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Enigmas & puzzles

Ian Stewart — 23rd July 2009 — Issue 161 Free entry

The knitting circle
It was the weekly meeting of the Lower Aspirations knitting circle, so named because its members sat in a large circle. The president, Hyacinth Hurst, had the most comfortable chair. Round the circle to her right were, in turn, Olive O’Reilly, Primrose Poole, Scarlet Smith and Violet Vincent.
That day, they were all knitting [...]

Enigmas & puzzles

Ian Stewart — 4th July 2009 — Issue 160 Free entry

Muchu Poochu

Enigmas & puzzles

Ian Stewart — 4th June 2009 — Issue 159 Free entry

Cutting the links

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Ian Stewart — 4th May 2009 — Issue 158 Free entry

Holy petunias

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Ian Stewart — 26th April 2009 — Issue 157 Free entry

Anyone for tennis?

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Ian Stewart — 1st March 2009 — Issue 156 Free entry

The rule of eleven

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Ian Stewart — 17th January 2009 — Issue 154 Free entry

It was the new year and Annabel, Belinda, Carmen and Davina went on their traditional shopping trip to the sales. “Mind you,” Belinda said, “the sales are all year round now.”
“True,” said Davina. “But we must show some responsibility this year and limit our purchases to things that really matter.”
“Like what?” asked Annabel.

“Well—uh— “
“I know!” [...]

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Ian Stewart — 20th December 2008 — Issue 153 Free entry

Cheapo carpet cash ‘n’ carry
“I’m fed up with this old tiled floor,” said Prunella.
“I like it,” said Dillwyn. “I like squares. And not only is each tile one foot square, but the whole floor is square—11 by 11 feet.”

“Tiles are cold in winter. The cat doesn’t like walking on them.”
Dillwyn said nothing. They both knew [...]

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Ian Stewart — 23rd November 2008 — Issue 152 Free entry

The Leaping Monk
The ancient stone buildings and beautiful cloistered gardens of Stalemate Monastery date back to the Knights Templar. Once a year, for reasons lost in the mists of time, the monks engage in a curious practice—the ritual of the Leaping Monk.
The ritual takes place in the east corner of the gardens, where there are [...]

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Ian Stewart — 25th October 2008 — Issue 151 Free entry

Alex Soupadoupalos had been in the restaurant business a long time. So when his accountant dropped by to discuss his VAT return, Alex had all the figures ready—almost.
“This entry may be a problem,” said his accountant. “You’ve put down £1,000 as your takings for a group of 25 people. HM Revenue may be suspicious of [...]