
The unclued four-letter solutions are paired, one inside the other, to yield the four unclued 8-letter words: 37 ÷ 19 = 3, 15 ÷ 6 = 23, 21 ÷ 8 = 40 and 31D ÷ 38 = 44.

First prize R.A. Towle, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Runners-up R.B. Briercliffe, Onchan, Isle of Man; Roger Cairns, Chalfont Heights, Bucks

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