The seven concise clues lead to: heALth centre (3,31), HEARTbreak (9), midrIFf (26), last of alL (40), out of afRIca (14/2), wild WEST (21) and false DAWN (7,24).
First prize Margaret Lusk, Fulwood, Preston, Lancs
Runners-up G.H. Willett, London SW19; E.C. Wightman, Menston, W. Yorks

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