The unclued lights include at least four Os (IV Os), and other clued solutions contain two or three. OROONOKO at 6D is the novel and has five Os.
First prize David Warren, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Runners-up J.E. Pugh, Cardiff; S.J.J. Tiffin, Cockermouth, Cumbria

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