2742: The Hobbit – solution

The Spectator
issue 28 March 2026

The initial and final trio of letters of the eight nine-letter unclued lights are reversals of each other. This property is suggested by the ‘other title’ – There and Back Again – of the puzzle’s title The Hobbit.

First prize Tom Rollinson, Borehamwood, Herts

Runners-up Richard Higson, Rugby, Warwickshire; Norman Watterson, Hillsborough, Co. Down

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