Six of the unclued entries contained the Cluedo character surnames; the remaining unclued entries were therefore a murder weapon and location from the game.
First prize Michael Hawkins, Matlock, Derbyshire
Runners-up Ferdinand Dobbs, London SW1; C.R. Haigh, Hassocks, West Sussex

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