Quick crossword No 17,470

1Chaos – turn-up this month? (6) 1 across. Chaos – turn-up this month? 6 letters. 4Dog – or, when paired with 18ac, loudspeaker (6) 4 across. Dog – or, when paired with 18ac, loudspeaker. 6 letters. 9Pope (7) 9 across. Pope. 7 letters. 10Demand and obtain (5) 10 across. Demand and obtain. 5 letters. 11Beginning…

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Quick crossword No 17,468

1Place to walk on board (9,4) 1 across. Place to walk on board. 9 letters and 4 letters. 8More amusing (7) 8 across. More amusing. 7 letters. 9Lumberjack shirt material (5) 9 across. Lumberjack shirt material. 5 letters. 10Appearance – butcher’s (informal) (4) 10 across. Appearance – butcher’s (informal). 4 letters. 11Work by Gilbert and…

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Quick crossword No 17,465

1Flamboyant and vulgar (6) 1 down. Flamboyant and vulgar. 6 letters. 2Train – attendants (7) 2 down. Train – attendants. 7 letters. 3Mint, jelly or icing? (5) 3 down. Mint, jelly or icing? 5 letters. 5They’re sometimes called ceps or penny buns (7) 5 down. They’re sometimes called ceps or penny buns. 7 letters. 6Not…

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Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for green chilli eggs with coriander and coconut | Quick and easy

This might look like a shakshuka, but with lemongrass, ginger and lime, you couldn’t really get away with calling it one – particularly because the noodles make this an easy, flavour-packed one-pan dinner. The crunch of the peanuts is particularly good against the lime-spiked coconut milk – a perfect transitional “is it spring yet?” dinner….

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Quick crossword No 17,462

1Bingo or baggage? (4) 1 down. Bingo or baggage? 4 letters. 2Polite way(s) to behave (7) 2 down. Polite way(s) to behave. 7 letters. 3Genius move (12) 3 down. Genius move. 12 letters. 4What Sherlock Holmes did (6) 4 down. What Sherlock Holmes did. 6 letters. 6Dishonest behaviour (5) 6 down. Dishonest behaviour. 5 letters….

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A quick guide to satirical news in Spain

Shorouk Express Want to really make sense of Spanish society and Spanish current affairs? Tuning into the funniest news satire TV programmes or reading the satirical press will help you to understand the Spanish zeitgeist. Satirical journalism has been around in Spain for over two centuries, even managing to survive throughout Franco’s 40-year dictatorship, albeit…

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