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No. 1969: Dirty Dozen

You are invited to incorporate the follow- ing words, in any order, into an entertain- ing piece of prose: eponymous, jamboree, tiptoe, greaseproof, exponentially, smut, gopher,......

Competition

ISLE OF IIIRA r S1 , 411 MALT SCOTCH %NMI Futuristic play Jaspistos IN COMPETITION NO. 1966 you were invited to supply a newspaper report of a `sporting event' in 2097. There......

Solution To 1291: Ringing Off

Each central letter (M) can mean MASS, removed from circuit idioms starting in radial 1 (MEDIA, etc.). First prize: Jonathan Hinden, Brighton. Runners-up: L.R. Mustoe,......

Crossword

1295: Tattoo by Dumpynose A first prize of £30 and a bottle of Graham's Late Bottled Vintage 1990 Port for the first correct solution opened on 10 February, with two runners-up......