The key word is LOPHOBRANCH (7), defining 1A and 29A, and divisible into words of which synonyms are 20 and 36; 8A and 18; and 29D and 41.
First prize R.C. Ingram, Wymondham, Norfolk
Runners-up Catherine Ellis, Durham; P. West, Birmingham

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