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Crossword & Puzzle Collection Solutions – Issue 131

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BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 347

Christine’s BIG Crossword 348 – Gremlin – Point To Point

Point To Point, page 44

The answer to the clue at 4. ‘Fancy-dress outfits’ was COSTUMES not CLOTHING.

Thank you to W McCarthy from Calamvale, QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 92 – Gremlin

Cryptic 11, page 42

The word break-up for the clue at 22ac should be (5) not (4).

Thanks to S & J Ryder from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 135)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
Mrs J Munday, Exmouth.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
S Harrop, Malham.
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V Hone, Alexandria; D Tyler, West Mersea.

Monster Starhunt
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J Liddle, Ovingham.
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Stinker
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Giant Cryptic
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D Robinson, Billingham.
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M Shenton, Sandbach.

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PhotoFind
Sol: Refrigerator
J Bartle, Ashington.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Tartan
E Scott, Berwickshire.

Spirogram
Sol: Violin
P Sparkes, [more…]

UK BIG Winners (Issue 349)

The Demon
£100 Cash
J Jasper, Stanford-Le-Hope.
£50 Cash
Miss S Chapple, Tiverton.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
L Duncan, Alyth.
£40 Cash
D Aiton, Hayes.

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Wiz Words
Sol: Weevil
Collin Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
P Linley, Bradford; B Sutton, Bexleyheath.

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BIG Easy
Sol: As snug as a bug
A Morgan, Fairwater.

Wheel Words
Sol: Masculine
L Mullin, Corfe Castle.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Ladybird
J Coffey, Dawley.

Acrostic
Sol: What [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 356)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
W Dixon, Cramlington; D Hobbs, Eastbourne; J McDonagh, Manchester.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
K Ainsworth, Derby.
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Giant Cryptic
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R Cambridge, Billingham.
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R Green, Ruskington; R Norton, Oakwood.

The Knowledge
Sol: Bangladesh
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B Klein, Crookes; L Mitchell, Gateacre.

Colossus 195 Competition Solutions

Christine’s BIG Crossword 348 – Gremlin

The Knew Yorker , page 26

‘Portrayer’ was incorrectly spelt ‘portayer’ in the clue at 48 across.

Thank you to P Cawdrey from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.