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to 2158: Late bloomers

issue 10 May 2014

The unclued lights are the surnames of people (nine of whom were botanists) who gave their names to flowers.
 
First prize Angus Ross, Old Portsmouth, Hants
Runners-up John Harcourt, Maidstone, Kent; Janet Fletcher, Johnstone, Renfrewshire

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