The three theme words are CHAMBERS (12A, 16A, 40A), OXFORD (colleges) (24A, 4D, 8D), and (works by Wilkie) COLLINS (9D, 13D, 30D), each a publisher of a DICTIONARY, which needed highlighting.
First prize Peter Cramb, Bridport, Dorset
Runners-up Jane Howard, Chilham, Kent; L. Coumbe, Benfleet, Essex

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