
Unclued lights were familiar three-word Latin expressions, all starting with ‘in’: IN STATU (2) PUPILLARI (11), IN MEDIAS (3) RES (40), IN LOCO (8) PARENTIS (43), IN FLAGRANTE (19) DELICTO (15), and IN VINO (36) VERITAS (20).

First prize Gladys Chadwick, Walton, Cheshire
Runners-up John Nutkins, London; John Bartlett, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands

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