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Crossword roundup: do white knights belong in crosswords?Our most recent cluing competition has raised a fascinating issue of what words can properly be defined in cryptic clues. BLACK PAWN? How about WHITE KNIGHT?
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prize
Winners of Prize No 27,196
Mark Steele - Hatfield, Doncaster
John Kitchen - Breachwood Green, Herts
Ruth P, Nancy K, Finn K - West Kirby, Wirral
Rachell Evans - Oswestry, Shropshire
Cheryl Lowery - Trumpington, Cambridge
Mark Steele - Hatfield, Doncaster
John Kitchen - Breachwood Green, Herts
Ruth P, Nancy K, Finn K - West Kirby, Wirral
Rachell Evans - Oswestry, Shropshire
Cheryl Lowery - Trumpington, Cambridge
Winner of Genius No 166
Leslie Purkiss, Southend on Sea
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