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The unclued lights, in the correct order, yielded a quotation from Sir Winston Churchill: I CANNOT FORE- CAST TO YOU THE ACTION OF RUSSIA. IT IS A RIDDLE WRAPPED IN A MYS- TERY INSIDE AN ENIGMA.

First prize: E.C. Hunt, Norwich. Runners-up: Lady Hollings, London SW6; James Roberts, Orlingbury.