Crossword & Puzzle Collection 117
Acrostic, page 71
Solution should be ‘creates’ not ‘create’.
Thanks to David Needham from Tasmania for reporting this gremlin.
GalleryHow new words enter our language
Our English language has a huge vocabulary – possibly larger than any other language.
This is because we have had so many varied sources. The Anglo-Saxons brought their West Germanic languages with them. After the Norman invasion of 1066, French became the language of the courts. The church, universities and legal world used Latin, so [more…]
GalleryOur inspiring DIY winner Arthur Daniell
Our inspiring DIY winner Arthur Daniell will turn 100 this year! His winning crossword was published in Christine’s BIG Crossword 319.
Arthur Daniell was born on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia in 1919. He was the second youngest of 6 children. His parents settled on a dairy farm at Monteith on the River Murray [more…]
Colossus Crosswords 182 – Gremlin
The Knowledge, page 34
The clue at 25 down ‘Locomotive enthusiast or anyone who obsessively pursues an minority interest’ should read ‘a’ instead of ‘an’.
Thank you to Max Allen from NSW for reporting this one to us
MEGA! Competition Solutions – Issue 116
Select puzzles to view solutions:
GalleryStuff, explained.
Is there any word more versatile than the word ‘stuff’? It’s an informal way of saying ‘things in general’, for physical objects, such as all your worldly goods, “I put my stuff in storage and went around the world”, or just what you’re holding, “Where can I put my stuff?”.
It can also mean ideas [more…]
Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for March 2019
Congratulations to Gwynn Power, winner of last month’s Enigma online crossword competition. The winner will receive a $100 gift card, courtesy of Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles.
FindaWord 127 – Gremlin
FindaWord 82, page 66
There is a 6-letter word, RACKET, in the puzzle titled ‘Seven-letter R words’
Thanks to Gary Corrick for alerting us to this gremlin.