Columba

To 2231: On the side

issue 24 October 2015

Unclued lights made mottoes around the rim of one-pound coins: (33) NEMO ME (12) IMPUNE (40) LACESSIT, (18) DECUS ET (34) TUTAMEN, and (13) PLEIDIOL (39) WYF I’M (4) GWLAD.

First prize Tony Watson, Twyford, Berks

Runners-up P. Langdale, London N11; Stewart Jones, Winchester, Hants

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