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Front-line <strong>City</strong> Police services force<br />
spend faces £5.6m is protected cuts<br />
Council Report updating tax freeze budget also announced deficit outlined by <strong>City</strong> planned Corporation’s<br />
‘deletion<br />
Court of 37 posts’ of Common to save £2.3m, Council to as be members agreed by agree Home budget<br />
Office<br />
THE police force which looks<br />
after the Square Mile is likely to<br />
lose 37 jobs out of 961 officers,<br />
to help cut a £5.6milion budget<br />
deficit, writes Julia Gregory,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter.<br />
The size of the deficit has more<br />
than doubled from the £2.4m<br />
predicted in December.<br />
However, the force had 840<br />
officers and 518 staff in 2020<br />
when the current policing plan<br />
was drawn up.<br />
The <strong>City</strong> of London Police<br />
Force is partialy funded by the<br />
<strong>City</strong> of London Corporation and<br />
is the national lead force for<br />
investigating fraud, including the<br />
growth in online fraud.<br />
It has a net budget of £85m for<br />
the next financial year.<br />
A report updating the budget<br />
deficit outlined the planned<br />
“deletion of 37 posts” to save<br />
£2.3m which wi l have to be<br />
agreed by the Home Office.<br />
This fo lows a 12% reduction in<br />
funding from the <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Corporation. The job losses are<br />
in addition to 40 vacant policing<br />
posts, saving £2.4m. The force<br />
also expects 136 officers wi l<br />
retire over the next five years.<br />
Last year the force had to save<br />
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THE Court of Common Council<br />
has agreed to protect spending<br />
on social care, rough sleeping and<br />
academies as part of an effor to<br />
ensure the organisation’s finances<br />
remain on a sustainable footing<br />
over the medium-term.<br />
Elected Members discussed<br />
a number of proposals relating<br />
to the <strong>City</strong> Corporation’s 2021/22<br />
budget amid a cha lenging<br />
economic outlook, which has led<br />
to significant lost income due to<br />
the closure of many services and<br />
facilities – including, in particular,<br />
the Barbican Centre.<br />
At a virtual meeting, councilors<br />
agreed an increase in the adult<br />
social care precept of 3.00% from<br />
1 April 2021, to help in meeting<br />
additional social care costs during<br />
the pandemic.<br />
They also announced that<br />
council tax wi l otherwise be frozen<br />
in 2021/22. However, that does not<br />
prevent a Government-enforced<br />
three per cent council tax rise for<br />
every local authority in the country.<br />
UK councils had the option to raise<br />
tax by a further two per cent, but<br />
the <strong>City</strong> Corporation declined.<br />
Business rates premiums – used<br />
to support the <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Police, security and contingency<br />
planning activity within the Square<br />
Mile at an enhanced level – wi l<br />
<strong>City</strong> of London Police is facing cuts<br />
Social care is secured<br />
also be frozen at 0.8p in the pound<br />
in 2021/22 given the impact of<br />
Covid-19 on <strong>City</strong> businesses.<br />
Elected Members have also<br />
decided partia ly to protect the<br />
Community and Children’s<br />
Services budget, which wi l see a<br />
reduction of 6% in 2021/22.<br />
£5.7m, including trimming £1.6m<br />
from pay and meant the loss of<br />
16 jobs.<br />
It has also saved £1.1m through<br />
the closure of Snow Hi l and<br />
This compares to 12% budget<br />
reductions across other services<br />
areas in 2021/22.<br />
In 2021/22, the <strong>City</strong> wi l also be<br />
implementing a new target operating<br />
model, enabling substantial<br />
organisational efficiencies.<br />
Chairman of the Finance<br />
Commitee, Jeremy Mayhew, said:<br />
“Elected Members today agreed to<br />
act prudently, strongly reinforcing,<br />
over the medium-term, the<br />
sustainability of our finances.<br />
“These tough decisions are<br />
crucial given the continuing<br />
financial impact of the Covid-19<br />
pandemic and the uncertain<br />
economic outlook.<br />
“It is vital that the <strong>City</strong> Corporation<br />
has a robust financial plan, so<br />
that we can continue to provide<br />
high quality, efficient services for<br />
workers, residents and visitors.<br />
“We are commited to building<br />
back be ter and ensuring the<br />
Square Mile flourishes for generations<br />
to come.”<br />
Wood Street police stations in<br />
recen times.<br />
The police force’s chief financial<br />
officer, Cecile Booth, warned<br />
of future pressures, including a<br />
£7m cut to the counter terrorism<br />
budget, which is the equivalent<br />
of 20 posts over a five-year<br />
period.<br />
Counter terrorism is one of the<br />
force’s priorities as the Square<br />
Mile includes major financial<br />
institutions, including the London<br />
Stock Exchange, along with key<br />
tourist attractions.<br />
In 2019 two people were ki led<br />
in a terror attack which started<br />
at Fishmonger’s Ha l just near<br />
London Bridge.<br />
And Ms Booth warned that<br />
in future the £2m grant from<br />
Transport for London (TfL) for<br />
roadside policing might be<br />
affected in the future.<br />
The transport body has been<br />
hard hit through loss of income<br />
because of the pandemic but<br />
it said the grant for 2021/22 wi l<br />
continue a the same rate.<br />
Londoners Q1 confidence with<br />
‘long the Covid’ rise P6 P3<br />
Psychedelic<br />
street art P8<br />
<strong>City</strong>’s culture plans<br />
for 2021 P10 & 11<br />
New Life-line funding for the for<br />
Kiln isolated Theatre P17 P17
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Edition <strong>128</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Police force<br />
faces £5.6m cuts<br />
Report updating budget deficit outlined planned ‘deletion<br />
of 37 posts’ to save £2.3m, to be agreed by Home Office<br />
Q1 confidence<br />
on the rise P6<br />
THE police force which looks<br />
after the Square Mile is likely to<br />
lose 37 jobs out of 961 officers,<br />
to help cut a £5.6million budget<br />
deficit, writes Julia Gregory,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter.<br />
The size of the deficit has more<br />
than doubled from the £2.4m<br />
predicted in December.<br />
However, the force had 840<br />
officers and 518 staff in 2020<br />
when the current policing plan<br />
was drawn up.<br />
The <strong>City</strong> of London Police<br />
Force is partially funded by the<br />
<strong>City</strong> of London Corporation and<br />
is the national lead force for<br />
investigating fraud, including the<br />
growth in online fraud.<br />
It has a net budget of £85m for<br />
the next financial year.<br />
A report updating the budget<br />
deficit outlined the planned<br />
“deletion of 37 posts” to save<br />
£2.3m which will have to be<br />
agreed by the Home Office.<br />
This follows a 12% reduction in<br />
funding from the <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Corporation. The job losses are<br />
<strong>City</strong> of London Police is facing cuts<br />
in addition to 40 vacant policing<br />
posts, saving £2.4m. The force<br />
also expects 136 officers will<br />
retire over the next five years.<br />
Last year the force had to save<br />
£5.7m, including trimming £1.6m<br />
from pay and meant the loss of<br />
16 jobs.<br />
It has also saved £1.1m through<br />
the closure of Snow Hill and<br />
Wood Street police stations in<br />
recent times.<br />
The police force’s chief financial<br />
officer, Cecile Booth, warned<br />
of future pressures, including a<br />
£7m cut to the counter terrorism<br />
budget, which is the equivalent<br />
of 20 posts over a five-year<br />
period.<br />
Counter terrorism is one of the<br />
force’s priorities as the Square<br />
Mile includes major financial<br />
institutions, including the London<br />
Stock Exchange, along with key<br />
tourist attractions.<br />
In 2019 two people were killed<br />
in a terror attack which started<br />
at Fishmonger’s Hall just near<br />
London Bridge.<br />
And Ms Booth warned that<br />
in future the £2m grant from<br />
Transport for London (TfL) for<br />
roadside policing might be<br />
affected in the future.<br />
The transport body has been<br />
hard hit through loss of income<br />
because of the pandemic but<br />
it said the grant for 2021/22 will<br />
continue at the same rate.<br />
Life-line for the<br />
isolated P8<br />
Psychedelic<br />
street art P14
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<strong>City</strong> Police Authority<br />
Board outlines plans<br />
for force to recruit<br />
40% BAME officers<br />
Image by Studio Weave and Tom Stuart-Smith<br />
Consultation launched on<br />
Bank Junction proposals<br />
THE <strong>City</strong> of London Corporation<br />
has launched a public consultation<br />
on proposed improvements to Bank<br />
Junction, scheduled to coincide with<br />
the re-opening of the improved Bank<br />
station.<br />
Transport for London (TfL) has been<br />
upgrading and expanding Bank and<br />
Monument stations since April 2016, with<br />
works scheduled to be complete by late<br />
2022.<br />
As part of the All Change at Bank<br />
scheme, and in order to cater for the<br />
increased passenger capacity within the<br />
modernised station, the <strong>City</strong> Corporation<br />
is looking to make a number of changes<br />
to improve safety and comfort on streets<br />
around station entrances.<br />
The proposed All Change at Bank<br />
improvements include:<br />
•The closure of Threadneedle Street for<br />
motor vehicles between Bank Junction<br />
and Bartholomew Lane in both directions<br />
to create a walking and cycling-only<br />
area.<br />
•The closure of Queen Victoria Street<br />
between Bucklersbury and Bank Junction<br />
for motor vehicles, except those vehicles<br />
exiting Walbrook in a westbound<br />
direction.<br />
•Keeping Princes Street open for only<br />
buses and cycles northbound, and in<br />
addition as a route for servicing to Cornhill<br />
in a southbound direction.<br />
•Widening pavements around the<br />
junction to accommodate the large<br />
number of people who walk through the<br />
area normally.<br />
The design provides space for transformative<br />
public realm enhancements<br />
including greening and seating.<br />
It will also improve street safety,<br />
particularly for pedestrians and cyclists in<br />
line with the <strong>City</strong> Corporation’s Transport<br />
Strategy.<br />
The <strong>City</strong> Corporation considered<br />
dozens of potential options and the<br />
proposal now out for consultation was<br />
deemed the most practical, while also<br />
offering the most substantial benefits for<br />
<strong>City</strong> residents, workers and visitors.<br />
Chair of the <strong>City</strong>’s Planning and<br />
Transportation Committee at the <strong>City</strong> of<br />
London Corporation, Alastair Moss, said:<br />
“Bank Junction has already undergone<br />
transformative change, from a busy and<br />
dangerous intersection to a safer and<br />
more pleasant environment for all.<br />
“This proposal further builds upon those<br />
changes to continue the progression<br />
toward creating a world-class welcoming<br />
heart of the Square Mile, bounded by the<br />
iconic Bank of England, Royal Exchange<br />
and Mansion House.<br />
“By making subtle changes to just a<br />
few of the arms of the junction, we will<br />
ensure the streets are even safer for<br />
pedestrians and cyclists, as well as being<br />
able to provide welcome improvements<br />
to the public realm in this busy part of<br />
the <strong>City</strong>. We encourage all of those who<br />
work, live and visit the <strong>City</strong> to provide their<br />
thoughts on the plan as we look forward<br />
to welcoming more people back to the<br />
Square Mile as the lockdown restrictions<br />
are eased.”<br />
•The public consultation on the<br />
proposed changes will run for six<br />
weeks. Due to Covid-19 restrictions,<br />
the consultation will be undertaken<br />
digitally, with virtual meetings scheduled<br />
for 14 April 12.30pm-1.30pm,<br />
22 April 6.30pm-7.30pm and 28 April<br />
12.30pm-1.30pm.<br />
THE <strong>City</strong> of London Police Authority<br />
Board (PAB) has agreed proposals to work<br />
with the <strong>City</strong> of London Police to ensure<br />
that the force is representative of the<br />
community that it serves.<br />
Under the plans, the PAB will challenge<br />
the force to recruit at least 40% BAME<br />
officers for the remainder of the Home<br />
Office uplift programme and to use other<br />
recruitment processes to address gender<br />
imbalances and ensure representation of<br />
all protected characteristics.<br />
The Board wants to ensure that in the<br />
recruitment of the next <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Police Commissioner it will apply the<br />
Equality Act 2010 when shortlisting<br />
candidates, in order to encourage<br />
applicants with protected characteristics<br />
who are underrepresented to apply.<br />
The PAB will urge the force to<br />
consider doing the same for all senior<br />
appointments with immediate effect.<br />
The PAB’s main role is to ensure that the<br />
<strong>City</strong> of London Police runs an effective<br />
and efficient service including setting<br />
policing priorities for the <strong>City</strong> as well as its<br />
role as National Lead Force for Fraud.<br />
It agreed to monitor the force’s Equality<br />
and Inclusion Strategy, to ensure that<br />
commitment to diversity and inclusion<br />
is reflected in its workforce and its<br />
community engagement.<br />
Chairman of the <strong>City</strong> of London Police<br />
Authority Board, James Thomson, said:<br />
“We are committed to building on the<br />
positive work that the <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Police has already undertaken to address<br />
issues of inequality and inclusion.<br />
“Respect for equality, diversity and<br />
human rights is essential in maintaining<br />
high levels of public trust and confidence<br />
in our officers.<br />
“Together we will take meaningful steps<br />
to address barriers to equality and to<br />
ensure the force is truly representative of<br />
the communities it serves.”<br />
The PAB also agreed for its elected<br />
Members to take part in annual training<br />
on equalities and inclusion, and to ensure<br />
that the Board is representative of all of<br />
the communities it serves.<br />
The recommendations were agreed<br />
as part of work undertaken by the <strong>City</strong><br />
Corporation’s Tackling Racism Taskforce,<br />
which was set up to June last year to<br />
tackle racism in all its forms.<br />
Ongoing difficulties<br />
All change at Bank
Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence<br />
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003<br />
Notice is hereby given that D&D FS Limited in respect of<br />
Premises known as 14 Hills, Restaurant & Kiosk, 14th Floor,<br />
120 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 5AL applied to <strong>City</strong> of<br />
London Corporation for a Variation of a Premises Licence. The<br />
proposed variation is: To vary the layout of the premises in<br />
accordance with the plan submitted by the applicant. The<br />
variation is to incorporate a dispense bar on the 15th floor to<br />
enable the service of food and drink to customers using the<br />
outdoor roof terrace. This application seeks to licence part of<br />
the existing 15th floor roof terrace as shown upon the plan<br />
submitted. The hours for the 15th floor for the sale of alcohol<br />
(on and off) will be 10:00 to 02:00 Monday to Sunday; late night<br />
refreshment 23:00 to 02:00 Monday to Sunday. [The hours for<br />
the 14th floor remain as existing]. To amend condition 1 under<br />
Annex 2 regarding CCTV to add the following wording –<br />
“[Informative: Condition 1 does not extend to the 15th floor.<br />
The 15th floor roof terrace is covered by CCTV that is<br />
controlled by the Landlord]". Any representations regarding the<br />
above-mentioned application must be received in writing by<br />
Licensing Authority, <strong>City</strong> of London Licensing Authority,<br />
Markets and Consumer Protection, PO Box 270, Guildhall,<br />
London, EC2P 2EJ, no later than 27 April 2021 stating the<br />
grounds for representation. The register of <strong>City</strong> of London<br />
Corporation and the record of the application may be<br />
inspected at the address of the council, given above, during<br />
normal business hours or on the council’s website -<br />
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk<br />
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false<br />
statement in connection with an application. A person is liable<br />
to an unlimited fine on conviction should such a false statement<br />
be made.<br />
Poppleston Allen, 37 Stoney Street, The Lace Market,<br />
Nottingham, NG1 1LS
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Mr Fogg’s Dockside Drinkery &<br />
Distillery<br />
All the fun and flair of Mr Fogg’s has been<br />
taken out into the outdoor space of<br />
Broadgate Circle.<br />
Pop by for a cheeky lunchtime cocktail or<br />
some after work drinks no matter what the<br />
weather – although we are certainly hoping<br />
for as much sun as possible. And don’t<br />
expect just the basic spritzes and G&Ts.<br />
The team here are all about creating<br />
exceptional cocktails from top tier spirits.<br />
And, once restriction ease even more, they’ll<br />
be opening the indoor themed bar, kitchen<br />
and masterclass rooms. We can’t wait for<br />
these guys to be fully operational once<br />
again!<br />
•37 Broadgate Circle EC2M 2QS<br />
Yauatcha in Broadgate Yauatcha Circle <strong>City</strong><br />
sticks. No judgement if you use your hands –<br />
we’ve been doing a lot of that during all the<br />
lockdowns ourselves.<br />
•One Broadgate Circle EC2M 2QS<br />
Gaucho<br />
The kings of Argentine steaks are back again!<br />
And in all of their London locations, not just<br />
Broadgate.<br />
Head to their large outdoor terrace in<br />
Finsbury Square for their world-class meat<br />
and wine pairings alongside a whole host of<br />
other South American specialities.<br />
It’s classic cooking at its finest. No stuffing<br />
around with old recipes or over-fussed<br />
plating. Just be sure to book soon. This <strong>City</strong><br />
institution is going to be busy this year.<br />
•5 Finsbury Avenue EC2M 2PG<br />
Aviary<br />
From the bronze interiors to the flirty cocktails,<br />
ETM Group’s Aviary has been ergonomically<br />
engineered for <strong>City</strong> boys and girls<br />
to seal deals and celebrate successes over<br />
killer panoramic views.<br />
And while the slick kitchen does a<br />
gastropub-style menu of British classics<br />
and meats straight up from the open coal<br />
oven, it’s the colossal south-facing terrace,<br />
complete with cushy furniture and marble<br />
bar that will have them jostling for the lift at<br />
the end of the working day.<br />
And it may not technically be located in<br />
Broadgate, but let’s call it Broadgate adjacent<br />
– it’s not a bad spot to drink outdoors<br />
while watching the sun set over London.<br />
•10th floor of Montcalm Hotel,<br />
22-25 Finsbury Square EC2A 1DX<br />
Bank<br />
Mercer Rooftop<br />
We still aren’t sure why this <strong>City</strong> rooftop<br />
remains hidden from so many people. It is a<br />
brilliant spot to head up to for either a night<br />
of cocktails and nibbles or a proper sit-down<br />
dinner.<br />
In one sweep, the view from Mercer Roof<br />
Terrace takes in London’s skyline, from the<br />
dome of St Paul’s Cathedral to the glass tip<br />
of The Shard. You can even treat yourselves<br />
to a quintessentially British experience up<br />
here – the afternoon tea.<br />
Treat yourselves to cakes, crustless sandwiches<br />
and the highly coveted scone while<br />
taking in all of those marvellous London<br />
landmarks.<br />
•20 Garlick Hill EC4V 2AU<br />
COYA<br />
COYA Angel Court is launching The<br />
Courtyard in partnership with Veuve<br />
Clicquot, a Peruvian oasis in the heart of the<br />
city, open to guests for outdoor dining from<br />
Monday 12 April.<br />
Guests can escape to the calm oasis of<br />
the heated courtyard every Monday to Friday<br />
from 12:30pm until 10pm, and sip on Veuve<br />
Clicquot champagne and COYA’s signature<br />
Veuve Clicquot cocktail, the Pisco Royale,<br />
alongside COYA’s all day menu.<br />
The tucked away space will be a hidden<br />
gem in the <strong>City</strong>, brightly decorated in true<br />
South American style where Peruvian<br />
lilies, symbolising friendship, will adorn<br />
The Courtyard, providing a magnificent,<br />
Instagrammable backdrop for reunions<br />
between friends.<br />
Guests will forget they are in the <strong>City</strong>,<br />
while feasting on COYA’s signature aperitivos,<br />
fresh Peruvian sashimi, ceviche and<br />
tiraditos, main courses, desserts and COYA’s<br />
signature cocktails. You know where to find<br />
us this summer!.<br />
•31-33 Throgmorton Street EC2N 2AT<br />
Coq d’Argent<br />
If you haven’t been to Coq d’Argent yet,<br />
then you best make sure you get there this<br />
year. Surely, you’ve seen the massive rooftop<br />
lawns overlooking Bank Junction and the<br />
rest of the <strong>City</strong> on Instagram before.<br />
But It’s far from being one of those tourist<br />
destinations where you get to see across<br />
London but then are inevitably underwhelmed<br />
by the food and drink options. This<br />
spot is built for locals and doesn’t skimp on<br />
quality.<br />
Either come for lunch and drinks by the<br />
lawns during the day or head over for latenight<br />
cocktails with live DJs once the sun<br />
goes down – and trust us, this is one hell of<br />
spot to see the sunset in the <strong>City</strong>. See the<br />
concrete jungle at its finest.<br />
•No.1 Poultry EC2R 8EJ<br />
Tower Hill<br />
The Culpeper<br />
Savage Garden<br />
Savage Garden opened on top of the Hilton<br />
DoubleTree in June, taking over from the<br />
fairly generic SkyLounge bar with savagesounding<br />
cocktails and a creative menu of<br />
carnivorous bar snacks.<br />
Think charcoal bun beef sliders and pork<br />
tomahawk with black pudding fries. Just in<br />
time to welcome London’s heatwave, it’s<br />
been heaving since launch, so best leave the<br />
office a little early to snag a good spot on<br />
Thursday and Friday evenings.<br />
And if Mother Nature isn’t as kind in<br />
August, there’s always the retractable roof to<br />
keep the rain at bay.<br />
•12th floor, Hilton Doubletree Hotel,<br />
Pepys Street EC3N 4AF<br />
Brewdog<br />
The famous craft beer brewers are back<br />
open in the Square Mile, serving up fresh<br />
pints to local workers.<br />
They always have a huge list of everchanging<br />
beers alongside their typical<br />
pubby food menu for those who want to sit<br />
in. And for those big fans who don’t want<br />
to sit inside, Brewdog is ramping up its<br />
takeaway options.<br />
Get takeaway cans or bring your own<br />
bottle to fill up at their growler station.<br />
Wander down to the river with your beers<br />
and soak up the summer weather in all its<br />
glory. Or, if you’re fast enough, nab one of<br />
their outdoor tables and set yourselves up<br />
for a long warm night out with colleagues.<br />
•21 Great Tower Street EC3R 5AR<br />
MEAL BOX SUBSCRIPTION / Borough Market<br />
Borough Market has launched a huge range<br />
of fresh produce and special occasion meal<br />
boxes available on subscription, along with<br />
three new gift hampers for food lovers across<br />
the UK. We may be coming out of lockdown<br />
soon, but these kinds of offerings are clearly<br />
here to stay! The new subscription service<br />
means that specially selected, high-welfare<br />
free-range fresh meat, fish, dairy and top<br />
-quality seasonal fruit and vegetables, along<br />
with baked goods and drinks from some of the<br />
Market’s best loved traders are now available<br />
nationwide for a single delivery fee. No need to<br />
trek down there after work or on the weekend!<br />
•goodsixty.co.uk/borough-market<br />
SUSTAINABLE SPRING MEAL KIT: Danny Jack<br />
To celebrate the arrival of spring in the UK, chef<br />
Danny Jack has launched a brand-new menu<br />
box using only the very best local, seasonal<br />
and organic produce. Sourcing ingredients<br />
from renowned suppliers Natoora, Shrub<br />
provisions and Belazu, Danny has created a<br />
nutritious and balanced 5-course menu that<br />
pays homage to spring vegetables and features<br />
some foraged items for a luxurious meal at<br />
home. Each dish has been lovingly cooked<br />
by Danny and his team, so all you need to do<br />
is finish, plate up and enjoy! Food kits are just<br />
about everywhere these days, but few are as<br />
responsibly made as this one.<br />
•chefdannyjack.com
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Live music and DJs make a night up here<br />
even more unforgettable. But folks dress up<br />
to come here - bring your best frock!<br />
•One New Change EC4M 9AF<br />
Dion Bar and Restaurant<br />
With its unbeatable location slap-bang next<br />
to St Paul’s Cathedral, this angular modernist<br />
Champagne bar is every inch as sharp-suited<br />
as its banking and broker clientele.<br />
Inside, the leather stools, tiled floors and<br />
dark wood may be as sober as a PowerPoint<br />
presentation, but Dion can get distinctly<br />
boisterous at peak times. If bubbles are<br />
required, you can fizz modestly or push the<br />
boat out with a bottle of Louis Roederer<br />
Cristal 2006 (at £375 a pop).<br />
Alternatively, there’s some surprisingly<br />
affordable drinking on the French-led wine<br />
list, plus a decent slate of classic cocktails.<br />
At lunchtime, boost your energy levels with<br />
black peppered calamari, chicken Caesar<br />
salad, salmon and crab fishcakes or a hearty<br />
plate of cottage pie; in the evening, there are<br />
global nibbles, antipasti, burgers and mezzestyle<br />
sharing platters for the drinkers.<br />
And don’t miss out on the live bands on<br />
Wednesday nights. God we can’t wait to<br />
watch some live music again!<br />
•65 St. Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8AB<br />
Smithfield<br />
Madison<br />
Smiths of Smithfield<br />
Smithfield Market traders may be getting<br />
kicked out soon so that the Museum of<br />
London can set up their new digs inside the<br />
historical building, but Smiths of Smithfield<br />
isn’t going anywhere.<br />
The three-story space has been rejigged<br />
so that people can get their drink on at the<br />
Drink + Victory Bar and dine at both the Grill<br />
restaurant and third floor terrace.<br />
We are particularly big fans of their<br />
bottomless Sunday roast experiences –<br />
book ahead & hope for good weather on<br />
the terrace.<br />
• 67-77 Charterhouse Street EC1M 6HJ<br />
Bird of Smithfield<br />
At first glance, a five-storey Georgian<br />
townhouse might not meet our height<br />
requirements, but the roof of Bird of<br />
Smithfield is actually perfectly positioned<br />
to take in the historic market buildings for<br />
which the area is famous.<br />
Watch the sun set with an Aperol Spritz<br />
in hand then head downstairs for bang-up<br />
modern British dining in the restaurant.<br />
• 26 Smithfield Street EC1A 9LB<br />
Le Bar<br />
Attached to the one and only Club Gascon<br />
(The French Michelin-starred food institution<br />
in the <strong>City</strong>), this chic bar is all about<br />
celebrating French wine and bistro dining.<br />
Head here for a more intimate affair. Book a<br />
table out on the street and escape to south<br />
west of France. Or at least as close as you<br />
can get to it these days.<br />
Tuck into small plates of mussels, duck<br />
heart persillade and snails with crushed<br />
potatoes all the while sipping on expertly<br />
made cocktails and carefully selected wines.<br />
This is where you begin your <strong>City</strong> date<br />
night. It’s pure luxury and elegance. But we<br />
guess it doesn’t have to be romantic - you<br />
can easily have a small work gathering here<br />
celebrate being back in the office in style.<br />
• 59 West Smithfield EC1A 9DS<br />
St Katharine Docks<br />
KERB<br />
KERB’s sixth and biggest lunch market to<br />
date, launched at St. Katharine Docks not<br />
too long ago. And they are set to reopen<br />
very soon.<br />
Every Friday, KERB has a wicked line-up of<br />
18 traders, rotating each week and serving<br />
up some of KERB’s all-time favourite dishes<br />
with everything from African fusion jollof<br />
boxes to Caribbean jerk fried chicken.<br />
But it doesn’t end there. get around Filipino<br />
backyard BBQ, Taiwanese lunch boxes,<br />
Japanese soboro bowls, fresh Vietnamese<br />
vegan banh mi and so much more, for locals<br />
and tourists alike.<br />
We can’t wait for them to bring this back<br />
to St Kats. Grab some street food from one<br />
of the traders, find a seat by the dock, and<br />
find a little peace for lunch.<br />
• St Katharine Docks E1W 1LA<br />
Zizzi<br />
Give us all the pizza outside by the water,<br />
while soaking up some sun and drinking all<br />
the beers. God, we miss that summer life.<br />
And we are pumped to experience it all at<br />
Zizzi at St Katharine Docks.<br />
But you don’t have to go for pizza – if<br />
you’re trying to stay away from carbs post<br />
lockdown. They have stacks of healthy<br />
Italian grub too. Although, we are all about<br />
their pizza, pasta and risottos. We have lost<br />
all our self-control over the past year.<br />
Just know that this isn’t your hipster sourdough<br />
pizza joint. It’s fairly basic stuff. But<br />
still, it’s pizza. It’s hard to mess up!<br />
• 12 Ivory Street E1W 1AT<br />
White Mulberries<br />
Who else misses a proper brunch? We’ve had<br />
an entire year to perfect the poached egg<br />
and we still can’t do it like these guys. But the<br />
team over at White Mulberries do so much<br />
more than that. Expect homemade waffles,<br />
breakfast bowls (including the beloved acai),<br />
and the holy avocado on toast.<br />
Plus, these guys take their coffee seriously.<br />
Which can be so hard to find in London. Find<br />
the perfect flat white here. It won’t be overly<br />
milky. It won’t be burnt. It’s what caffeine<br />
dreams are made of.<br />
We head here to sit by the water, read<br />
a book, and slowly munch on breakfast<br />
goodies for as long as we can. It’s just outside<br />
the <strong>City</strong> limits but feels like your miles away<br />
from everything – that’s the beauty of St<br />
Katharine Docks.<br />
• D3 Ivory house E1W 1AT<br />
White Mulberries<br />
RELOCATING / Andina<br />
Back in the summer, our much loved Peruvian<br />
restaurant Andina (from the same people<br />
behind Ceviche) ended up in the position<br />
of having to find a new location. They were<br />
kicked out by their landlords even though they<br />
were great tenants – ain’t gentrification grand<br />
though? But this has fortunately led to greater<br />
things. When life gives you limes, make pisco<br />
sours! Thankfully, their new location is massive.<br />
The two-floored restaurant will seat about<br />
80 people – with their basement bar being<br />
perfect for margaritas, caipirinhas, daiquiris and<br />
(of course) pisco sours. We can’t wait to dine<br />
indoors again!<br />
•60-62 Commercial Street E1 6LT<br />
BBQ MEAL KITS/ Galvin At Home<br />
BBQ season just got that much better guys!<br />
The team behind the Michelin-starred French<br />
restaurant, Galvin La Chapelle, are sending out<br />
stacks of BBQ meal boxes. Expect top quality<br />
pork sausages, beef burger patties, pork ribs,<br />
citrus marinated chicken legs, potato Salad,<br />
couscous salad, red cabbage coleslaw and a<br />
whole assortment of condiments and pickles.<br />
It will easily fill up four people for £80. And you<br />
can add an epic 1.1kg cote de boeuf steak for<br />
an extra £20. For us, this is an essential edition.<br />
And it’s such a good price. You get some<br />
incredibly high quality produce that’s been<br />
prepared by world-class chefs.<br />
•galvinrestaurants.com/galvin-at-home
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ARTS & CULTURE<br />
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CULTURE MILE has taken its<br />
successful Play Packs project<br />
out into the streets in the run<br />
up to the Easter Holidays.<br />
Their Play Packs were<br />
conceived in April 2020 by<br />
Culture Mile (the <strong>City</strong> of London’s cultural<br />
district stretching from Farringdon to<br />
Moorgate) and its partners for young people<br />
and their families at home in lockdown.<br />
Because we could only spend so much<br />
time baking banana bread with the kids.<br />
The outdoor Play Packs in the Streets<br />
series takes a selection of Play Prompts and<br />
activities to locations around London as<br />
colourful poster displays.<br />
Pose like a famous London building.<br />
Go exploring the <strong>City</strong>.<br />
Photos by Odera Okoye<br />
NEW CITY<br />
PLAY PACKS<br />
Challenge your mate to a game of opposites.<br />
Create your own secret code of<br />
communication. Go cloud spotting. These<br />
are just a few of the Play Prompts that you’ll<br />
uncover. They’re challenging people to find<br />
all 16 of them!<br />
Clearly, they are directed towards kids and<br />
adults, but they don’t have to be exclusively<br />
for them. Everyone can get something out<br />
of these.<br />
Over 12,000 physical packs have now<br />
been distributed to foodbanks and community<br />
centres across the <strong>City</strong> of London and<br />
neighbouring boroughs to provide materials<br />
to families who may not have online access<br />
or play resources.<br />
The colourful activity bundles, designed<br />
by Dan Cottrell Studio include a range of<br />
activities from Culture Mile’s core partners<br />
– Barbican, Guildhall School of Music &<br />
Drama, London Symphony Orchestra, and<br />
Museum of London – as well as partners<br />
from the <strong>City</strong> Family Arts Network, Culture<br />
Mile Learning, and partners from its wider<br />
artist network.<br />
There is also a range of beautifully<br />
designed Playful Prompts with suggestions<br />
for easy fun ideas that families can<br />
do together, either, without involving any<br />
special equipment or that you can do with<br />
everyday household objects.<br />
From making your own Roman Temple<br />
in your living room to recreating the River<br />
Thames out of all blue things in your house,<br />
the packs are about having fun together,<br />
with minimal equipment needed.<br />
The packs contain a range of creative<br />
materials that families can use with activities<br />
in the pack or to make masterpieces of<br />
their own, like chalk, stickers, crayons, and<br />
glue sticks.<br />
•culturemile.london/playpacks
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WELLNESS<br />
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are hosting a bunch just beyond the Square<br />
Mile’s borders.<br />
Either head to Cardinal Place or Shoreditch<br />
Park for a host of different open-air, sweat<br />
inducing activities. And they’re pushing two<br />
main classes – a 45-minute HIIT class and<br />
running session around the park as a group.<br />
It’s fairly limited for now, but plenty more<br />
classes will open up as the weather warms<br />
up.<br />
•1rebel.com/uk<br />
Third Space<br />
Train Dirty<br />
The Train Dirty team have stacks of outdoor<br />
classes all over London – with the two <strong>City</strong><br />
locations. Head to either Finsbury Square<br />
or Trinity Square Gardens in the Square<br />
Mile to try out one of their gruelling HIIT<br />
bootcamps.<br />
These aren’t easy classes. They are not<br />
messing about. It’s not for the faint hearted.<br />
They believe in what they call, ‘The Art of<br />
Suffering’. Individuals push hard and risk<br />
more alongside trustworthy peers. But the<br />
pain is totally worth it guys. God, you get<br />
results.<br />
Get your heart rate up, work on your tan<br />
and feel good while sweating it out with a<br />
bunch of people who share your love for<br />
fitness and pushing the limits – no more<br />
lonely exercises in your living room guys.<br />
Bring on social fitness classes.<br />
•traindirtylondon.com<br />
Third Space<br />
London’s luxury health club, Third Space,<br />
have not just taken classes outdoors. These<br />
guys have set up workout tents at Canary<br />
Wharf and Tower Bridge, with all the<br />
workout trimmings.<br />
You will get as close to their club experience<br />
as possible with hard-wearing rubber<br />
gym flooring and surround sound music<br />
system in the Yard tents, and an immersive<br />
headphone sound system in the Cycle and<br />
Yoga tent.<br />
And as well roll further into summer, the<br />
Third Space team will be kitting out the<br />
spaces with Concept 2 rowers, ski-ergs,<br />
Watt bikes, assault bikes, dumbbells and our<br />
IC7 studio bikes.<br />
We haven’t heard of any other London<br />
gym going so far to help their clients feel<br />
safe while they get fit. There is going to be a<br />
lot of workout envy this year..<br />
•thirdspace.london<br />
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Your puzzle challenge<br />
CROSS CODE<br />
20 13 25 2 24 23 15 12 2 8 15 13<br />
21 1 2 9 20 20 2<br />
23 1 14 8 4 2 13 19 18 3 23 19<br />
21 4 15 11 3 24<br />
23 20 19 6 16 20 3 4 15 14 2<br />
2 17 18 9 2 11 2 9<br />
24 1 19 23 18 14 26 2 20 3 2 13<br />
17 23 16 20 5 2 19 2<br />
9 18 1 19 9 18 3 11 20 3 13<br />
15 13 17 4 10 9<br />
22 1 15 23 2 13 15 18 7 15 13 2<br />
1 2 20 2 18 14 16<br />
2 9 13 4 20 9 13 19 24 20 21 2<br />
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
N<br />
D<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Each number in our Cross Code grid represents a different letter<br />
of the alphabet. You have three letters in the control grid to start<br />
you off. Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid,<br />
then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters<br />
should go in the missing squares.<br />
As you get the letters, fill in other squares with the same number<br />
in the main grid and control grid. Check off the alphabetical list of<br />
letters as you identify them.<br />
MAGIC SQUARE<br />
REVEALS VOLCANOES<br />
Using all 16 letters of the phrase above, form<br />
four words each of four letters which will fit in the<br />
grid to form a magic square in which the words<br />
can be read both horizontally and vertically.<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Easy<br />
4 8 3 7<br />
7 8 4 3 6 1<br />
2<br />
8 1 6<br />
1 3 4 8<br />
4 8 9 7<br />
8 5 9 3 4<br />
1 6 8 2<br />
5<br />
A<br />
NONAGRAM<br />
How many words of four<br />
letters or more can you<br />
make from this<br />
Nonagram? Each word<br />
must use the central letter,<br />
and each letter may be<br />
used only once. At least<br />
one word using all nine<br />
letters can be found.<br />
Guidelines:<br />
18 Good; 22 Very Good;<br />
25 Excellent.<br />
Any word found in the Concise<br />
Oxford Dictionary (Tenth Edition) is<br />
eligible with the following<br />
exceptions: proper nouns; plural<br />
nouns, pronouns and possessives;<br />
third person singular verbs;<br />
hyphenated words; contractions<br />
and abbreviations; vulgar slang<br />
words; variant spellings of the<br />
same word (where another variant<br />
is also eligible).<br />
Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.<br />
Quiz Challenge<br />
1. How many arms do most<br />
starfish species have?<br />
2. Who was the first British<br />
cyclist to win the Tour de<br />
France?<br />
3. Actor Sean Bean played the<br />
part of Lord Eddard ‘Ned’<br />
Stark in which hit TV series?<br />
4. What S is the title of a Rolling<br />
Stones hit song and a feeling<br />
of contentment when one’s<br />
wishes are fulfilled?<br />
5. Which English county has an<br />
area known as Holland?<br />
G V E<br />
D A N<br />
A T A<br />
Spell out a 15-letter word or<br />
phrase by moving from one<br />
chamber to another within<br />
the pyramid. You may<br />
only enter each of the<br />
chambers once and<br />
may only proceed<br />
through openings<br />
in the walls. The<br />
first letter may<br />
appear in any<br />
chamber.<br />
2 8<br />
8 4 1 9 5<br />
9 6 1<br />
3 8 1<br />
7 6 3<br />
2 4 3<br />
4 3 9<br />
1<br />
6. For which film was Geri Halliwell<br />
given the Golden Raspberry<br />
Award for worst actress?<br />
7. Which former boxing champion<br />
lit the Olympic flame at the 1996<br />
Atlanta games?<br />
8. Which scientific instrument<br />
measures atmospheric<br />
pressure?<br />
9. Which awkward literary heroine<br />
falls for the charms of her boss<br />
Daniel Cleaver?<br />
10. What name is given to pinkeyed<br />
animals which lack the<br />
skin pigment melanin?<br />
WORD PYRAMID<br />
FIVE ALIVE<br />
MO OD DO UE<br />
Hard<br />
E<br />
G<br />
A<br />
P N I<br />
O O<br />
R M<br />
R T I R A<br />
LR<br />
AU OB IA<br />
TN HI GE IH RT<br />
IE YM EH<br />
RC EI AS SE ER<br />
Here are two<br />
miniature fivesquare<br />
crosswords<br />
using the same<br />
grid – but the<br />
letters have<br />
been mixed up.<br />
You have to<br />
work out which<br />
letters belong<br />
to which<br />
crossword.<br />
EQUALISER<br />
8 6<br />
10 6 1<br />
7 6<br />
5 3 2<br />
3 9<br />
Place the four signs (add,<br />
subtract, multiply, divide)<br />
one in each circle so that<br />
the total of each across<br />
and down line is the same.<br />
Perform the first calculation in each<br />
line first and ignore the mathematical<br />
law which says you should always<br />
perform division and multiplication<br />
before addition and subtraction.<br />
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD<br />
1<br />
8<br />
9<br />
11<br />
16<br />
20<br />
22<br />
10<br />
2<br />
12<br />
11<br />
17<br />
21<br />
ACROSS<br />
1. Timely work quietly done<br />
on alternative melody (9)<br />
6. One in small part is<br />
mine (3)<br />
8. Not still a fruity drink (5,8)<br />
9. Girl coming out of her<br />
shell? (5)<br />
10. Ghostly appearance that<br />
flouts respect (7)<br />
11. Waters the shoots (6)<br />
13. Be about right to study a<br />
Welsh city (6)<br />
16. Finish destroying mice<br />
native to a particular<br />
country (7)<br />
18. Picture it being very<br />
warm in the river (5)<br />
20. Go off in a spin perhaps<br />
and have a good rest<br />
(5,4,1,3)<br />
22. Desert rodent (3)<br />
23. Fastener for journalists?<br />
(5,4)<br />
1<br />
9<br />
11<br />
14<br />
17<br />
22<br />
11<br />
7<br />
26<br />
2<br />
23<br />
3<br />
17<br />
23<br />
11<br />
16<br />
19<br />
15<br />
3<br />
20<br />
4<br />
10<br />
15<br />
13<br />
13<br />
16<br />
DOWN<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
5<br />
14<br />
18<br />
6<br />
19<br />
7<br />
21<br />
1. Gone away (3)<br />
2. One leaving a square dish in<br />
Italy (5)<br />
3. Payment made to princes<br />
perhaps (7)<br />
4. Anxious one in France, say,<br />
confused (6)<br />
5. Some of the rodents eat<br />
away (5)<br />
6. Malleable synthetic (7)<br />
7. The strap to find within (9)<br />
9. One said to be having the<br />
benefit of 90% of the legal<br />
systems? (9)<br />
12. Support eastern theologian in<br />
being the most revolutionary (7)<br />
14. Exercise firm control over the<br />
media (7)<br />
15. Copy provided in the Home<br />
Counties by an old writer (6)<br />
17. Dispose of what’s left after<br />
liquidation (3,2)<br />
19. After autumn month alien<br />
joined the small group (5)<br />
21. Quietly notice the writing<br />
paper (3)<br />
12<br />
26<br />
4<br />
21<br />
5<br />
8<br />
13<br />
15<br />
18<br />
5<br />
10<br />
20<br />
24<br />
8<br />
6<br />
28<br />
25<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
27<br />
28<br />
NONAGRAM:<br />
adage; adnate; ADVANTAGE; advent;<br />
agate; agave; aged; agenda; agent;<br />
agnate; ante; anted; data; date; daven;<br />
dean; deva; egad; gate; gated; gave;<br />
gean; gnat; naga; nave; neat; tang;<br />
tanga; tanged; vada; vanadate; vane;<br />
vaned; vang; vantage; vegan.<br />
Across – Model; Night; Cease.<br />
Down – Manic; Dogma; Lithe.<br />
Across – Odour; Their; Riser.<br />
Down – Outer; Obeys; Rarer.<br />
(2)<br />
FIVE ALIVE:<br />
(1)<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD:<br />
Across – 1 Detached; 5 Womb; 7 Desert rat; 9 Heed; 10 Dupe;<br />
11 Paths; 14 Crate; 15 Ernie; 16 Adapt; 17 Meter; 18 Total; 19<br />
Lasso; 22 Hark; 24 Also; 26 Endocrine; 27 Tout; 28 Lopsided.<br />
Down – 1 Dish; 2 Aped; 3 Hyena; 4 Ditch; 5 Woad; 6 Bonemeal;<br />
7 Departure; 8 Turnstile; 11 Pearl; 12 Teams; 13 Set-to; 14<br />
Camshaft; 20 Atoll; 21 Syrup; 23 Knit; 24 Anti; 25 Owed.<br />
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD:<br />
Across – 1 Opportune; 6 Pit; 8 Fizzy lemonade; 9 Pearl; 10<br />
Spectre; 11 Sprays; 13 Brecon; 16 Endemic; 18 Photo; 20 Sleep<br />
like a top; 22 Rat; 23 Press stud.<br />
Down – 1 Off; 2 Pizza; 3 Royalty; 4 Uneasy; 5 Erode; 6 Plastic; 7<br />
Thereinto; 9 Possessor; 12 Reddest; 14 Repress; 15 Scribe; 17<br />
Mop up; 19 Octet; 21 Pad.<br />
F<br />
D<br />
EQUALISER:<br />
Clockwise from top<br />
left – subtract;<br />
multiply; divide;<br />
add. Total: 4.<br />
WORD PYRAMID:<br />
Marriage portion.<br />
MAGIC SQUARE:<br />
cove; oral; vans;<br />
else.<br />
26<br />
13<br />
J<br />
V<br />
25<br />
12<br />
C<br />
Y<br />
24<br />
11<br />
T<br />
Z<br />
23<br />
10<br />
5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6<br />
2 6 8 4 3 7 1 9 5<br />
7 1 9 5 6 8 3 4 2<br />
9 8 5 3 2 4 6 1 7<br />
3 2 6 8 7 1 9 5 4<br />
1 7 4 9 5 6 2 8 3<br />
8 9 2 6 4 5 7 3 1<br />
4 3 7 1 8 2 5 6 9<br />
6 5 1 7 9 3 4 2 8<br />
Q<br />
N<br />
22<br />
9<br />
P<br />
B<br />
21<br />
8<br />
A<br />
X<br />
20<br />
7<br />
S<br />
K<br />
19<br />
6<br />
O<br />
G<br />
18<br />
5<br />
6 5 4 9 1 8 3 2 7<br />
7 8 2 4 5 3 6 9 1<br />
3 9 1 2 7 6 8 4 5<br />
2 7 3 8 4 5 9 1 6<br />
9 1 6 3 2 7 4 5 8<br />
5 4 8 6 9 1 2 7 3<br />
8 2 7 5 6 9 1 3 4<br />
1 6 9 7 3 4 5 8 2<br />
4 3 5 1 8 2 7 6 9<br />
EASY SUDOKU HARD SUDOKU<br />
H<br />
L<br />
17<br />
4<br />
W<br />
R<br />
16<br />
I<br />
E<br />
15<br />
M<br />
U<br />
14<br />
CROSS CODE<br />
1 2 3<br />
QUIZ CHALLENGE: 1 Five; 2 Bradley Wiggins; 3 Game of Thrones; 4 Satisfaction; 5 Lincolnshire; 6 Spiceworld; 7 Muhammad Ali; 8<br />
Barometer; 9 Bridget Jones; 10 Albinos.<br />
ACROSS<br />
1. Separated (8)<br />
5. Uterus (4)<br />
7. Jerboa (6,3)<br />
9. Listen to (4)<br />
10. Deceive (4)<br />
11. Ways (5)<br />
14. Wooden box (5)<br />
15. ----- Wise,<br />
comedian (5)<br />
16. Modify (5)<br />
17. Measuring<br />
device (5)<br />
18. Whole (5)<br />
19. Lariat (5)<br />
22. Listen (4)<br />
24. Too (4)<br />
26. Secreting<br />
gland (9)<br />
27. Solicit for<br />
custom (4)<br />
28. Askew (8)<br />
DOWN<br />
1. Bowl (4)<br />
2. Imitated (4)<br />
3. Laughing<br />
animal (5)<br />
4. Trench (5)<br />
5. Blue dye (4)<br />
6. Organic<br />
fertilizer (8)<br />
7. Act of leaving (9)<br />
8. Rotating gate (9)<br />
11. Oyster’s gem (5)<br />
12. Sides (5)<br />
13. Fight (3-2)<br />
14. Engine part (8)<br />
20. Coral island (5)<br />
21. Sweet sticky<br />
liquid (5)<br />
23. Entwine (4)<br />
24. Against (4)<br />
25. Was indebted (4)
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