The Spectator

2631: Nine capitalists – solution

issue 09 December 2023

The unclued lights are the surnames of the nine LONDON WORTHIES, verifiable in Brewer.

First prize Andy Gemmill, Lenzie, Glasgow

Runners-up Alasdair MacKenzie, Hambledon, Hants; Emma Corke, Abinger Hammer, Surrey

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