Monthly Archives: September 2020

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 344)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

The Baffler
3 x £50 Cash
M Hazell, Sudbury; M McCrorie, West Kilbride; A Venables, Broxbourne.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
D Hawkins, Coryton.
2 x £25 Love2Shop Gift Vouchers
S Beresford, Andreas; K Wade, Thurgoland.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
C Fuller, Ardleigh.
2 x £25 Love2Shop Gift Vouchers
B Pascall, St Leonards On Sea; S Rowe, Eastchurch.

The Knowledge
Sol: Mongolian
2 [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126

Pop Words, page 83

The word break-up for the clue at 11ac should be (3’1,5)

Thank you to R Bullen for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – Pop Words

Pop Words, page 83

The word break-up for 11ac should be (3’1,5).

Thank you to R Bullen for alerting us to this gremlin.

Discover fascinating words that have changed their meaning

With spring marking the changing weather, when the cold winter winds are swapped for floral-filled days, it got me thinking about how the meaning of words also changes. One of the continuing controversies of my job is dealing with that fickle aspect of the English language, words that change their meaning – known as [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 116)

Acrostic
Sol: Burt Freeman Bacharach
5 x $50 Cash
N Anderson, Everton Hills QLD; D Babcock, White Gum Valley WA; E Quinn, Blacktown NSW; C Temporini, Mulgoa NSW; H Williams, Carrara QLD.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Christopher Plummer
5 x $50 Cash
P Chard, Forestville NSW; Mrs C Merchant, Aldinga Beach SA; J Pugh, Paradise Point NSW; M Urane, Wallsend NSW; R [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 166)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

The Baffler
$150 e-Gift Card for The Guild
H Svalbe, Mitchelton QLD.
5 x $50 Cash
M Potter, North Hobart TAS; D Smith, Inverloch VIC; S Smith, Normanhurst NSW; M Stuart, Centenary Heights QLD; K Talty, Wantirna South VIC.

MAXI!
Breville 4 Slice Sandwich Press
C Polimeni, Croydon VIC.
5 x $50 Cash
H Barry, [more…]

BIG Winners (Issue 333)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website.

The Demon
Twinings 12-Compartment Tea Chest
J Blake, Sale VIC.
2 x $50 Cash
J Cherrie, Erica VIC; V Yates, West Pennant Hills NSW.

MEGA! Goliathon
SOH Candle
N Gray, Cessnock NSW.
4 x $25 Cash
B Edom, Para Hills West SA; J Ewer, Bangor NSW; J Harwood, Casterton VIC; Mrs I Kelty, Burnie TAS.

Contest [more…]

Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for August 2020

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