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No. 1460: Perverse

You are invited to write a poem either in praise of something conventionally consi- dered ugly or in dispraise of something conventionally considered beautiful. Max- imum 16......

Crossword

A first prize of £20 and two further priits of £10 (or, for UK solvers, a copy of Chambers Dictionary, value £13.95 — ring the words 'Chambers Dictionary' above) for the first......

Solution To 791: Count Me Out

'Mass' was removed from: 8 camass- rat 10 mare's-tails 15 mastitis 24 tamashas 27 massacre 31 marshiness 33 damasks. Winners: A.G. Corrigan, Poole (£20); M. Tarlton, Derby; Myra......

Competition

Books, books, books Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1457 you were asked for extracts from one of four of 'last year's silliest titles': Board Meetings in the Bath, How to Boil an......