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Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a Copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word `Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions......

No. 1696: Biography

You are invited to compose a sonnet (any type) whose first line is either 'A shilling life will give you all the facts' or 'He grasped the cosmic oyster while it gaped'. Entries......

Solution To 1023: 7-up

The unclued lights are the seven hills of Rome. Winners: A. Bryson Gerrard, Abingdon (£20); E. G. Cowieson, Nairn; C. Taylor, Northwich, Cheshire. SESE5 1 19 1 ! 6 :÷ A T E : 0......

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12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY COMPETITION 12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY Songlines Tom Castro I n Competition No. 1693 you were asked to provide a company song for The Specta- tor or......