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Prize solutions

Winners of Crossword 29,972
Frederick Robinson, Inkpen; Eve Moran, Leeds; Catherine Grant, Newport-on-Tay; Nicolas Simmers, Edinburgh; Masha Thorne, Rowhedge
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    An experiment reaches the end of the road

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Genius solutions

Winner of Genius No 273
Hazel Ellis, Hemel Hempstead

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