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To 2183: Group theory

issue 01 November 2014

Extra letters in clues plus 1A give ‘the separation of philosophers into sages and cranks’, an extract from a quotation by QUINE (35). 24, 25, 29 are sages; 17, 39, 42 are cranks.

First prize Storm Hutchinson, Dulas, Anglesey

Runners-up William Spont, Bellingham, Massachusetts; Nick Hussey, Overton, Hampshire

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