The unclued lights (including the pair at 36/9) are islands on the ORKNEYS (an anagram of ‘Yonkers’). Solvers had to highlight the three letters HOY of the solution at 39D (Ahoy), which is ‘a call’, hence the wording in the preamble.
First prize M. Williamson, Chelmsford, Essex
Runners-up Mrs Pamela Bealby, Stockton-on-Tees; Robert Hinton, Swansea
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