24 FEBRUARY 1956, page 29

Spectator Crossword No. 876

ACROSS I How William ioes to work in the scrum; see the point? (8 5 Overscrupulous with a smack (6). 9 City ruse to get safe (8). 19 Bowyer notoriously concealed in New York......

The Winner Of Crossword No. 874 Aro: Mr. R. M.

Bateman, The Cro sways, Macclesfield Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, and Miss M, Taylor, 190 Greenmount Lane, Bolton, Lancs.......

Competitors This Week Are Asked To Contribute The Last 150

words of the first instalment of a sensational serial thriller. A prize of £5 (which may be divided) will be awarded to the competitor whose entry most artfully indicates what......

Adjectival

The usual prize was offered for the most interesting piece of narrative including all the following adjectives, in any order but in their correct sens'es : disingenuous,......