Monthly Archives: March 2021

The March Hare

Since his first appearance in Lewis Carrol’s classic Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, the March Hare has become a well-recognised and much loved literary figure. A wacky co-host of the tea party that Alice stumbles across, fond of nonsense, jokes, and puns, the March Hare is just one character that reflects the zany madness of [more…]

Prize Puzzles 112 – Gremlin

Bits And Pieces, page 12

The ‘C’ is missing for the answer to ‘4. Ambiguous compliment (10)’ BACKHANDER.

Thanks to S Penman for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 173 – Gremlin

MAXI! 3, page 50

The clue for CONSOLE should have been ‘Comfort’ not ‘Console’.

Thanks to J Semple from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Colossus 192 Competition Solutions

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8 to recognise women for their achievements, to both highlight and work towards addressing barriers that continue to perpetuate gender inequality, and to reflect on the progress that has been made.

The very first International Women’s Day was held on March 19th, 1911, born from [more…]

MEGA! Crosswords® 128 – Gremlin

MEGA! 19, page 52

The clue at 11ac should have read ‘Busied (oneself)’ for the answer OCCUPIED.

Thanks to P Ingram from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 340

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 172)

Cashwords Jackpot
Cashwords Jackpot winners are published on our website

The Baffler
Lenovo Smart Clock
L Fitzgerald, Wyoming NSW.
$50 Cash
L Cooke, North Aramara QLD; F Gills, Inala QLD; S Harris, Blockhouse Bay NZ; T Lauder, Grovedale VIC; M Stuart, Centenary Heights QLD.

MAXI!
Wonderboom Wireless Speaker
V Elliott, Thornlie WA.
$50 Cash
M Anderson, Canterbury VIC; R Fancett, Berwick VIC; P La Rosa, [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 119)

Acrostic
Sol: Betty Cuthbert running
$50 Cash
J Clark, Hallidays Point NSW; M & K Crabbe, North Bundaberg QLD; D Grant, Vermont South VIC; H Ovens, Kirrawee NSW; S Quinlivan, Helensvale QLD.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Arnold Schwarzenegger
$50 Cash
D Arnott, Dinner Plain VIC; E Bryce, Smithton TAS; L Lillywhite, Jindalee QLD; D Symonds, Reservoir VIC; G Taylor, Lynwood WA.

Monster Starhunt
Monster [more…]