The four works were Waverley (anagram of 12/21), Kenilworth (15/8), The Talisman (29/2) and Ivanhoe (38/37) by SIR WALTER SCOTT (diagonally NW to SE) which was to be shaded. Title: anagram of Redgauntlet.
First prize Roy Robinson, Sheffield
Runners-up Sebastian Robinson, Glasgow; M.F. O’Brien, London N12

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