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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Alex Bellos

DARK SECRETS: Did u solve it wordplay meets numberplay | Vintage Vibes

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Earlier today I set you these problems (and a challenge) about constrained writing, a literary form in which a text must conform to mathematical rules.

Here are the puzzles again, with solutions. And below you will discover who won the Pilish challenge – judged by Sarah Hart, author of the fab new book Once Upon a Prime, about the links between maths and literature.

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