The unclued lights, when preceded by a US state, form MISSISSIPPI 11, CALIFORNIA 22, VIRGINIA 27, HAWAII 37, RHODE ISLAND 40, OREGON 10, KENTUCKY 14 and INDIANA 7D.
First prize David Simmonds, Crayford, Dartford
Runners-up Fran Morrison, London SW15; Andrew Herbert, Brooke, Norfolk

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