The puzzle appeared on 23 September 2023. The unclued lights reveal TWENTY TWENTY-THREE’S AUTUMN EQUINOX OCCURS TODAY AT SIX-FIFTY AM, GMT.
First prize Sally Reeve, Bath
Runners-up John Pugh, Ely, Cardiff; J. Gill, Warlingham, Surrey

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