How important are vowels? Some languages, such as Welsh, don’t look as if they use any.
The Welsh word for hospital is ysbyty, and here are some Welsh place names: Bwlchgwyn, Ystwyth or Cwmystwyth – they look very hard to pronounce until you realise that w and y are used as vowels. [more…]
Congratulations to Florence Fardon, winner of last month’s Enigma online crossword competition. Florence will receive a $100 gift card, courtesy of Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles.
Matchboxes Contest, page 40
There can be two keyword solutions, TARTAN or TARGET. We will accept both answers.
Thanks to Meryl Heynsdyk for alerting us to this gemlin
