‘OFF WITH HER HEAD (1A)!’ was screamed by the Queen of Hearts in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Remaining unclued lights were girls’ names minus their first letters:
[M]ARIA (9), [P]AULA (12), [C]ATHERINE (15), [I]SABELLA (22), [F]RANCES (29), [B]RIGID (33) and [A]MELIA (34). HEARTS (14) was to be shaded. Title: [A]LICE.
First prize Julie Sanders, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire
Runners-up Alan Hook, York; Roger King, Twickenham, Middlesex
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