27 MARCH 1971, page 24

Solution To Crossword No. 1472. Across: 1 Dog- Days 5

Paladin 9 Morassy 10 Gophers 11 Baby- lonian 12 Emma 13 Pal 14 Encumbering 17 Phil- anderer 19 Via 20 Erse 22 Dissonance 26 Paid off 27 Elegise 28 Tuesday 29 Assents. Down : 1......

No. 640: The Winners

Charles Seaton reports: The competition— originally timed for this report to appear just before D for Decimal Day—asked for mnemonic jingles to help us in the change-over to......

Prize Crossword

A prize of V will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 5 April. Address solutions: Crossword 1474, The Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London WCI Across 1 With which......

Competition

No. 643: Long shot Set by Robin Chase: In his 'Notebook' some time ago the 'Spectator' accounted for T. S. Eliot's lines: Garlic and sapphires in the mud Clot the bedded......