The unclued lights are the surnames of the ‘Queens of Crime’ and of their famous detectives: 1A/16, 19/15, 29/32 and 38/42.
First prize G.R. Snailham, Windsor
Runners-up Bill Ellison, Caversham, Reading; John and Di Lee, Axminster, Devon
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