How to take part
-1Q ach issue of The Spectator from now until the Christmas issue (18 December)
will carry a clue. • Each clue is made up of three separate questions, designed (except where,stated) to give the same answer; all the answers, ex- cept the first week's, are names of places in the British Isles — making up a treasure trail which will lead eventually to the exact whereabouts of the treasure.
It will not be necessary to visit the places in question, but to be certain of arriving at the treasure it will be necessary to keep a record of all the places along the trail — in other words to solve all the clues in the order in which they appear, and to give reasons on the answer form.
Even if the complete sequence of clues is not solved correctly, it will still be possible, by great ingenuity, to guess at the hiding place of the treasure from only a partial set of answers.
,But, in determining the order of who arrive at the treasure, preference Y'r be given to those who can supply the feal set of answers both to clues and indivkts, q P h'efuestions. In the case of individual ‘111"ep tions some brief indication should be that the literary, historical or °I reference has been recognised. The outright winner will be the Pe-die who identifies the hiding place of `of treasure with the most complete setae. answers both to clues and individual till tions. Answers may be continued on P paper if necessary., 1,, l4 The closing date for entries Will be January 1983. No entries will be 01)"ect before the closing date. If several corrole and complete answers are received theu tpe winner will be decided by lottery. 111,‘I at event of any dispute or doubt, the fill`P,or. biter will be the Editor of The Speclt ers The competition is not open to emPl°' of The Spectator or their relations.
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