2739: Off Drive – solution

The Spectator
issue 07 March 2026

The eight unclued entries are the names of Verdi operas: FALSTAFF, AIDA, NABUCCO, ERNANI, IL TROVATORE, LA TRAVIATA, RIGOLETTO, OTELLO. The puzzle’s title suggests an anagram of the composer’s name, Verdi.

First prize Zoe Hope, Cilgerran, Cardigan

Runners-up Clive West, Old Windsor, Berkshire; Robert Teuton, Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire

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