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CAM 96 crossword solution – Odes by Nimrod

Ode: ON THE ROCKS

The peripheral thematic items (NEWFOUNDLAND, SAINT PETER, ALCATRAZ ISLAND and GIBRALTAR) are each nicknamed “The Rock”, as is the fifth, rock-shaped, DWAYNE JOHNSON to be highlighted. Superfluous letters in wordplay spelt TO A WEE TOT OF CHILLED WHISKY and TO A FAILING MARRIAGE, hence the alternative odic title of the puzzle ON THE ROCKS.

Superfluous letters:

Across: 8 T, 9 O, 10 A, 13 W, 14 E, 15 E, 16 T, 17 O, 18 T, 20 O, 23 F, 24 C, 25 H, 26 I, 29 L, 31 L, 32 E, 33 D, 34 W, 35 H, 36 I, 37 S, 38 K, 39 Y.

Down: 1 T, 2 O, 3 A, 4 F, 5 A, 6 I, 7 L, 11 I, 12 N, 19 G, 20 M, 21 A, 22 R, 26 R, 27 I, 28 A, 29 G, 30 E.

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Winner: David Steward (Sidney Sussex 1976)

Runners-up: Richard Chamberlain (Corpus 1977), Hamish Symington (St Catharine’s 1999)