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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

cccxxx.
Longer sentences. Free
tenor. Plan to seal off
Parliament. Bow to blow. Bound

to take longer to
reply. Infamy to
fame. Men who refuse

to grow. Wide-
ranging exclusive
marks end. One in

ten should
be
in hospital.

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

cccxxix.
Once decried
the 'dark
side'. A

remarkable
U-turn. 'A
battle between

reality
and myth.' Which
wins out? Critics

savage life.

Monday, June 28, 2004

cccxxviii.
The most
authoritative
poll. Carrying

the flair. Great
man bounces
back. Promises

amnesty. New
blood locks
horns. A

curious
loophole.

Sunday, June 27, 2004

cccxxvii.
PC not
PC. Divided
stance. Deal

clinched
on tax. The best
for

beach. Is he
the new? The
past ten years?

A twisting
tower? A
highlight.

Saturday, June 26, 2004

cccxxvi.
Recording of
birdsong. Lost
bacon. Aim

higher. Truth remains
hidden. More questions
than answers. Twice agreed

to appoint. Hits out
at tactics. A younger
gun. A

private season. The most
hated man.

Thursday, June 24, 2004

cccxxv.
'He never
said sorry.' Angry
man, he never

will. Author of
his own
misfortune. Turmoil over

'real lives'. Head
over heels, over
brinkmanship. A

certain amount of
trumpet blowing.

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

cccxxiv.
First seals, now sea
horses. Surveillance
state wins

book. Inquiry to
assess cost of
animals' terrorism.

Interviews attack. Hack
not stuck. Something
he ate? Publicly

at war. And the winner
is . . . the naked anger
of a civil servant.

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

cccxxiii.
Extraordinary
foolishness on all
sides. How to capture

a castle. The secret
of their survival. Independent
bards

out
of tune. Plan
to detain dental

patients. Arrested in
clashes. High cost
of being

out. Fightback
over.

Monday, June 21, 2004

cccxxii.
The face of a
party. Spinning
the press and

the truth. Can new
baby succeed? White,
male, and aged. Riven

by division. Puts foot down
on record. Breakthrough on
both sides of

the border. Rules out
apology. Reshuffles
to sharpen. Shares

dangerous
complacency. Wrecks
work.

Sunday, June 20, 2004

cccxxi.
The Battle of Why?
Why dither in the recess,
moving up, beyond

sensation? Harrowing for
our hosts, a total
shake-up. 'Public

ownership.' 'Ignorant
and pig-
headed.' Beauty looks

defiant. Hard-drinking, chain-
smoking stars
light up.

Saturday, June 19, 2004

cccxx.
'Pray for our
Nation.' Takes
a beating. 'Listens,

learns.' Or
not. How to stop studio
hotshots disgracing

power. The first
warning. Dispensable guide
to drinking. Bigger

task. A perfect
night's sleep.

Friday, June 18, 2004

cccxix.
'We paid
to have
them die

on air.' Inevitably
spring beckons.
The lower legs

succumb to
rugby tackles. Vent
the Pent, as

He would say.

Thursday, June 17, 2004

cccxviii.
Sickness scared. What
it means. Used as
target. Defied

categorization. Hope of big
improvement in turnout
dashed. A now notorious barbecue

brawl. Operation Serenade goes
awol. It's OK
to smoke. Jargon

by the skip-
load speeds up rate. No
more, no more, no more, no more.

Wednesday, June 16, 2004

cccxvii.
Crabs to go
under hammer. Truth
greeted

with orange.
Outrage. Embroiled
in new

row, brothers
fall. Vocabulary
of a three-

year-old. Where is
my mail?

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

cccxvi.
Ex-celebrity
dies as
President. Brand of

European
hatred: you, you, you.
Not us. Dancing

in public on
your own. 'To show it
cannot work.' Bloody

big promise. This
to brighten
the mood.

Monday, June 14, 2004

cccxv.
Blank spot
is love. Black
comedy derailed.

The golden
touch failed,
Man O' War.

Re-united nations
hope
for best. Get

this.

Sunday, June 13, 2004

cccxiv.
Act
of work; rote
quality. Green light

for overhaul, help
in escape. Falls foul of
foul play. Youth policy. The roaring

soul is coming from
the fire. That one
drifter suffocated.

A 'larger
than life' character
dies.

Saturday, June 12, 2004

cccxiii.
Security correspondent
to this. Smoke can't
touch me. One

of many. Difficult
child and his
mentor. Shot

dead filming.
Quiet reflection.
Business as

usual.

Friday, June 11, 2004

cccxii.
'Useless, work-
shy.' Stop another
one. Hype swaps

host up. 'Who
are you, who are
we?' The next

generation met
its match. Pulling
teeth. Tongue-

lashed. Un-
known knowns.

Thursday, June 10, 2004

cccxi.
Eyes on scape-
goat. Departs in
wake. 'Why youth

is over-
rated.' In front of
one free face. Fall

guy flawed. False
favour. Probe ready.
Some complaints. 'I think

in shapes.'

Wednesday, June 09, 2004

cccx.
Convention is 'out
of date': chaos
come again. Out-

sourcing. Never
going
to be primed. Re-

thinks another
planet. Some sad
watercolours 'look

much better'.

Tuesday, June 08, 2004

cccix.
'Didn't mark
the birthday, sport
torture, edify

the misses, build.'
Nuisance neighbors
field. Flock to No.

10. Life lessons race
to meet
deadline. Terrible

in Europe. Fire-
ships.

Monday, June 07, 2004

cccviii.
Artists
love
triangle. Lying

in state. Reign
on bridge. Mea
culpa
. A key

prop. Not a single
millilitre. The only
grammar. 'It was

never clear
why.'

Sunday, June 06, 2004

cccvii.
Consortia
pushing daisies, more
brand than

band. Sets Paris
alight. Claims
slaughter

down the line. Refuses
the bass. Shadow
over poll, oasis

shielded.

Friday, June 04, 2004

cccvi.
'I don't
believe in evil.' 'Nor
do I.' High-

beams elicit
praise. What should
we feed? Never-

before-seen. The
first time
since. Others

prefer.

Thursday, June 03, 2004

cccv.
Cakewalk
of shock and
awe. 'Are

you
adventurous
with meat?' Bizarre

tale
of boy. Is new.
Postal chaos

clears way.

Tuesday, June 01, 2004

ccciv.
Deplores attacks. Deploys
marines. Emergency
appeals to all

and sundry. Bigger
fold. Billionaires
plan bids. Prison

for life. May face
detector tests. 'My life
with dolls.' Broadcaster

repeats himself (as clone).