15 Aug 2026
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The unclued lights are ten of the better-known of Scotland’s almost 800 islands.
First prize Mydrim Jones, London WC1
The unclued lights are ten of the better-known of Scotland’s almost 800 islands. First prize Mydrim Jones, London WC1 Runners-up David Andrews, Surrey; Jo Anson, Birmingham
15 Aug 2026
issue 15 August 2026
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The unclued lights are ten of the better-known of Scotland’s almost 800 islands.
First prize Mydrim Jones, London WC1

The unclued lights are members of the BLOOMSBURY GROUP. First prize William Butler, Maidstone, Kent Runners-up Wendy Atkin,…

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 can be arranged into the numerical sequence from 1 to 10 in German and Spanish. First prize Ruth Roberts,…

The unclued lights form the first line of Dolor by Theodore Roethke: ‘I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils.’ First…

Each of the six quartets of initial letters of the Across clues reveal DCLL which equals 750. When correctly arranged, the…

Unclued lights, across single or double entries, one entry used twice, follow a theme which is also thus represented. Across 1…