Monthly Archives: January 2020

Subscriber Sweepstake 24

Congratulations to the latest winners in our Lovatts Subscriber Sweepstake!

These lucky subscribers have shared in over $1000 worth of prizes!

Apple iPad 32GB Wi-Fi (Gold) [7th Gen] – Joy Marshall, Upper Rollands Plains NSW
$150 e-gift card for The Guild – Mairie Clark, Port Macquarie NSW
Royal Albert Alpha Foodie Teacup, Saucer & Plate Set – Kathleen [more…]

Colossus 185 Competition Solutions

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 325

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 125)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

Double Monster
£100 Cash
L Marshall, Drybrook.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
A Josephs, Hartlepool.
2 x £25 Cash
D Bungay, Plymouth; J Oakes, Mere Brow.

Monster Starhunt
£50 Cash
G Forshaw, Ashton-in-Makerfield.
2 x £25 Cash
D Gamble, Kenilworth; C Stones, Wirral.

Stinker
£100 Cash
R Cresswell, Walsall Wood.
£25 Cash
S Sneddon, Larbert.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
Mrs B Phillips, Willenhall.
£25 Cash
P Osborne, Alcester.

Contest Coupon
£25 [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 336)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords winners are published on our website www.lovattspuzzles.com

Baffler
3 x £50 Cash
Pat Ray, Birmingham; Sue Wilks, Stevenage; Gailen Wilson, Torrisholme.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
Kathleen Wade, Thurgoland.
2 x £25 Love2Shop voucher
Judith Gilham, Feltham; Kirsten Gruitt, Dunfermline.

Stinker!
1 x £100 Cash
Mrs Y Hinchcliffe, Crosland Hill.
2 x £25 Love2Shop voucher
Sheila Apps, Cheltenham; Tracy Netherwood, Linthwaite.

The Knowledge
Sol: George Orwell
2 x £25 [more…]

2020: Chinese Year of the Rat

As we have just entered into the Chinese Year of the Rat, we thought we’d take a closer look at the phrases and literature surrounding the rambunctious rodents from the genus Rattus.

Many of you will recoil with horror at the mention of rats, because of the bad press they have had for years. A [more…]

The most common word in the world

I read recently that the most common word in the English-speaking world is no, with okay as a runner-up. But what about the most commonly used word in the world – English-speaking or not?

Words such as radio, bank, café, chocolate and beer are understood in many countries even though they may have their own [more…]

FINDaWORD (Issue 134) Winners

Match-Ups
Sol: Be excellent to each other.
5 x $50 Cash
K Bonnor, Kingscliff NSW; L Crawford, Blacktown NSW; Mrs M Jaksic, Narre Warren VIC; J Lawson, Pooraka SA; B McLeod, Fairy Meadow NSW.

Monster FindaWord
Sol: The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

Guess Who?
Sol: Muhammad Ali
$150 e-Gift Card for The Guild
C Hammond, Browns [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 112)

Acrostic
Sol: Greta Garbo, Stockholm
5 x $50 Cash
R Dent, Kallaroo WA; R Hall, Freemans Reach NSW; L Harris, Oak Park VIC; D Moore, Belmont North NSW; V Ring, Heathcote NSW.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Chadwick Boseman
5 x $50 Cash
S Jones, Dunedin NZ; N Miller, Oakden SA; A Randle, Carina QLD; J & B Rohde, Modbury SA; P Tilmouth, [more…]