27 MARCH 1982, Page 30

Competition

No. 1211: Old favourite

Set by Jaspistos: In pre-1970 editions of Chambers Dictionary there were some remarkable definitions of certain words, for example ozone, middle-aged, baby-sitter, he-man, noose, angekkok (`Eskimo conjurer'), jaywalker, restoration, faith- fully and lunch. You are invited to sup- ply a plausible. piece of prose (maximum 120 words) containing, in that order, those ten words. Entries to 'Competition No. 1211' by 8 April.