The initial and final trio of letters of the eight nine-letter unclued lights are reversals of each other. This property is suggested by the ‘other title’ – There and Back Again – of the puzzle’s title The Hobbit.
First prize Tom Rollinson, Borehamwood, Herts
Runners-up Richard Higson, Rugby, Warwickshire; Norman Watterson, Hillsborough, Co. Down
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