diff --git a/lib/haskell/eval.sx b/lib/haskell/eval.sx
index 2322f994..46eb364b 100644
--- a/lib/haskell/eval.sx
+++ b/lib/haskell/eval.sx
@@ -376,22 +376,11 @@
   hk-eval-let
   (fn
     (binds body env)
+    ;; Reuse hk-bind-decls! so multi-clause fun bindings in where/let
+    ;; are grouped into multifuns, enabling patterns like:
+    ;;   let { go 0 = [[]]; go k = [...] } in go n
     (let ((new-env (hk-dict-copy env)))
-      ;; Pre-seed names for fn-clauses so closures see themselves
-      ;; (mutual recursion across the whole binding group).
-      (for-each
-        (fn (b)
-          (cond
-            ((= (first b) "fun-clause")
-              (dict-set! new-env (nth b 1) nil))
-            ((and
-                (= (first b) "bind")
-                (list? (nth b 1))
-                (= (first (nth b 1)) "p-var"))
-              (dict-set! new-env (nth (nth b 1) 1) nil))
-            (:else nil)))
-        binds)
-      (for-each (fn (b) (hk-eval-let-bind! b new-env)) binds)
+      (hk-bind-decls! new-env binds)
       (hk-eval body new-env))))
 
 (define
@@ -561,6 +550,12 @@ zipWith _ _ [] = []
 zipWith f (x:xs) (y:ys) = f x y : zipWith f xs ys
 fibs = 0 : 1 : zipWith plus fibs (tail fibs)
 plus a b = a + b
+concat [] = []
+concat (xs:xss) = xs ++ concat xss
+concatMap f [] = []
+concatMap f (x:xs) = f x ++ concatMap f xs
+abs x = if x < 0 then 0 - x else x
+negate x = 0 - x
 ")
 
 (define
@@ -786,8 +781,12 @@ plus a b = a + b
         ((has-key? env "main") (get env "main"))
         (:else env)))))
 
+;; Eagerly build the Prelude env once at load time; each call to
+;; hk-eval-expr-source copies it instead of re-parsing the whole Prelude.
+(define hk-env0 (hk-init-env))
+
 (define
   hk-eval-expr-source
   (fn
     (src)
-    (hk-deep-force (hk-eval (hk-core-expr src) (hk-init-env)))))
+    (hk-deep-force (hk-eval (hk-core-expr src) (hk-dict-copy hk-env0)))))
diff --git a/lib/haskell/tests/program-nqueens.sx b/lib/haskell/tests/program-nqueens.sx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b1ea587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/haskell/tests/program-nqueens.sx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+;; nqueens.hs — n-queens solver via list comprehension + where.
+;;
+;; Also exercises:
+;;   - multi-clause let/where binding (go 0 = ...; go k = ...)
+;;   - list comprehensions (desugared to concatMap)
+;;   - abs (from Prelude)
+;;   - [1..n] finite range
+;;
+;; n=8 is too slow for a 60s timeout; n=4 and n=5 run in ~17s combined.
+
+(define
+  hk-prog-val
+  (fn
+    (src name)
+    (hk-deep-force (get (hk-eval-program (hk-core src)) name))))
+
+(define
+  hk-nq-base
+  "queens n = go n
+  where
+    go 0 = [[]]
+    go k = [q:qs | qs <- go (k - 1), q <- [1..n], safe q qs]
+safe q qs = check q qs 1
+check q [] _ = True
+check q (c:cs) d = q /= c && abs (q - c) /= d && check q cs (d + 1)
+")
+
+(hk-test
+  "nqueens: queens 4 has 2 solutions"
+  (hk-prog-val (str hk-nq-base "result = length (queens 4)\n") "result")
+  2)
+
+(hk-test
+  "nqueens: queens 5 has 10 solutions"
+  (hk-prog-val (str hk-nq-base "result = length (queens 5)\n") "result")
+  10)
+
+{:fails hk-test-fails :pass hk-test-pass :fail hk-test-fail}
diff --git a/lib/haskell/tests/programs/nqueens.hs b/lib/haskell/tests/programs/nqueens.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3246858e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/haskell/tests/programs/nqueens.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- nqueens.hs — n-queens backtracking solver.
+--
+-- `queens n` returns all solutions as lists of column positions,
+-- one per row. Each call to `go k` extends all partial `(k-1)`-row
+-- solutions by one safe queen, using a list comprehension whose guard
+-- checks the new queen against all already-placed queens.
+
+queens n = go n
+  where
+    go 0 = [[]]
+    go k = [q:qs | qs <- go (k - 1), q <- [1..n], safe q qs]
+
+safe q qs = check q qs 1
+
+check q [] _     = True
+check q (c:cs) d = q /= c && abs (q - c) /= d && check q cs (d + 1)
+
+result = length (queens 8)