21 DECEMBER 1985, page 75

Imperative Cooking: Spouses

:400/LORL2 J 1 ° 3 1„. THIS week's column is addressed not to regular cooks but those husbands who rarely work in kitchens but who would help their 'busy' spouses at Christmass.......

Competition

Private hell Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1400 you were asked to describe your personal idea of hell, in prose or verse. Sydney Smith's acquaintance whose no- tion of heaven......

No. 1403: Clerihews

Amazingly, this is the first time I have asked for them. Competitors are limited to three each, and they must be about living people. Entries to 'Competition No. 1403' by 10......

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......

Solution To Crossword 736: Lights Up Ic 0 2n F

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