1 MAY 1982, page 34

Crossword 555

A prize of ten pounds will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 17 May. Entries to: Crossword 555, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL. 1 2 4 5 6......

No. 1213: The Winners

Jaspistos reports: Competitors were asked for a fable, in prose or verse, in which the protagonist follows the advice of a proverb and comes to a sticky end. Goody-goody Laertes......

Chess

Great race Raymond Keene P ortisch's early lead in the Phillips and Drew Kings has faded after defeats by Mestel and Timman, and it currently seems that top honours will be......

Solution To 552: Compass Los The Unclued Lights — And

compAsS in the title (from Cowper) — a re computer languages. (1A T's Ode to Memory; 38A place name; 8 D Ally(l).) Winner: E. C. Hunt, 21 Park Lane' Norwich.......