Seven unclued lights were names of VERSE-MEN (22) minus one letter: VI(R)GIL (1A), BRO(O)KE (15A),
BRID(G)ES (16), DON(N)E (9), S(P)ENDER (21),(W)HITMAN (30) and PO(U)ND (34D). Title: Hard(y).
First prize Mrs C. Turner, Highgate, London
Runners-up F. J. Bentley, Tiverton, Devon; Alexander Caldin, Salford, Oxfordshire
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