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PosmAN's KNOCK required the first answer in a pair to DELIVER A LETTER (91A) to the second and get A KISS FROM THE RECIPIENT (10); kiss= x. Original answers were VILE/EXILING (71/72), MAIL/EXPRESS (83/84), TITLE/RELAXING (40/41), MAND/EXIT (45/48), DECLAIM/DENTEX (78/79) and MINING/SEXERS (85/86). The components of LEVEL-COIL suggested the sextets 18, 36, 81, 1D, 28, 75D and 56, 62A, 66, 12, 17, 59. SNAPDRAGON was the ANTIRRHINUM (46); and SHUFFLEBOARD explained how to form 21, 42 and 88.

Prizes: £100: Mrs Macpherson, Dornoch. £25 each: David J. Dare-Plumpton, Boston, Lincs. Gordon Lessells, Parteen, Ireland; R. Parker, Leicester. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Dr R.J. Green, Southampton; W.R. Throssell, Hexham; Michael C.C. Rich, Ripon, N. Yorks; G.M. Charlton-Jones, Oxshott, Surrey; Cynthia Gee, Northiam, E. Sussex; Hilda Ball, Belfast.