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The unclued triads were suggested by the title as a whole (2, 3, 38) and by TIP (4A, 20, 22) and TOP (19, 25, 39).

First prize: A. P. Fabian, Riberac, France; Runners-up: J. Andrews, Rayleigh, Essex; Kenneth Hamp- son, Norwich.

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