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Spectator Competition: It’s a match

8 February 2025

9:00 AM

8 February 2025

9:00 AM

For Competition 3385, with Valentine’s Day looming, you were invited to submit a passage in which one well-known character from literature goes on a date with another. There was a very full inbox, with enough excellent entries to fill weeks’ worth of competitions. It’s tempting to think that some of these imaginative pairings would have real potential.

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