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Solution To 916: Like A Shot

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Competition

Macaronies Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1584 you were in- vited to offer up to 12 lines of macaronie verse. This style of verse-making was apparent- ly popularised by Teofilo......

No. 1587: Royal Chat

Boswell gives us Johnson's very conven- tional account of his tete-a-tete with George III. You are invited to supply, in his or her style, a less conventional account by a......

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......