The unclued lights 11 SOLITARY, 8 POOR, 38 NASTY, 36 BRUTISH and 35 SHORT are descriptions of 1 THE LIFE OF MAN in 26 LEVIATHAN by 13 THOMAS HOBBES.
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Runners-up Alexander Caldin, Salford, Oxfordshire; Geoff Hollas, London W12
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