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Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 for the first three correct solutions opened on 28 November. Entries to: Crossword 884, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street,......

Competition

Giggling through Jaspistos n Competition No. 1548 you were asked to supply a passage from 'the new sort of travel book', which describes hardships and ordeals with insouciant......

No. 1551: Shayk-al-subair

There is a popular belief in the Middle East that Shakespeare was an Arab. An extract, please (maximum 150 words) from a doc- toral thesis arguing this point of view. Entries to......