Answers to clues in italics — stramash (1A), pasteboard (33) and lineated (36) — are treated as in the ROMAN (15A) custom of SUOVETAURILIA (1D), involving the SACRIFICE (4A) of a sheep, a pig and an ox, to create entries defined by 32, 21 and 22.
First prize David Henderson, Almonte, Ontario
Runners-up Chris James, Ruislip Manor; Roger Baresel, London SW7
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