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Solution To 882: Portly 1 , Liffrhreestooges

••■111■■■• The unclued lights are (across) French and (down) English CHANNEL PORTS. Winners: T.S. Stewart, Newbury (£20); Chris Feetenby, Leeds; Jack Walton, Epsom. ru LWA r HN......

No. 1552: Poet's Own An Acrostic Poem, Please (maximum 16

lines), written in the style of a well-known poet, the first letters of each line spelling out the poet's name or names (initials allowed). Entries to 'Competition No. 1552' by......

Competition

Tricky ten Jaspistos I n Competition No. 1549 you were in- vited to write a plausible piece of prose containing ten given words (with a hidden common factor). About 20 of you......