Observer New Review 2023 puzzles specialCrosswordsPrint out and complete: the Observer giant Christmas crossword 2023A bumper festive challenge from the Observer New Review. Click here for the solutions
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Clues across1 Flipping grand Irish party including loud noise and sweet food (7)
5 Seasonal visitor by outskirts of festive US city (5,2)
9 Party time’s close, drinking whiskey with you once (3,4)
13 Gourmet I treat, tucking into English roast (9) Read More...
LGBTQ+ rights This article is more than 9 months oldWest Midlands school criticised after death threats to gay Muslim speaker This article is more than 9 months oldReport says Wood Green Academy failed to teach controversial issues in a safe way after Khakan Qureshi challenged by students
A West Midlands school has been criticised for failing to “teach controversial issues in a way that is safe for everyone”, after a gay Muslim speaker was challenged by students and later received death threats on social media. Read More...
FictionReviewIn this assured debut, a Chinese-American woman tries to reconcile her teenage and adult selves on a visit to her parents
Delia Cai is a Vanity Fair writer, but this is not the droll, wise-cracking first novel one might expect. It is very different from Monica Heisey’s Really Good, Actually, or half a dozen other novels about women who hilariously haven’t quite got their lives together – and therein lies its charm. Read More...
