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2522: A trifle – solution

issue 25 September 2021

Unclued lights were synonyms of NOTHING. ‘A trifle’ is one definition of nothing given in Chambers.

First prize James Knox, Beaconsfield

Runners-up Phillip Wickens, Horsham; David Morgan, Gilesgate, Durham City

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