The journey was that of the Owl and the Pussy-cat, by Edward Lear. OWL appears diagonally backwards in the bottom right of the grid.
First prize J. McClelland, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Runners-up Paul Elliott, London W12; Rex Anderson, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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