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No. 1699: Self-communion

A poem, please (maximum 16 lines), addressed by oneself to the other self in the mirror. Entries to 'Competition No. 1699' by 18 October.......

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......

Solution To 1026: Dahlias 1 C 0 Hal A B E

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Ciovas Rega I 12 Year Old

SCOTCH WHISKY COMPETITION 12 YEAR OLD SCOTCH WHISKY Biography Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1696 you were in- vited to compose a sonnet whose first line was either ' A shilling......