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Competition

Bucking up Bucks Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1466 yoUwere asked to imagine a scheme for promoting 'self- esteem' among the inhabitants of a British county and to provide an......

Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the Words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first......

No. 1469: Fab Vibes

Increasingly our language features barbar- ous words that are truncations or abbreva- tions (not acronyms). You are invited to write a poem (maximum 16 lines) which includes a......

Solution To 800: In Round Figures 10 X R (80)

= 800; cf circuits and Chambers. The puzzle cele- brated the Spectator's 800th crossword in the present series. Winners: D. P. Chappell, Seve- noaks (£20); Jack Walton, Epsom;......