30 AUGUST 1986, page 35

No. 1438: Fourth Leader

The Times Fourth Leader, with its imitable (I hope) blend of pedantry and jocoseness, is with us again. An extract, please (max- imum 150 words) from a Fourth Leader written on......

Crossword 773: Tetra-trios By Doc

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

Solution To 770: Diseased

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Competition

Happy days Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1435 you were asked for a poem in celebration of the pleasures or advantages of age. `Let me disclose the gifts reserved for age,' says......