7 SEPTEMBER 1991, Page 45

Solution to 1022: Easy does it

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E R CIE n CC r, E TaS alli T 11111n111011 Eiarlrin thlariejT !NIT

a E Olfin 11 L E ni3

riarlatininall VanEnEnDoncenE MO jinn C LI n111112r1r1 arginkijijim E

E aria alma E Ensamentizn INICIElkinlIE Elan L T eft, E E nn 8 E a N E ri c ri a LEREI jw E E Drmniincri ME in annuli E LIE T Eprod E E 0.

All lights contain at least one vowel but none other than E.

Winners: J. A. Tyrrell, Watford (£20); L Sherwood, Abingdon; N. C. Price, Eastbourne.

Jac: Crossword 1022, whose solution is printed above, is the 647th — and, alas, the last — of Jac's puzzles for The Spectator over the last 20 years. It was he who introduced the barred pattern thematic crosswords with unclued lights which are a special feature of Spectator crosswords. Solvers (and non-solvers) will join us in wishing him well in his retirement.