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2644: Joinery – solution

issue 30 March 2024

Twelve unclued entries comprise six ‘joined’ pairs which are symmetrically placed in the grid: FLESH & BLOOD, CHEAP & NASTY, TIME & TIDE, SLINGS & ARROWS, ALPHA & OMEGA and WEAR & TEAR.

First prize George Walker, Romiley, Stockport

Runners-up Susan Hay, Perton, Wolverhampton; Jake Mermagen, Conches, Geneva

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