Ursa Major is a group of seven stars that can be seen in the northern hemisphere but not in the south. The Old Testament book of the Bible (Amos5:8) refers to it as the seven stars.
The name Ursa Major is Latin for the Great Bear. It’s hard to see how it ever resembled a [more…]
Here at Lovatts, we live and breathe words and creativity. Creativity means different things to different people, and the very act of creating – whether it be a painting, a story, a sculpture, or even a crossword – can be a therapeutic and sometimes even life-changing process. It was in this spirit of a [more…]
Cryptic 8, page 30
The clue at 17ac was incorrect, it should have read ‘Turned in flag in scarlet (7)’.
Thank you to M Delzoppo from ACT for alerting us to this gremlin.
Pop Words, page 83
The word in the clue at 21dn should have read ‘pans’ not ‘pants’.
Thanks to D Butler for alerting us to this gremlin.
World Words, page 70
Clue should be: Moscow’s famous walled government complex (3,7).
Thanks to M Dormer for alerting us to this gremlin.
Trivia Quiz 6, page 24
The answer ‘One’ was incorrect for the question.
Thanks to F Maundrell from NSW for reporting this one.
Acrostic
Sol: Cameron Michelle Diaz
$50 Cash
M Atkin, Coffs Harbour NSW; M Devine, Gladesville NSW; V Iles, Croydon North VIC; E McDougall, Ellenbrook WA; D Wilson, Nabiac NSW.
Super Starhunt
Sol: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
$50 Cash
M Burgess, Cremorne NSW; C Hill, Leigh NZ; E Johnston, Niddrie VIC; P Walker, Sylvania NSW; R Young, Yarrawonga VIC.
Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Spider-Man: Into the [more…]
The Baffler
Wonderboom Wireless Speaker
V Bevan, Rowville VIC.
$50 Cash
N Hallett, Gerringong NSW; T Lauder, Grovedale VIC; R Maddison, Port Macquarie NSW; L McMillan, Laidley QLD; C Polimeni, Croydon VIC.
MAXI!
Delonghi Icona Kettle
H Barry, Airport West VIC.
$50 Cash
G Dichiera, Balga WA; S & K Hall, East Devonport TAS; L Jones, Huntingdale WA; D Moore, Belmont North NSW; [more…]
Pop Words, page 83
The word break-up for the clue at 1dn should have been (4,5), not (4,4).
Thanks to R Bullen for alerting us to this gremlin.
