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Colossus Crosswords 196 – Gremlin

MAXI!, page 38

There is an incorrect extra arrow on the clue box for ‘Thin biscuits’ for the answer WAFERS.

Thank you to S Thomson for alerting us to this gremlin.

BIG Winners (Issue 346)

The Demon
Twinings 12-Compartment Tea Chest
D Vella, Mackay QLD.
$50 Cash
K Benger, Mannum SA; C Giglia, Whalan NSW.

MEGA! Goliathon
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
R Burton, Marian QLD.
$25 Cash
B Biglin, Waikiki WA; R Binks, Benalla VIC; E P Hill, Colac VIC; P Maple, Vermont VIC.

Contest Coupon
BIG Easy
Sol: A piece of cake
A Coleman Torch
K McGrath, Manjimup WA; C Smillie, [more…]

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 346

Christine’s BIG Crossword – 338

Wheel Words, page 48

Solution INQUIRIES  is a plural.

Thanks to M Mullins from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

FINDaWORD (Issue 145) Winners

Match-Ups
Sol: Monarch butterfly and red panda
$50 Cash
G Ellson, Lower Templestone VIC; L Leslie, Quakers Hill NSW; R Mowlam, Mernda VIC; M Paniz, Thornbury VIC; K Steley, Albany Creek QLD.

Monster Prize Pool
Monster Findaword
Sol: Once you’ve slept on an island, you’ll never be quite the same
Kitchen Wiz Prize Pack
J Tyley, Whittlesea VIC.
$250 Cash
L McFarlane, Kihikihi NZ; [more…]

Cashwords Jackpot 35

£1000 Cash
J Stones, Highcliffe-on-Sea.

£500 Cash
K Cooney, Leeds.

£100 Cash
P Harrison, Eldwick; J Holmes, Littledown; E Pye, Whitehaven; A Tappenden, Ramsgate; P Wilkinson, Sleaford.

UK MEGA Winners (Issue 73)

MEGA Mix
£100 Cash
L McFarlane, Nuneaton.
£25 Cash
H Skillicorn, Andreas.

MEGA Stinker
£100 Cash
P Hitchens, Langham.
£25 Cash
C Marcantel, Romford.

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 355)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
M Brown, Chesterfield; D Stack, Trearddur Bay; D Taboney, Ealing.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
G Lawrence, Ipswich.
£25 Cash
P Bland, Henlow; T Skeet, Waltham Abbey.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
I Bough, Basingstoke.
£25 Cash
A Croft, Selby; J Johnston, Fawdon.

The Knowledge
Sol: Sheikh Hasina
£25 Cash
S Smith, Penwortham; J Winkle, Leek.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 348)

The Demon
£100 Cash
M Taylor, Southwater.
£50 Cash
M Chappell, Bradford.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
J Markey, Leicester.
£40 Cash
G Lloyd, Longridge Park.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Sideboard
Collin Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
L Simpson, Northallerton; S Walker, Easton-On-The-Hill.

£25 cash for each contest

BIG Easy
Sol: Brush under the carpet
Mrs S J Thompson, Atherstone.

Wheel Words
Sol: Velodrome
A Whiteside, Preston.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Hatstand
P McGregor, Ballymoney.

Acrostic
Sol: Sir [more…]