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To 2178: Saint and playwright

issue 27 September 2014

In Vanity Fair (18/2), George Osborne is associated with 6/30 and 10/31. As Chancellor, he was preceded by 8, 26 and 29.

First prize Stephen Gore, Seer Green, Bucks

Runners-up Brian Midgley, Ettington, Warwickshire; Nicola Fletcher, Horsmonden, Kent

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