27 APRIL 1985, Page 42

Competition

No. 1369: The Hidden One

Set by Jaspistos: You are invited to pro- duce a plausible passage of prose which contains the following words in any order and which might possibly bear the above title: Dantonesque, cyclone, lonelily, minestrone, crone, sooner, bone-dry, au- ctioneer, overdone, propositioned, goner, dishonest. Entries to 'Competition No. 1369' by 10 May.