14 AUGUST 1953, Page 17

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 183

Set by Eric Swainson

" She fell for a translated weaver." This remarkable line is quoted not from a popular ballad, but from the " down " clues of a crossword puzzle. The usual prize of £5 is offered for an eight-line poem in any mood, each line to provide an adequate crossword clue for one of the following words : nougat, marsupial, arriving, windward, crumbs, destroy, whiting, quality. The words may be used in any order, but the order should be clearly indicated.

Entries must be addressed -to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be received not later than August 25th. Results will be published in the Spectator of September 4th.