The second and fourth letters of six unclued lights gave abbreviations of the states forming New England: ACATER (13) Connecticut, ERNIE (24) Rhode Island, AMBEROID (27) Maine, ANCHOS (1D) New Hampshire, KVETCHED (22) Vermont and SMEAR (34) Massachusetts. NAG/LEND (17/36) is an anagram of ENGLAND suggesting ‘New England’.
First prize Mike Conway, Grantham, Lincs
Runners-up John Sparrow, Padbury, Bucks; G.H. Willetts, London SW19
The Spectator
to 2403: Hexad
issue 04 May 2019
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