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Private Eye crossword 696:-

Board manoeuvres - the likes of Fergie deprived of dues (5)

Er, what does that mean?

John McKenna wrote: There was such a massacre during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) - "The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing of 96 Christian Lenape by U.S. militiamen from Pennsylvania on March 8, 1782 at the Moravian missionary village of Gnadenh...

Another Mel Gibson film, The Patriot (2000), has an invented scene in which a church filled with colonists is locked and burned. I once read a book in the American Revolution written by a British historian. He was inspired to write the book because he was so incensed by the rubbish in The Patriot. N...

Thanks, Tim, I had just about come to that conclusion.

Your question is a good one!

So do you have to play in the Senior Qualifier before you play in the Senior Championship itself?

From BBC Football text commentary, posted at 20:49:-

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Tottenham 2-0 Ludogorets

That was as one sided a half of football you will ever see. Like Beth Harmon versus pretty much anyone at chess.

Let's do these beautiful calculations, and then let's multiply it by whatever number makes it look right.

I used to work for an insurance company, and that sounds exactly like the approach the actuaries used in the annual valuation of the business.

I was wondering how effective the flu vaccine is, so I did some research:- The NHS says:- How effective is the flu vaccine? The flu vaccine gives the best protection against flu. Flu vaccines help protect against the main types of flu viruses, although there's still a chance you might get flu. If yo...

Joey Stewart wrote: I cant imagine the uptake is going to be huge, outside of those that are feeling altruistic and want to help support the ECF it feels like a massive waste of money paying full price for a membership that is going to last half a season at the very best. I see the point being made...

Players do not get added to the list until they confirm they accept the fair play guidelines. Maybe that's the reason.

There is a link to the registrations list just under the table of the pairings and results, admittedly in a rather small font.

http://www.4nclresults.co.uk/2020-21/me ... glist.html

I'll be renewing as usual too. No doubt, there are many players who are finding lockdown financially difficult, but I hope as many as possible will renew promptly. Equally, many charitable organisations will be in big financial trouble. I am a member of the national trust, Ashmolean Museum, and the ...

I believe so. I believe the entire round has been scrapped.