28 JULY 1990, page 45

Evitas

12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY COMPETITION 12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY Chez Adolf Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1635 you were asked for an extract from a dispatch home by a diplomat......

Solution To 966: History Lesson

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No. 1638: Dirty Dozen

I regularly set this type of competition because many of you rise so triumphantly to the occasion. Here is my new challenge. Incorporate the following words into a plausible......

Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further prizes of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers English Dictionary — ring the word 'Dictionary') for the first three correct solutions......