Monthly Archives: September 2020

Christine’s BIG Crossword 336 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 10, page 60

The clue at 18ac ‘Salesladies (4,9)’ should have read “Saleslady’ for the answer SHOP ASSISTANT.

Thanks to M Worrington from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

MEGA! Crosswords® 125 – Gremlin

MEGA! Stinker From The Vault, page 64

The clue at 172dn “Yemen’s capital (3’1)’ should have the word break-up (4’1).

Thanks to R Romero from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – Point to Point

Point to Point, page 92

The clue numbering is incorrect.

Thanks to S Watson from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Subscriber Sweepstake UK July/August 2020

CONGRATULATIONS to the latest winners in our Lovatts Subscriber Sweepstake!

These lucky subscribers have shared in £250 worth of prizes!

Kindle Ereader – C Smith, West Wickham
Nikon Binoculars –  B Halliday, Cambridge
Breville Sandwich Press – B Bennett, Crewe
Cole and Mason Salt and Pepper Mills –  C Phillips, Sutton Coldfield

The Sweepstake is our way of saying thank [more…]

BIG Winners (Issue 334)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

The Demon
Delonghi Icona Kettle
D Raines, Kingaroy QLD.
2 x $50 Cash
F Beaton, Pascoe Vale VIC; B Riley, Ninderry QLD.

MEGA! Goliathon
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
Mrs J Flannery, Elanora QLD.
4 x $25 Cash
G Brumby, Magill SA; H Chell, Glengarry TAS; Mrs P Halls, Nambucca Heads NSW; B N Hoult, [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – Cryptic Cross

Cryptic Cross, page 9

The clue at 22ac ‘Martial art practiced in Ankara territory’ should have the verb spelling ‘practised’.

Thank you to R Thompson from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 335 – Gremlin

The Demon, page 30

The clue at 89dn is incorrect. The clue should read ‘Angular distance (astronomy)’.

Thank you to J & K Ashwell of NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection Winners (Issue 125)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

Double Monster
$400 Cash
L McGrath, Bega NSW.

Monster Colossus
$200 Cash
C Lucas, Pine Mountain QLD.
$100 Cash
G Fleming, Pakenham VIC.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Vanessa Redgrave
$200 Cash
L Malone, New Town TAS.
$100 Cash
J Lane, South Bunbury WA.

Stinker!
2 x SOH Candles
K Jeacle, Padstow Heights NSW; C Webb, Coorparoo QLD.

Giant Cryptic
2 x Twinings 12-Compartment Tea Chests
A [more…]

A fiesta of Spanish words in the English language

Or should I say Hola?  Because this column is about the Spanish language. There are approximately 405 million people in the world speaking Spanish as a native language, making it the second-most-spoken language by a number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese.  Spanish is also one of the six official languages of the United [more…]