Monthly Archives: March 2020

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 338)

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

Baffler
3 x £50 Cash
Mary Kimber, Glossop; Mrs Susan McNally, Thetford; Robert Keith Osborne, Grimsby.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
Mrs J Cornes, Walton-On-Thames.
2 x £25 Love2Shop voucher
Elizabeth Fenwick, Darlington; Mrs H Pugh-Evans, Borth.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
Mrs Carol Taylor, Grantham.
2 x £25 Love2Shop voucher
Linda Acaster, Birstall; Jean Bing, Wellingborough.

The Knowledge
2 x £25 Cash
Pamela [more…]

How ‘crafty’ has changed over the years

“Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough” – Paul Simon

I wouldn’t have thought that carpenters, stonemasons or other craftsman had a predilection for cunning strategies or slyness. Yet both artful and crafty, with their sly implications, used to mean talented and skilful. Now they are more often used to describe [more…]

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 327

Code Crackers (Issue 113)

Acrostic
Sol: Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
5 x $50 Cash
M A Casey, Blue Haven NSW; J Lowe, Greystanes NSW; N Michalski, Montmorency VIC; L Rattray, Hastings NZ; J Rijkaart, Orewa NZ.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Alexandra Daddario
5 x $50 Cash
S Beckett, Wooloowin QLD; A Chapman, Mount Beauty VIC; T Derums, Harvey WA; S Gilbert, Parkdale VIC; A Gomez, Smithfield NSW.

Monster [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 160)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

Baffler
$150 e-Gift Card for The Guild
G Molloy, Goolwa South SA.
5 x $50 Cash
M Burgoyne, Battery Point TAS; B Ceglarski, Jamboree Heights QLD; M Kelly, Lesmurdie WA; S West, Golden Beach QLD; SJ Willimott, Magill North SA.

MAXI!
Sangean Portable Digital Radio
U Graham-Smith, Kariong NSW.
5 x $50 Cash
L Cargill, [more…]

Super Sudoku Collection 1 – Printing Correction

Due to a printing error, the lines are a little faint in Futoshiki 2 on page 12 of the Super Sudoku Collection.

To resolve this, you could either;
– Simply trace over the faint lines with a darker pen, or
– Download the updated page. (700kB)

Happy Puzzling!

Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for February 2020

Congratulations to Mike Cloherty, winner of last month’s Enigma online crossword competition. The winner will receive a $100 gift card, courtesy of Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles.

6 Inspiring Australian Women You Should Know About

Strong women have always had a powerful impact on history, and yet it’s only in recent years that we’re seeing the proper credit and recognition they rightly deserve for their contributions. Not only that, but through a concerted effort to increase the gender imbalance in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering & maths), we are [more…]