The Spectator

2668: Obit VII – solution

issue 14 September 2024

The BOWLER (7) was DEREK (26) Underwood (synonym of COPSE (32)), nicknamed ‘Deadly’, who died on 15 April 2024. The four victims were MUSHTAQ MOHAMMAD, SUNIL GAVASKAR, GRAHAM DOWLING and GARRY SOBERS.

First prize Robert Bailey, Norwich

Runners-up Dorothy Mulvenna, Lancaster; Bill Stewart, Leicester

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