Monthly Archives: April 2020

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 162)

Cashwords Jackpot
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The Baffler
$150 e-Gift Card for The Guild
J Bourke, Korumburra VIC.
5 x $50 Cash
S Douglas, Northam WA; K Hoare, Amity Point QLD; N MacPherson, East Toowoomba QLD; G McEachern, Leongatha VIC; M Norton, Nambour QLD.

MAXI!
Fitbit Flex2
M Howland, Wattle Park SA.
5 x $50 Cash
R Crosbie, Cremorne NSW; M [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 114)

Acrostic
Sol: Sarah Lockwood Pardee
5 x $50 Cash
J Harris, Otaki Beach NZ; M Hopper, Bellara QLD; R Ingle, Traralgon VIC; A Robinson, Bondi NSW; C Seawright, Maleny QLD.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Katherine McNamara
5 x $50 Cash
S Benfield, Piangil VIC; C Brady, Massey NZ; N Dendle, Casino NSW; L Elso, Diggers Rest VIC; B Gordon, Bulimba QLD.

Monster Starhunt
Monster [more…]

The history of pants (or trousers)

Back in the 6th C BC, among the Persians and Scythians of Asia, both men and women wore trousers, for warmth and comfort, so there’s nothing new about women wearing trousers.

The word trousers comes from the Irish triús and the Scottish triubhas which also gave rise to trews, close-fitting tartan trousers. Ironically, the Scots [more…]

FINDaWORD (Issue137) Winners

Match-Ups
Sol: Pisces or Aries
5 x $50 Cash
S Cameron-Brown, Invercargill NZ; T Cooper, Peterhead SA; S Egan, Lithgow NSW; J Schablon, Southport QLD; B Williams, Hinchibrook NSW.

Monster FindaWord
Sol: Ranked top twenty for quarter of a century

Guess Who?
Sol: Bear Grylls
Wonderboom Wireless Speaker
P Butler, Gowanbrae VIC.
4 x $50 Cash
L Copas, Bradbury NSW; W McCarthy, Calamvale QLD; E [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 123 – Gremlin

The Knowledge, page 88
The clue at 43ac ‘Electrically charged atom such as a proton’ for the answer ION should read ‘Electrically charged atom’
Thank you to Stephen Watson from NSW for reporting this gremlin to us

BIG Winners (Issue 328)

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The Demon
Sangean Portable Digital Radio
Nancy Shand, City Beach WA.
2 x $50 Cash
L Chamberlain, Lyndoch SA; Mrs M Johnson, Leeston NZ.

MEGA! Goliathon
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
J Mortlock, Narooma NSW.
4 x $25 Cash
F Cochaud, Sandringham VIC; S Mole, Ripley QLD; K Weir, Tauranga NZ; J White, Kilcoy QLD.

Content [more…]

MEGA! Winners (122)

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MEGA Mix
Breville 4 Slice Sandwich Press
B Williams, Paradise SA.
5 x $50 Cash
J Archibald, Kiama Downs NSW; S Bottrill, Jannali NSW; P Jeavons, Encounter Bay SA; C Lean, North Beach WA; J Wright, Berwick VIC.

MEGA Stinker
Fitbit Flex2
L Schofield, Port Elliot SA.
3 x $100 Cash
I Joubert, Jerrabomberra NSW; [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 128 – Gremlin – Cryptic Colossus

Cryptic Colossus solution, page 111

The solution for the Cryptic Colossus contains some incorrect words.

Thank you to Christine Evans for alerting us to this gremlin.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 331)

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The Demon
£100 Cash
C Swierczek, Chaddesden.
£50 Cash
H Currie, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
J Wills, Bearsden.
£40 Cash
J Davies, Penzance.

Contest Coupon

2 x Collins Braford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists sets
Wiz Words
Sol: Smitten
Mrs R Holland, Newmilns; P Parr, Huthwaite.

£25 Love2Shop Gift Voucher for each contest

BIG Easy
Sol: Saint Valentine
J Elles, Eastbourne.

Wheel [more…]