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The following people are winners of the Monday and Saturday puzzles
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Crossword 16,425: Bill Stewart, Leicester; R Harpur, Herefordshire; Martyn Abbott, Lincolnshire
Polymath 1,065: P Johnson, Berwickshire
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Crossword 16,419: Paul Rock, Walden, England; James Simpson, France; Hugh Guilford, Buckinghamshire, England
Polymath 1,064: Michael Foottit, London
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Crossword 16,413: James Leaver, Sydney; Ardeshir Dalal, Texas; Markos Komondouros, Athens
Polymath 1,063: John Buxton, Chesterfield
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Crossword 16,407: J Welsh, London; VW Durham, Cumbria, England; Rowan McKittrick, London
Polymath 1,062: Susan J Tzotzos, Austria
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Crossword 16,401: David Jeffrey, Edinburgh; Michael Capparis, New York; J Morton, Glasgow
Polymath 1,061: Georges Moroz, Bronx, NY
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Crossword 16,395: David Micklethwait, London; Peter Tilford, Florida; David Westacott, Vienna
Polymath 1,060: Liz Wicken, Cambridge, England
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Crossword 16,389: David Riddle, Woodford Green, Greater London; AH Harker, Oxford; Brendan Quigley, Brookline, Massachusetts, US
Polymath 1,059: Malcolm Corke, Challans, France
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Crossword 16,383: Andrew Liardet, Wiltshire, England; Emlyn Lumley, Pinner, Greater London; Stephen Harvey, Hampshire, England
Polymath 1,058: D Marsh, East Sussex, England
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Crossword 16,377: John Bevan, London; TF & JM Marshall, Scotland; Rae Seelig, London
Polymath 1,057: Bridget Symeonides, Cyprus
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Crossword 16,371: Mr B Miller, Guernsey; Mr H Lime, Suffolk, England; Maxine Broadbent, Derbyshire, England
Polymath 1,056: B Wardhaugh, Manchester, England
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Crossword 13,365: Michael Eve, Rye, England; Christopher Barrat, London; Suzanna Anslow, Surrey, England
Polymath 1,055: Roger Forster, Middlesex, England
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Crossword 16,360: JB Cowperthwait, Florida; Neal Moister, London; Nicola Lancaster, Cornwall
Polymath 1,054: Jim Nicolson, Edinburgh
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Christmas crossword: Mark Thornber, Durham, England; Andrew House, San Francisco; Jane Robinson, London
Polymath 1,053: Martyn Haley, Conwy, Wales
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Crossword 16,350: PJ Morsan, Winchester, England; Andrew Palfreman, Hull, England; Richard Heaton, London
Polymath 1,052: AJ Cullens, London
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Crossword 16,344: John Williams, Eastbourne, England; Reg Green, Belgium; Graham McKinnon, Salford, England
Polymath 1,051: Ian Zant-Boer, Farthingstone, England
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Crossword 16,338: Ailsa Bolton, France; John Morrissey, Surrey, England; RK Ajayakumar, Croydon, England
Polymath 1,050: Anthea Sinclair, Edinburgh
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Crossword 16,332: Thomas Foubister, London; Michael Sweeney, Dublin; David Sands, Maryland, US
Polymath 1049: Mary Whittaker, Leicester, England
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Crossword 16,326: Simon Dare, Surrey, UK; Max Stewart, Australia; David Brown, Massachusetts, US
Polymath 1,048: Craig Shadbolt, New Jersey, US
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Crossword 16,320: Robert Holloway, Paris, France; Michael Shipster, Winchester, England; S Fisher, London, England
Polymath 1,047: Nicholas Hartley, Belgium
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Crossword 16,314: A Dixon, Richmond, England; Chris Bennette, Oxfordshire, England; Mark Rushworth, Woking, England
Polymath 1,046: C & D Barden, Cambridge, England
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Crossword 16,308: Chris Coleman, Cheltenham, England; Mark Huggins, Buckinghamshire, England; Neil Woolhouse, Wakefield, England
Polymath 1,045: Jane Rowe, Cheshire, England
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Crossword 16,302: Jennifer Burdon, Paris; Kevin Fox, Bournemouth, England; Jeremy Schiff, London
Polymath 1,044: June Marshall, Scotland
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Crossword 16,296: Nicholas Johns, Gloucester, England; Mary Robinson, Staines, England; John Clayman, London
Polymath 1,043: Mario Gargiulo, Verona, Italy
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Crossword 16,290: Liv Mckittrick, Isle of Skye, Scotland; D Brooksbank, Norfolk; Mark Humble, Taunton, England
Polymath 1,042: J. Harley, Stockton-on-Tees, England
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Crossword 16,284: J Vercoe, Dorchester, UK; Anna Bruce, Wiltshire, UK; J Ireland, Bristol, UK
Polymath 1,041: Phoebe Sutherland, London
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Crossword 16,278: Peter Bromwich, Birmingham; James Reid, Fife, Scotland; EASherratt, Staffordshire, England
Polymath 1,040: Patricia Blakemore, West Midlands, England
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Crossword 16,272: Martha F Browne, New York; Sean Putnam, Wellingborough, UK; Richard Cauman, Knoxville, US
Polymath 1,039: Kallirroi Kapetanaki, Luxembourg
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Crossword 16,266: Wilbur Heenan, Ireland; Dr Mike Ewart, East Lothan; Ali Linton, London
Polymath 1,038: P Sharratt, Midlothian
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Crossword 16,260: Yoganandhini Janarthanan, California; Jon Zigmond, Middlesbrough; Heather Morrey, Sussex
Polymath 1,037: Michael Crapper, Whitchurch
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Crossword 16,254: Richard Heaton, London; Hector Langfeldt, Birmingham; Saira Kamaly, London
Polymath 1,036: Eamonn O’Riordan, Ireland
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Crossword 16,248: Nicholas JP Weaver, Manchester, England; Steve Clark, London; DIA Cohen, New York
Polymath 1,035: Tony Mouler, Birmingham, England
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Crossword 16,242: Helen Hillier, Dorset, England; JP Bowman, the Netherlands; C Wren, London
Polymath 1,034: Peter Van Meerbeeck, Belgium
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Crossword 16,236: Mark Cleary, New Jersey, USA; Adrian Widdowson, London; Myra Cooper, Oxford
Polymath 1,033: Elaine Kennedy, Dublin
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Crossword 16,230: Harjit Grewal, London; Lyn Sheeran, Switzerland; Michael Johnson, London
Polymath 1,032: DM Macarthur, Bristol, England
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Crossword 16,224: Sophie Huczynska, Scotland; Carol Bostock-Smith, Halesworth, England; Andrew Ashbridge, Edinburgh
Polymath 1,031: AM Garfield, Banbury, England
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Crossword 16,218: Richard Gibson, London; M Amey, Macclesfield; George Warburg, Connecticut
Polymath 1,030: David Wadsworth, London
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Crossword 16,212: Caroline Sproule, Moira; L Stone, Dorset; Nancy Cooper, London
Polymath 1,029: James Birkett, Brighton
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Crossword 16,206: Enda Cogan, Dublin Patricia Cairns, Devon; JR Jefferies, Dudley
Polymath 1,028: John Clune, Ireland
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Crossword 16,200: Edward Cooper, Norwich R Winter, Worthing; Kate Lloyd-Williams, Somerset
Polymath 1,027: Christina Dyall, Chadwell Heath
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Crossword 16,194: Ross Casley, California; Stephen Payne, Cornwall; Iolanthe Lonergan, London
Polymath 1,026: Simon Marks, London
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Crossword 16,188: Julia Gray, London; Peter Drinkwater, Northampton; JA Baldwin, Somerset
Polymath 1,025: L Steiff, Norwich
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Crossword 16,182: Stephen M Tudhope, Oswestry; Oscar McKittrick, Edinburgh; Patricia Blakemore, Walsall
Polymath 1,024: Linda Parry, Cheshire
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Crossword 16,176: John Edwards, Llanon; R Gill, March; Brian Smith, Ayrshire
Polymath 1,023: Peter Tarleton, Ireland
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Crossword 16170: Chris Todd-Davies, Reading; Elaine Chance, Tamworth, Staffordshire; M Rennie, Aberdour
Polymath 1022: Elayne Murphy, France
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Crossword 16,164: Robert Langston, Somerset; Allen Boxer, Berlin; Anthony G Santucci, Washington
Polymath 1,021: R Goodfellow, Surrey
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Crossword 16,158: John Johnston, New York; Annie Baker, London; Sebastian MacKay, Edinburgh
Polymath 1,020: Abizer Nasir, London
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Crossword 16,152: Roger Clews, London; Vivienne Blackwell, Kent; Jenni Humphreys, Dorset
Polymath 1,019: Robin Ratchford, Belgium
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Crossword 16,146: Lela Lee, Denver; Ian Bird, Vienna; Tim Locke, Sussex
Polymath 1,018: Robert Edwards, Devon
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Crossword 16,141: Bill Stewart, Leicester; Gareth Christopher, Switzerland; Duncan Mackenzie, Norfolk
Polymath 1,017: Antony McCammon, Switzerland
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Crossword 16,135: Neil McIndoe, London; Julian Cooke, London; Ashley Witts, Vancouver
Polymath 1,016: Amy De Jesus, Hong Kong
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Crossword 16,129: FJ Chalton, Liverpool; Nik Morrell, London; Ian Dempsey, New Jersey
Polymath 1,015: Richard Otley, Wakefield
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Crossword 16,123: Michael Baylor, France; Scott Forbes, London; Judith Hadley, USA
Polymath 1,014: Peter Boyd, Wiltshire
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Crossword 16,117: Mary Aclandhood, London; Rev T K Hole, Sheffield; Robert Smith, Norfolk
Polymath 1,013: Bob Walker, Nuneaton
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Crossword 16,111: Magnus Chisholm, Ross-shire; J Verge , Dorset; Steven Smith, Switzerland
Polymath 1,012: Brenda Joyce, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Crossword 16,105: David Keith Martin, Teddington J & S Hoare, North Yorkshire; Christina McKittrick, Kingston
Polymath 1,011: Dr S Bailey, Swindon
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Crossword 16,099: Suzanne P Wilson, Windermere; D Barter, Cumbria; Jean-Marc Sellier, California
Polymath 1,010: Robert Jelly, Warwickshire
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Crossword 16,093: V Le Quesne, Salisbury; Sue Topham, Newark; Anthony Evans, Hove
Polymath 1,009: AC Lambirth, Cyprus
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Crossword 16,087: Judge Dredd, Wiltshire; Hannah Robertson Wimbledon, London; Julia Harding, Buxton
Polymath 1,008: Keith Winstanley, Montgomeryshire
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Crossword 16,081: Peter Coles, County Kildare, Ireland; Richard Higson, Warwickshire; AJO Donnell, County Waterford, Ireland
Polymath 1,007: David Brogden, Northampton
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Crossword 16,075: Tristram Riley-Smith, Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire; Simon Norcross, Luxembourg; Christopher Farah, London
Polymath 1,006: Dr Colin C Mackay, Delaware, USA
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Crossword 16,069: Steve Abel, York; Alan Cruse, Stockport; M McQuillan, Edinburgh
Polymath 1,005: Mrs SM Fraser, Middlesbrough
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Crossword 16,057: G Dennis, Stratford-upon-Avon; Joanne Cooper, Fife; Andrew Anderson, Bangor
Polymath 1,004: Caroline Wood, Buckinghamshire
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Crossword 16,057: Clare Job, Dorset; T Alderson, Stevenage; Amanda Riddle, Essex
Polymath 1,003: R Rutter, Shropshire
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Crossword 16,052: Trevor Mason, Hertford; Gareth Daves, Newport; Charles Barraclough, London
Polymath 1,002: Terry Lavell, London
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Christmas Crossword: Steve Pattison, Pinehurst, North Carolina; Catherine Innes, Norfolk; Lindsay Sinclair, Berkshire
Polymath 1,001: Hitesh Gupta, Abu Dhabi
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Crossword 16,042: Kim Batten, Southampton; Julian Cazalet, Berkshire; Steve Webster, Derbyshire
Polymath 1,000: Andy Polakowski, Flintshire
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