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Competition

Very small talk Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1434 you were in- vited to supply a conversation involving two or more people on a social occasion and containing an awful lot of......

Solution To 769:

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Crossword

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

No. 1437: Bad Luck Story

You are invited to write a light-hearted rhyming poem on 'The Life and Death of an Accident-Prone Person' (maximum 16 lines). Entries to 'Competition No. 1437' by 5 September.......