WEIN (2D) suggests 21, 35 and 37 (German wines); WEIB suggests 10, 25 and 42 (Germanic female names); GESANG suggests 14, 27 and 31 (German-speaking composers of sung works). STRAUSS, highlighted, composed the waltz Wein, Weib und Gesang.
First prize P.G. Hampton, Wimborne, Dorset
Runners-up Roy Robinson, Sheffield; Jenny Mitchell, Croscombe, Somerset
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