The unclued lights form the first line of Dolor by Theodore Roethke: ‘I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils.’ First prize Geoff Telfer, Baildon, W. Yorks Runners-up Harry Hyman, London W1; Tim Locke, Ainsdale, Southport
04 Jul 2026
issue 04 July 2026
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The unclued lights form the first line of Dolor by Theodore Roethke: ‘I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils.’
First prize Geoff Telfer, Baildon, W. Yorks
The unclued lights include a consecutive pair of double letters. 24/31 and 34/2 are the pairs and 13 and 41 include three pairs,…
The unclued lights are members of the BLOOMSBURY GROUP. First prize William Butler, Maidstone, Kent Runners-up Wendy Atkin,…
The unclued lights (two of two words) can be arranged to form the first line of a poem and the name of the poet. Across 1 One…
The unclued lights are boys’ and girls’ names which are also place-names. See Chambers 13th edition, p. 1833, et. seq. First…
The unclued lights can be arranged into the numerical sequence from 1 to 10 in German and Spanish. First prize Ruth Roberts,…
The unclued lights are ten of the better-known of Scotland’s almost 800 islands. First prize Mydrim Jones, London WC1 Runners-up…
