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Competition

Junior counsel Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1408 you were asked to provide advice from the young to the old, in prose or verse, in language suitable to any period of history.......

No. 1411: Tough Assignment

The USA will soon have its first Poet Laureate, who will be expected to respond to requests from government agencies for verses on such subjects as the unveiling of a new......

Solution To 743: 0 No!

The unclued lights are foreign ver- sions of the Christian name JOHN. Winners: A. M. Webster, Crewe (£20); Kaye Barnes, Faringdon, Oxon; Chris Feetenby, Leeds.......

Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or a copy of Chambers Dictionary, price now £12.95 — ring the words `Chambers Dictionary' above) will be awarded for the......