10 APRIL 1971, page 28

Prize Crossword

No. 1476 DAEDALUS A prize of £3 will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 19 April. Address solutions: Crossword 1476, 'The Spectator', 99 Gower Street, London......

Competition

No. 645: All in a day's work Set by Jane Doe: 'PAPER BAG TACKLER required. Experience with Chadwicks or B/F essential.' So ran a recent Daily Telegraph 'situations vacant'......

No. 642: The Winners

Charles Seaton reports: Competitors were asked to supply g love letter to or from any of the black characters of history. Two of those sug- gested proved far and away the most......

Solution To Crossword No. 1474. Across: 1 Banner 4 Pugilist

9 Dashed 10 Bastille 12 Orangery 13 Vested 15 Kegs 16 Emancipate 19 Cranesbill 20 Epic 23 Leerie 25 Grandeur 27 Oratorio 28 Figaro 29 Spending 30 Bolton. Down: 1 Bedrock 2......