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RUBBER(7D) CHICKEN (27D) CIRCUIT (28A) (cf. the title) suggested the respective triads 8, 10, 42; 14, 36, 40; and 17,24, 34.

First prize: D.R.M. Long, Bromley,

Kent; Runners-up: Anthony Rutherford, Mosman Park, Western Australia; Sue Hay, Wolverhampton.