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to 2139: Separated

issue 07 December 2013

The key word is BUTTERMILK (8), which can be separated into words defined by 15, 27, 40; 4, 23, 25; and 2, 7, 35.
 
First prize  Brian Midgley, Ettington, Warwickshire
Runners-up  John M. Brown, Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire; K.J. Williams, Kings Worthy, Hampshire

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