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Many a Cross Word!

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A lighthearted account of the chequered history of the crossword puzzle - from the three-letter birds, and two-letter Sun God , to the mind-bending, esoteric and even Interchangeable clues.
Anagrammatically compiled by BASIL BIRNEY (anag.) Presented by LenH. Jowls (anag.)
With PATRICK BARR , LEONARD FENTON , MARTIN FRIEND, BRIAN HAINES , MICHAEL MCSTAY
, PEGGY PAIGE and ELIZABETH RIDER . Directed by H. JEATHON-CHOIRS (anag.)

Contributors

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Sun God
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Patrick Barr
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Leonard Fenton
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Brian Haines
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Michael McStay
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Peggy Paige
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Elizabeth Rider
Directed By:
H. Jeathon-Choirs
Source: Radio Times

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