27 MAY 2000, Page 59

Solution to 1462: Foresighted

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The coterie of contemporaries suggested was Words/worth (13/25), Cole/ridge (19/21), Long/fellow (38/1) and Tenny/son (43/6).

First prize: Mrs M. Purdie, Fife. Runners-up: Michael J. Grocott, Leicestershire; Mrs J. Ramage, Cornwall.