scheme sets a high bar for others
to follow. It will create major new public
hall, a pedestrian route and a cultural space
showcasing the rich history of this part of
and Transportation Committee Chairman,
Shravan Joshi, said: “This pioneering planning
guidance puts the City at the forefront
of the growing drive to give substantial,
detailed consideration to retaining and
refurbishing buildings rather than simply
knocking them down and starting from
scratch.
“It will provide clarity for developers,
who are themselves in increasing numbers
looking to explore the environmental
and financial advantages of retrofitting or
refurbishing.
“In an area as dynamic and well-connected
as the City, there will always be the
potential for new builds, but this guidance,
which supports our ambitious sustainability
London, supporting our destination city
vision of the Square Mile as a seven-day-aweek
visitor destination.”
He added: “We worked closely with
Historic England to ensure preserving and
showcasing the archaeology of the location
– in situ in the event of any significant
remains found – was at the heart of these
plans.
“This development will create new jobs,
boost the economy of the Square Mile
and drive significantly increased footfall to
Leadenhall Market, helping to boost the
market’s appeal as a major visitor destination
in its own right.”
Construction companies told to clean up their act
targets, will promote lower carbon alternatives
where appropriate and assist developers
in putting carbon considerations front
and centre when preparing an application.”
Developers will also be expected to
provide details of how their proposed
building will operate as energy efficiently as
possible.
The analysis will be taken into account by
City planners when determining planning
applications.
The new guidance applies to major
developments – those greater than 1,000
sq m of floorspace – and developments
which propose knocking down most of the
existing structure.
Docklands statue to
remember victims
of slave trade
PLANS for a memorial in London to the
victims of the transatlantic slave trade have
been announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan,
writes Noah Vickers, Local Democracy
Reporter.
The new memorial, located at West India
Quay in the Docklands, will also recognise
the role London played in the trade.
Khan has committed £500,000 to help
create the monument, expected to be
unveiled in the summer of 2026.
The Mayor said: “The impact of the slave
trade has been felt by generations of Black
communities in London, across Britain and
around the world. Despite this, we do not
have a dedicated memorial in our capital to
honour the millions of enslaved people who
suffered and died as a result of this barbaric
practice.
“I want everyone to be able to take pride in
our public spaces and by being candid about
our history, and its enduring legacy, we are
creating a better and fairer London for all.”
The promise of creating such a memorial
was made in Khan’s 2021 re-election
manifesto.
Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Deputy
Mayor for Communities and Social Justice,
said the artwork would be “an incredibly
important initiative” for the city.
“The reason that its so important for
London is that whilst we know that
London as a city was very involved in the
abolitionist movement, in the attempts to
have the slave trade abolished, it’s also a
city which was very heavily involved in the
development of the slave trade,” she said.
“I think that there are lots of stories
about different parts of our city and the
relationship that those different parts had
to the slave trade, that a lot of people
don’t know about.
“We want to use this as an opportunity
to open up that discussion, to enable us
to learn more about the way in which that
very dark period of our history is actually
a part of London’s story, and bringing that
centre-stage in the way we talk about
London.”
The Commission for Diversity in the
Public Realm, set up by Khan, will develop
an artistic brief for the memorial that will
be informed by community engagement.
An artist to design it will then be selected
through an open competition.
“We’ve got a lot of talented artists
out there, so I’m really excited to see
what they come up with,” said Dr
Weekes-Bernard.
The monument’s precise location at
West India Quay has not yet been decided,
but it will be close to where a statue of
prominent London-based slave trader
Robert Milligan once stood.
In 2020, the Canal and River Trust, the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the
Museum of London, and other partners in
Canary Wharf, removed the statue, which
had been in place since 1997. The statue
is now part of the Museum of London’s
collection and is being held in storage
while the museum consults with the
public on how to best present it.
Aside from the main monument, there
are also planned to be a number of ‘satellite’
monuments, dotted across different
London locations.

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ALDGATE CONNECT COMMUNITY
FUND SUPPORTED:
± The Switch (Tower Hamlets Education
Business Partnership) helps local young
people build a professional CV and
provide mock assessment centres to
boost teenagers’ job prospect.
± Accumulate’s Climate Change
Creativity (CCC) project
uses creative education to reverse
negative impacts of people who are
homeless, targeting those living in
hostels within the local area.
± David Game Higher Education
are holding a three-day Climate
Symposium Exhibition which will see
students exhibiting their work inspiring
behaviour change and research
projects, speakers on sustainability
issues, practical videos on sustainability
tips and workshops for children.
± Providence Row‘s The Dellow Centre
supports homeless clients who often
face a complex mix of issues, struggle
to access mainstream help and often
leave school with few or no qualifications
and most have been unemployed
for some time. Their Employability &
Progression (E&P) work helps achieve
people’s potential via learning, training,
volunteering and employment.
± Climate Ed teaches children about
climate change and empowers them to
take action. Children’s climate action
project sends trained volunteers into
primary schools to deliver workshops
about carbon literacy and climate action.
± Aldgate Solar Power will be holding 5
Creative Energy Clubs using the power
of art and co-creation to bring people
together and empower them to get
involved in community energy projects.
They will create beautiful artwork
(exhibits, posters, solar lanterns) which
will be displayed and distributed in
public spaces as engagement tools;
increasing the local community’s
understanding of the energy system
and empowering them to play a part in
changing it.
± AAD Projects, London Metropolitan
University’s Fashion Showcase will
support UN Sustainable Development
goals of Climate Skilling and Education
in relation to fashion and textiles by
advocating the important of craft,
skills and the need to invest in multigenerational
lifetime wear.
They will do this through a Showcase
event and exhibition that will present
fashion craft skills in a sustainability
context.
± AAD Projects, London Metropolitan
University following on from the Fashion
Showcase will develop a proposal and
deliver Craft Skill Sessions based upon
interest in fashion craft skills. They will
introduce craft skills needed to make
and take care of items. Supporting
the reduction of landfill and waste
consumption by repairing rather than
replacing clothes.
CHEAPSIDE BUSINESS ALLIANCE
COMMUNITY FUND SUPPORTED:
± Best Foot Forward supports homeless
and vulnerable men who wish to get into
employment but are disadvantaged in the
interview process by having no suitable
clothes to wear or no money to buy any.
We help our clients by providing suitable
clothing for their job interview, including
good quality shoes.
± Forget me not Café is providing
Newham General hospital with various
memory boxes on various topics (food,
music, fashion etc.) which should
reflet London’s diverse community
and culture. These memory boxes are
used for patients during their stay in
hospital to beat boredom, loneliness
and trigger memories.
± XLP Ready to Work Programme will
be delivered at our charity offices on
London Wall We plan to engage 40
of London’s most vulnerable young
people per year; training and preparing
them to gain, sustain, and progress
in employment. Young people will be
engaged in an intensive 6-8 week course,
consisting of workshops, 1-2-1 sessions,
work experience, volunteering, and job
application and interview support.
EC BID COMMUNITY
FUND SUPPORTED:
± XLP’s Employability programme aims
to get young people aged 16 – 24 into
education, training or employment.
Young people will be engaged in an
intensive 6–8 week course, consisting
of workshops, 1-2-1 sessions, work
experience, volunteering, and job
application and interview support.
± The Wrong Trousers provide vulnerable
men looking for employment the
opportunity to spend an hour with a
volunteer professional stylist and provides
them with a suit, smart shirt, tie and other
accessories for job interviews.
± Forget me not: Carbon Smart London will
set up a series of workshops to teach the
local community about climate change
is affecting urban areas and how they
can be more sustainable. They will learn
about topics such as recycling, upcycling,
reducing household rubbish and food
wastage in a structure and sociable way.
± Accumulate’s Confidence Through
Creativity (CTC) project will use creative
workshops to reverse the negative
experiences and impacts of people who
are homeless, targeting those living in
hostels within the local area.
FLEET STREET QUARTER
COMMUNITY FUND SUPPORTED:
± Codebar Workshops run programming
workshops for minority group members
who need financial support to attend inperson
workshops. Many of our students
go onto successful careers as software
engineers or working in tech.
± Hangouts with MENA Artists is a series
of four 90-minute long live and recorded
sessions with Arab artists run by the
Arab British Centre produced by MENA
Arts UK, spotlighting MENA talent and
enabling peer to peer support amongst
freelancers and creating diverse role
models is crucial for the next generation.
± Dragon Café In The City Creative
Squared project includes a series of 3
creative, fun and fulfilling workshops
during lunchtimes and evenings to
cater for those living or working in the
Fleet Street Quarter. Research shows
that participation in immersive arts and
activities greatly enhances mental health
helping attendees to feel more confident
and better able to manage their mental
health conditions.
± Football, Fun & Food delivered sport,
outdoor play and a hot lunch for young
people, often from disadvantaged
backgrounds, aged 8-16 over the
February school holiday at Living
Space Community Centre, adventure
playground and football pitch.

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RETAIL
SHINING BRIGHT
STUNNING SPOTS TO PICK UP STUNNING PIECES
WHETHER you’re planning
to pop the question, or
you’re just looking to
add some more bling
to your wardrobe,
there are loads of top
jewellery shops in the City of London to
choose from, writes Zoe Patterson.
There are few accessories that make a
bigger impact than a piece of statement
jewellery. Spoil your partner with a new
necklace or treat your spouse to a flashy
watch, no matter what you’re looking for,
the City is the best spot to shop.
From silver, to gold, to Tiffany’s blue,
here are some fantastic jewellery shops to
check out in the Square Mile:
City of London Jewellers
If you’re looking for jewellery shops in the
City of London, this spot says it right on
the tin. Located on Eldon Street, City of
London Jewellers was established in 1987
and is an independent shop that also offers
repairs and makes jewellery on the premises.
Head there for engagement rings,
diamond rings, earrings and more.
•5 Eldon Street, London EC2M 7L
cityoflondonjewellers.co.uk
Purely Diamonds
Designed and manufactured in-house,
Purely Diamonds has some of the most
cost-effective diamond jewellery in the
City of London. The British family run business
has been around since 1979 and can
be found in Hatton Garden. Every product
displays a price and retail value, which is
what you would expect to pay at a high
street shop for the same product. Sounds
like a bargain.
•29 Ely Place EC1N 6TD
purelydiamonds.co.uk
Royal Exchange Jewellers
The Royal Exchange Jewellers specialise
in fine jewellery and watches, diamonds
and diamond rings. Head to one of the
top jewellery shops in the Square Mile for
handmade pieces, antique jewellery and
pre-owned watches. Brands include Rolex,
Cartier and Breitling. Sounds like a lush
spot to shop.
•29A Royal Exchange EC3V 3LP
royalexchangejewellers.com
Coleby’s Jewellers Ltd
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend for a
reason, and if you’re looking for luxury
diamonds or watches in the City of
London, Coleby’s is a new jeweller on the
scene with a private and relaxed approach
to jewellery shopping inside London’s
Heron Tower – just be sure to book in
advance.
•Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate EC2N 4AY
colebysjewellers.com
Boodles
Hailing from Liverpool originally, this
jewellery shop can be found in the City of
London at the Royal Exchange. Boodles
designs its pieces in-house with original
British designs to choose from. You can
head there for jewellery, watches, engagement
rings, wedding bands and more. Get
ready to bring the bling.
•Royal Exchange EC3V 3LR
boodles.com
Quality Diamonds
If you’re wondering where to buy an
engagement ring, Quality Diamonds is
always a good shout. Located in Hatton
Garden, this jeweller has over a thousand
craftspeople and designers available to
make your vision come to life. Just be sure
to book an appointment in advance. Up
next? Getting the yes.
•Hatton Garden EC1N 7RJ
qualitydiamonds.co.uk
LB Jewellers
Founded in 2013, this fresh jewellery shop
is based in London Moorgate and offers
custom watches and diamond jewellery.
Services operate around the clock with
cool urban designs and custom services.
Book an in-store appointment in advance
for VIP treatment. Swish.
•1 Ropemaker Street EC2Y 9HT
bjewellers.com
Tiffany & Co
When it comes to jewellery shops in the
City of London, Tiffany & Co is a classic
for a reason. Make like Holly Golightly
and shop for a gift that your sweetheart
will never forget. The solitaire diamond
© Coleby’s Jewellers Ltd © Tiffany & Co
earrings are £1,150 and come with trendy
rose gold backings.
•Royal Exchange EC3V 3LR
theroyalexchange.co.uk/stores/tiffany-co
© Purely Diamonds

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CITYMATTERS.LONDON
LIVERIES
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE GREAT 12 LIVERY COMPANIES
CITY’S DIAMOND DOZEN
Fishmongers’ Hall
WHETHER you’re a
new-age Londoner or
one that’s born and
bred, you’re unlikely to
be aware of how many
Livery Companies there
are (more than 100), or just how much of
an impact they have had on the city you
call home (hint: it’s a big one).
You may not even have any idea what a
Livery Company is, assuming it’s a company
that deals in offal (it’s not), and therefore
has no place occupying any of your interest
(which would be a shame, as again, big
impact, not offal).
The truth is that so much of the City of
London’s history is intertwined with Livery
Companies, and they continue to have a
major say in Square Mile affairs even to this
very day.
Beginning as informal groups of trades/
craftsmen and women, they developed into
formal governance bodies. The Companies
became so important that they were able
to regulate their trades, provide apprenticeships
and career progression, and endearingly
act as religious, social and charitable
support for their members.
Once well-established in the Company,
and having completed their apprenticeships,
members could become ‘freemen’, in
control of their own trade and no longer at
the whim of the Master.
Becoming a fully-fledged, high ranking
member of the company meant becoming
a ‘liveryman’, so named because of the
traditional livery garment that would show
your allegiance to your Livery Company
(see, nothing about offal).
Today, the Freedom of the City of London
is open to all, and you can apply to become
a freeman without belonging to a Livery
company; but you must be a freeman
before ascending to liveryman.
The privileges of the liveryman mostly
remain the same, including the exclusive
right to vote in the annual elections of the
Lord Mayor of London, the Sheriffs and
various other City positions.
A lot of the Livery Companies themselves
are no longer involved with their root trades,
but continue to play an important part in the
make-up of the City, contributing to valuable
charitable causes and funding various
education and development programmes.
The Great Twelve
As there are 100-plus Livery Companies in
the City, it would be very difficult to document
them all, but it also wouldn’t be fair of
us to play favourites.
That said, in 1516 Lord Mayor Billesdon
put the 48 companies of the time in order
of precedence, to put paid to rivalries and
establish a clear order.
Despite there being a good few more
now, this original order has not changed,
and out of the 48 came The Great Twelve;
the 12 most powerful, wealthy, and influential
Livery Companies in London.
The Mercers’ Company (1)
The Mercers’ Company first received its
Royal Charter in 1394, and were originally
made up of merchants, usually dealing in
fine cloth and textiles. Mercers would have
traded fabric and goods in various ways,
and surely would have been fond of a good
yarn; none more so than that of famous
merchant, Richard Whittington, or ‘Dick
Whittington’ as he is commonly known
today. Whilst the famous panto tale is far
from the truth, Whittington was a real-life,
valued member of the Mercers’ Company
(oh yes he was) and served as Master three
times throughout his life. Throughout
its history, the Company have loomed
large over the education sector, providing
patronage to a number of schools and
colleges since the 16th century. Its connection
to the original trade may have unravelled,
but it continues to support young
people and education in a variety of ways,
and aim to donate £15 million each year to
a number of charitable causes.
•mercers.co.uk
The Grocers’ Company (2)
Once the first of the Great Twelve, the
Grocers’ Company gained its royal charter
in 1426, and was originally known as the
Guild of Pepperers. By 1373 these general
traders were known as the Grocers, who
‘engrossed’ (bought and sold) all manner
of items, and were responsible for both
grading spices (a process known as
garbling) and weighing heavy goods in
the City. The Company arms features the
camel, a motif that is peppered throughout
the history of the Company, being the
symbol of the spice trade. Rumour has it
that the Company even lost its top spot in
the Great Twelve thanks to a camel emitting
“gross” smells in front of Queen Elizabeth I.
Nowadays the Company is committed to
supporting a variety of good causes out of
its home on Princes Street.
•grocershall.co.uk
The Drapers’ Company (3)
The Drapers’ Company was originally
made up of traders in the woollen cloth
industry. Following the expansion of the
cloth trade throughout the 15th century,
it held a powerful position, and controlled
sales at the City’s cloth market, where
merchants from all around the world would
come to barter and exchange goods. Its
commitment to charity is far from woolly
though, with philanthropy running through
its history from the 16th century to the
present day. Drapers’ Hall on Throgmorton
Street, originally the home of Thomas
Cromwell, has been damaged multiple
times throughout the years; however, the
Company has continued to show moral
fibre, knitting the building back to what is
described as the “architectural patchwork”
that it is today.
•thedrapers.co.uk
The Fishmongers’ Company (4)
The Fishmongers’ Company have long
held an important plaice (couldn’t resist)
in the Twelve Great Liveries, largely owing
to London’s connection to the sea via
the Thames. Originally granted a Royal
Charter in 1272, these Petermen (named
for their devotion to St Peter, patron saint
of fishermen) were split into two branches,
Salfishmongers and Stockfishmongers,
until they were united under a sole coat
of arms in 1512. Fishmongers’ Hall stands
proudly on the banks of the Thames, and
the Company has continued to support
the fishing sector up to the present day.
However, the sheer scale of its charitable
giving now extends beyond the trade, with
its most recent grants programme focusing
on mental health, education and nutrition.
Fin.
•fishmongers.org.uk
The Goldsmiths’ Company (5)
The Goldsmiths’ Company was founded
to regulate the trade of the Goldsmith, and
has been responsible for testing the quality
of gold and silver since 1300. In recent years
they’ve branched out, testing the quality of
platinum and palladium (the metal, not the
venue). They coined the term ‘hallmark’
from when Goldsmiths would bring their
wares to the hall for assaying and marking;
and the hallmark of a good coin is that
it sails successfully through The Trial of
the Pyx. This Lord of the Rings-sounding
process is simply how the Company tests
the coinage produced by the Royal Mint,
and is one that still occurs today. Based out
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TRAVEL
Service and facilities
The hotel’s staff are exceptionally friendly,
boasting welcoming smiles and tonnes of
knowledge about the hotel and it’s features.
The mixologist in ESQ was very helpful
when it came to deciding upon our drinks
to accompany dinner, and directed us to
those he thought we’d like based on our
preferences.
As well as the three eating and drinking
venues, a concierge service, meeting rooms,
and a boutique, the hotel also has its very
own lounge-library. It’s the ideal place for
some down-time, with sinkable armchairs
and plenty of books.
There is also a gym in the hotel’s
basement, though it’s a tad small and easily
feels crowded. It’s well-equipped for a gym
of its size, but could do with a few more
machines, if space would permit. There’s no
pool or spa (but when there’s so much to
see and do locally, who needs one?)
Lasting thoughts
If you’re looking for a stay that ticks all the
luxury boxes, 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel can
certainly do that. With so much to do and
see in the area, amazing eating and drinking
options onsite, and gorgeous rooms, there
isn’t more that you could want!
n100 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington
SW7 5AG
mattress, sumptuous pillows, and a snuggly
duvet. While all these things are pivotal for a
good nights’ sleep, we sadly struggled to drift
off soundly. The connecting rooms’ feature
might be great for families and friends staying
at the hotel together, but if you find yourself
in a connecting suite and with noisy neighbours,
you can, sadly, hear everything.
Though the door to our neighbours’ room
was obviously locked, noise escaped under
the gap and their voices carried through
to our room. If you can, we recommend
requesting a non-connecting room for this
reason (unless you want one!).
Other than that (and we might have just
been unlucky with exceptionally loud neighbours!)
we cannot fault the King Duplex
Suite – it was stunning through and through.
Food and drink
100 Queen’s Gate is home to three eating
and drinking establishments, Botanica,
which serves an elegant afternoon tea,
Cento, the hotel’s new Italian restaurant, and
ESQ, a beautiful bar featuring a delightful
‘small plates’ menu.
ESQ was our venue of choice for dinner
and drinks during our stay. Nestled on the
lower ground floor, the space is stunning,
showcasing a large and well-stocked bar with
dimmed lighting, soft music, luscious palm
plants, and comfortable bar stools and sofas.
We tried nine dishes from the ‘small plates’
menu, chosen with the chef’s recommendations.
Stand-out dishes included the shiitake
bao buns, green gyoza dumplings, and katsu
sando. For dessert, the chocolate fondant
with caramel sauce was sublime (so make
sure that you save room!), though the yuzu
cheesecake was almost as delicious.
ESQ specialises in homemade infused
spirits created by the bar’s resident mixologists
– and the passion for top-notch beverages
really shows. Cocktail-aficionados
will adore the menu; our favourite was the
‘sapphire sling’, a concoction containing
Ophir Bombay Sapphire, Maraschino, Muyu
Liqueur, lime, passionfruit, pineapple juice,
and Banana Crème de Liqueur. Perfectly
balanced in flavour, it was sweet but not too
sweet, and very refreshing.
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7 2 4 3 8 1 5 9 6 2 4 8 3 1 9 7 6 5
5 8 1 2 9 6 7 3 4 9 6 3 5 2 7 1 8 4
9 3 6 4 5 7 8 2 1 7 5 1 6 8 4 3 2 9
3 9 7 6 1 2 4 5 8 8 3 7 4 9 6 2 5 1
6 5 2 8 7 4 9 1 3 1 9 6 8 5 2 4 3 7
4 1 8 5 3 9 2 6 7 5 2 4 7 3 1 8 9 6
J
E
26
13
X
Y
25
12
K
Z
24
11
I
F
23
10
W
C
22
9
R
M
21
8
15
18
14
17
22
35
U
Q
20
7
3
8
16
4
11
25
27
33
B
L
19
6
13
15
16
12
18
22
S
D
6. Oloroso is a type of which
alcoholic beverage?
7. Who sued the Marquess of
Queensberry for libel in 1895
but lost the action at great
cost to himself?
8. Fremantle is a port in which
Australian state?
9. The Red Queen appears in
which 19th century children’s
book?
10. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup,
which team did Germany lose
to in their group matches?
18
5
4
13
12
22
5
8
10
15
28
G
V
17
4
11
5
10
23
24
A
P
3
5
19
6
29
O
2
H
1
7
9
7
31
ACROSS
FIVE ALIVE
PA XO LI OA MR
AB NA AI
OG AV EP RE DT
UA PE RO
NT YI TL OH EN
Here are two miniature five-square
crosswords using the same grid –
but the letters have been mixed up.
You have to work out which letters
belong to which crossword.
1. Criterion for being a literary
jester (10)
7. Strained to have made heavy
demands (5)
8. Sailor with copper to return
money (7)
10. Summarise what isn’t there
(8)
11. Doesn’t sound like a cool
stream in Scotland? (4)
13. Could make him rue breaking
bones (6)
15. Wine shop where a chap will
recall his time (6)
17. Weathercock which may
show off its plumage, say? (4)
18. British friend who, say, will
make a fuss? (8)
21. Note it is uncultivated (7)
22. Contemptuously reject east
coast head (5)
23. Inferior – but the time is not
surpassed (6,4)
NONAGRAM:
bent; bice; bine; bite; bitumen; bunce; cent; cine;
cite; cube; cute; cutie; emit; ennui; étui; imbue;
INCUMBENT; item; menu; metic; mien; mince;
mine; minuet; minute; mite; mute; neum; nice; nine;
numen; tein; time; tine; tube; tune; unbent; unite;
unmet; untie.
16
N
15
T
14
CROSS CODE
ACROSS
1. New Zealand
city (8)
5. Singing voice (4)
9. Heart
chamber (7)
10. Premium Bond
computer (5)
11. Barrier (3)
12. Tiny
mouthful (6)
15. Picture (5)
17. ---- Connery,
actor (4)
19. Haunt (6)
22. Halve (6)
24. Skin injury (4)
26. Glue (5)
27. Papal
emissary (6)
30. Depression (3)
32. Very angry (5)
33. Babyhood (7)
34. Sea eagle (4)
35. Practise (8)
FIVE ALIVE:
(1) Across – Polar; Gaped; Nylon.
Down – Pagan; Lapel; Radon.
(2) Across – Axiom; Overt; Tithe.
Down – About; Inept; Mitre.
Clockwise from top left – divide;
subtract; multiply; add. Total: 6.
EQUALISER:
DOWN
DOWN
1. Absent (4)
2. Freight (5)
3. Shoe
fasteners (5)
4. Sewing
implement (6)
6. Line of
descent (7)
7. Egg dish (8)
8. Heavenly
twins (6)
13. Cereal (3)
14. Existence (4)
16. Dolphin (8)
18. Competent (4)
20. Nourish (7)
21. Scandinavian
country (6)
23. Health resort (3)
25. Pineal (anag.) (6)
28. Faux pas (5)
29. Radio
receiver (5)
31. Cowshed (4)
EQUALISER
9 5
18 2 3
3 2
2 1 2
3 2
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.
1. State that ten drinks have
been brought round (5)
2. It is definitely not above a
serviceman to bowl thus (8)
3. Call John’s attention and
steal his vehicle perhaps (6)
4. Gather at the school shop (4)
5. Main god between Uranus
and Pluto (7)
6. Another start made on
harbour near Glasgow (10)
9. Brown thanks horse that is
just as good (10)
12. Come together to have drinks
in company establishment (8)
14. Fellow taken in by elephant
initially – or a sea cow (7)
16. Announced that one had
come round (6)
19. Frequent a resort (5)
20. Not many involved in street
rioting (4)
NONAGRAM
C U B
T E N
M I N
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:
20 Good; 24 Very Good;
28 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).
QUICK CROSSWORD:
Across – 1 Auckland; 5 Alto; 9 Auricle; 10 Ernie; 11 Dam; 12
Morsel; 15 Image; 17 Sean; 19 Obsess; 22 Bisect; 24 Weal;
26 Paste; 27 Legate; 30 Dip; 32 Irate; 33 Infancy; 34 Erne; 35
Rehearse.
Down – 1 Away; 2 Cargo; 3 Laces; 4 Needle; 6 Lineage; 7
Omelette; 8 Gemini; 13 Rye; 14 Esse; 16 Porpoise; 18 Able;
20 Sustain; 21 Sweden; 23 Spa; 25 Alpine; 28 Gaffe; 29
Tuner; 31 Byre.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:
Across – 1 Touchstone; 7 Taxed; 8 Jackpot; 10 Abstract; 11
Burn; 13 Humeri; 15 Bodega; 17 Vane; 18 Ballyhoo; 21
Natural; 22 Spurn; 23 Second best.
Down – 1 Texas; 2 Underarm; 3 Hijack; 4 Tuck; 5 Neptune; 6
Strathaven; 9 Tantamount; 12 Coalesce; 14 Manatee; 16
Called; 19 Haunt; 20 Trio.
QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Let it be (ignore the correction); 2 Osborne House; 3 Yellowish skin; 4 Elton John;
5 George Eliot; 6 Sherry; 7 Oscar Wilde; 8 Western Australia; 9 Through The Looking Glass; 10 Japan.
EASY
HARD
CROSS CODE
4 16 6 20 16 19 6 13 26 3
8 3 20 21 13 16 18 2 15
6 16 8 19 18 13 16 17 22
11 13 19 18 7 20 16 22 24
18 13 3 16 21 16 14 13 16 2
13 5 23 14 2 21 18 9 21 16 22 6
13 17 6 1 15 23
8 12 18 13 6 10 10 16 18 14 13 15
13 15 13 25 2 21 9 23 18 13
21 16 15 5 2 8 21 21 9
21 20 16 21 13 23 21 16 15
3 6 20 21 16 6 18 3 3
12 13 13 15 14 23 14 23 13 18
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
L
E
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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.
SUDOKU
S
Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9,
and so must each 3 x 3 box.
9 7
8 5 2 6 9
1 6 3
3 8 1
5 8 1 2 9 7
6 7 2
3 1 2 4 8
6 5 4 9 3
5
4 7 5 8
8 4
3
2 8 5
3 5 2 8
6 9
4 2
1 9 3
7 6
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