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Hello – BIG August 2016
Our distant cousins don’t necessarily look like us so we shouldn’t be surprised that in the world of vocabulary, word families have relatives who share a common ancestor, but have distanced themselves from each other.
The Latin word sanguis meaning ‘blood’ gives us both sanguinary ‘bloodthirsty’ and sanguine ‘happy’. Perhaps this is a hint about the mood of ancient assailants? The word sang-froid is another cousin, from the French ‘blood cold’ meaning cold-bloodedness or a couldn’t-care-less attitude.
The Latin genus meaning ‘stock or kind’ is the origin of several [more…]
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My Cup Of Tea
This means something one finds pleasing though it’s more often heard in the negative – but that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
Tea is, or most certainly was, the national beverage of Britain and it [more…]
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Enigma Crossword Competition winner for August 2016
Congratulations to Anne Hogan, winner of last month’s Enigma online crossword competition. Anne will receive a $100 Prize Cheque, courtesy of Lovatts Crosswords & [more…]
COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 165)
CASHWORDS
$500
Janelle Wilson, South West Rocks NSW.
10 x $50
Graham Burden, Havelock North NZ; Judith Chadwick, Paradise, SA; Ian Davis,Toukley NSW; Jill Gallagher, Pymble NSW; [more…]
UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 105)
CASHWORDS JACKPOT
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DOUBLE MONSTER
£100
Charmaine Timms, Oxford.
MONSTER COLOSSUS
£50
Christine Rifkin, Margate.
2 x £25
Joan Crellen, Workington; Eileen Smith, Lancing.
MONSTER STARHUNT
Solution: Brigitte Bardot
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UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 296)
CASHWORDS JACKPOT
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BAFFLER
3 x £50
Elizabeth Fenwick, Darlington; Eileen Scott, Sinclairs Hill; Brian Sherman, Howden.
GIANT CRYPTIC
£100
Gladys Anderson, Castle Douglas.
2 x £25 [more…]
