14 DECEMBER 1956, page 38

Spectator Crossword No. 918

ACROSS 1 Fish chowder that appealed to Thac- keray (13). 9 It runs from zygote to zygote (4-5). 10 Fish with a Carrollian flavour (5). 11 The girl with the stirrup cup (5). 12......

A Prize Of Six Guineas Is Offered For A Sel

of six New Year Irresolutions. Not more than twelve lines of verse or one hundred words of prose. Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competitio n No. 357,' 99 Gower Street, London,......

Christmas Crackers

The usual prize was offered for a set of three mottoes or couplets suitable for the crackers at a literary, 'U,' Anglo-American, Third Programme, 'olde-fashioned; or Spectator......