14 JANUARY 1984, page 32

No. 1300: The Winners

Jaspistos reports: Competitors were asked for a revoltingly flattering poem in heroic couplets in praise of a contemporary person of power or eminence. You ate toads and licked......

Crossword 640

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 30 January. Entries to: Crossword 640, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL. 1 2 r3 4......

Solution To Jumbojac (unclued Lights Are In Brackets)...

Polioencephalomyelitis (14 Furioso) 16 Podagra 17 Rhizocarp 18 Spell (19 Roland ) 21 Superabundance 22 Derailleurs 25 Tassel 28 Dons God's armour 29 Suttee 30 Claim 34 RaY ,11......

Competition Entries

To enable competitors to economise on postage, entries for one or more weeks of the competition and crossword may be posted together under one cover addressed `Competition......