Unclued entries, when augmented by the letter that follows them in the grid, are all types of coffee or coffee bean. The extra letter might be thought of as the coffee grounds.
First prize Seamus McNeill, Belfast
Runners-up Geoffrey Telfer, Shipley, W. Yorks; C.J. Ellis, Rochester

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