If we can't have a verse then I like these word things. Always the chance of a fiver. I'm not sure I've fully worked this thing out. I shall wait for one of the great ones to show me the way.
No. 2811: New word order
You are invited to take an existing word and alter it by a) adding a letter; b) changing a letter; and c) deleting a letter; and to supply definitions for all three new words (150 words maximum). Please email entries, where possible, to
lucy@spectator.co.uk by midday on 14 August.