10 SEPTEMBER 1983, Page 32

Competition

No. 1286: Old favourite

Set by Jaspistos: A piece of prose please (maximum 120 words), containing, in any order, the following ten words: gung-ho, woozily, mollycoddle, shag, vermiform, terminology, stillborn, upstage, eked, gopher. Entries to 'Competition No. 1286' by 23 September.