20 SEPTEMBER 1968, page 36

No. 517: The Winners

Trevor Grove reports: Competitors were in- vited to compose a piece of prose around ten given words, amongst them such implausible demoticisms as 'bang-up' and 'slug-begotten,'......

Chess No. 405

PHILIDOR Black White 9 men 5 men M. Havel (3rd Prize, British Chess Federation, 1956). White to play and mate in three moves; solution next week. - Solution to no. 404......

Crossword No.1344

Across 1 Knocked downhill (6) 4 Autumnal scapegoats (4, 4) 9 Oh rest becomes the rest (6) 10 Study session (4-4) 12 Society saint (8) 13 Imperative to make a marginal move (6)......