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Why do we eat pudding last in a meal? Thomas, via email Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply To enhance the soul. bellaphon Because dessert/pudding is…
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Summer puddings are a doddle: ripe peaches torn apart and dropped into glasses of chilled muscat; strawberries, halved and tossed with passionfruit juice; melon sprinkled with mint-infused…
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Normal Sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within grey lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated…
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It was my worst nightmare. Setting a payroll, sorting out holidays and tax and national insurance for other people. Becoming an employer. But that’s what it had…
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I’ve been very lucky with my genes. My mum worked in a circus. She was a contortionist and a trapeze artist, so I got my flexibility from…
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The questions 1 The Aralkum in Central Asia is the world’s newest what?2 Which insect is thought to be named after the colour of one of its…
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Summer has finally arrived, so we’ve dusted off the barbecue and are on the lookout for the next refreshing drink. Here’s a clever solution, combining something you…
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Click here to access the print version. Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue…
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