24 FEBRUARY 1990, Page 44

No. 1616: Arthur's answer

Please carry on in a Tennysonian manner (for a maximum of another 15 lines), assuming that the well-known line near the end of Idylls of the King reads: 'And slowly answered Arthur from the bar. Arthur need not be the King. Entries to 'Competi- tion No. 1616' by 9 March. This competition is the first in a whole year's generous sponsorship by Chivas Regal, who will be offering a weekly bonus bottle of their 12-year-old de luxe blended whisky, varied by the occasional malt.