19 DECEMBER 1987, page 100

Competition

Homophonics Jaspistos I N Competition No. 1502 you were asked for a poem in which the rhyme- words were homophones. David Heaton pleased me with the story of the foreigner who......

No. 1505: Toenails Under The Hammer

The other day Charlie Chaplin's boots and cane were auctioned for a huge sum. You are invited to name six similar items, together with a short auctioneer's descrip- tion, which......

Solution To 836: Side-line The Unclued Lights, Like 10,12 &

37 and the title, are or were BAYS. Winners: J. E. Green, Horsham (£20); R. J. Green, Aldershot; Barry Roe, Wigston, Leices- ter. IRA A S R I S M' M E 2 ' C 0 2 76 213 A . R 14......

Spectator Christmas Quiz Set By Christopher Howse

Immemorial year In 1987: 1 Who died under Big Daddy? 2 Who left his body to Battersea Dogs' Home? 3 What was an undersea boulder, scraped by a mechanical digger, at first......