Perplexity

Mixed doubles:

Bet Harrods give big radial diets.

That sentence conceals three closely related one-word answers. To find the solutions, all you need do is regroup the six words into three pairs, then rearrange the letters within each pair.

A Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia will be awarded to the sender of the first correct answer opened on 5 December. Entries to: Perplexity, The Independent, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DL.

9 November competition answers

Trachea (each rat), Windpipe (wiped pin), Oesophagus (hoops usage).

Winner: Derrick Crook (Torpoint).