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Solution To Crossword 1471. Across : 1 In Paren- Thesis

9 Damp squib 10 Valet 11 Nippy 12 Bath stone 13 Emanate 15 Abreast 17 Steeple 19 Applied 21 Unavenged 23 Sharp 24 Vasto 25 Larcenist 26 Once upon a time. Down: 2 Name-plate 3......

Competition

The SPECTATOR Competition will reappear next week. Closing date for No 639 (a sea shanty of not more than sixteen lines for all Britain's part-time amateur sailors— including......

No '640: Decirhymes

Set by Joyce Johnson:'Decimal Day was not such a shambles after all. But there may still be a place for mnemonic jingles (not more than sixteen lines) to help im- press the......

Prize Crossword

No. 1472 DAEDALUS A prize of £3.15 will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 22 March. Address solutions: Crossword 1472, The Spec- tator', 99 Gower Street,......

No 641: Flagrant Weed

Set by Timothy Snow: `For thy sake, Tobacco, I/Would do anything but die' wrote Charles Lamb in `A Farewell to Tobacco.' Competitors are invited to offer in verse advice on, a......