The SPEAKER (6A) of the HOUSE OF COMMONS (1D) has been BEHEADED (23D) seven times: BUSSY (15A), THORPE (1A), TRESHAM (12D), CATESBY (22D), EMPSON (5D), DUDLEY (41A), MORE (18A) – each are shown in the grid without their initial letter to indicate their fate.
First prize Vicky Walmesley, Exeter
Runners-up Peter Tanner, Hertford; Kenny Mills, Londonderry
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