Perplexity
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ustceaneast (4)
perickr (5)
nckscosumethlun (10)
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9 August answers:
John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga. Winner: AD Gaines (Colyton, Devon)
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Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Men Behaving Badly. Winner: T Schmoller (Sheffield)
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