Monthly Archives: November 2021

UK BIG Winners (Issue 352)

The Demon
£100 Cash
C Patterson, Dalton.
£50 Cash
T Pengilley, Ipplepen.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
Mr T J Webb, Hartest.
£40 Cash
M Grant, Abbess Roding.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Glory
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
R Johnson, Churwell; Y Nordqvist, Barnham.

£25 Cash for each contest

BIG Easy
Sol: Cold hard cash
M Briggs, Comberton.

Wheel Words
Sol: Broadcast
P Day, Ramsey.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Thrilled
L Simonite, Heanor.

Acrostic
Sol: Valentina Tereshkova
S [more…]

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 136)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
L M Priestley, Crowland.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
D Bungay, Hooe.
£25 Cash
S Drury, Wimborne; J Green, Salford.

Monster Starhunt
£50 Cash
M Chapman, Liverpool.
£25 Cash
G Attfield, Bletchley; H Avenell, Stapleton.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
E White, Bridgnorth.
£25 Cash
S Dearden, Bispham.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
R Webb, Herne Bay.

£25 Cash for each contest

PhotoFind
Sol: Goliath Beetle
L Dear, London.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Tumble
C Godson, Denmead.

Spirogram
Sol: Pearl
J McQuisten, Bedminster.

Wiz Words
Sol: Keepsake
R [more…]

What’s your nickname?

There are different types of nicknames, sometimes depending on how a nickname will be used. Hypocoristic refers to a nickname of love and affection, which comes from the Greek hypokorizesthai, meaning ‘to call by endearing names’. Love, pet, babe, darling, dear, all spring immediately to mind.

A moniker also means a nickname or personal name and may [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 123)

Acrostic
Sol: Merrit Carmen Wever
$50 Cash
J Cooper, Rutherford NSW; W Delahoy, Wodonga VIC; L Giles, Andergrove QLD; N King, Bassendean WA; P Little, Arana Hills QLD.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Anthony Michael Hall
$50 Cash
J Bailey, Nambour QLD; M Byrne, Bardwell Valley VIC; C Jenkins, Moolboolaman QLD; C Kutcher, Kadina SA; B Lamb, Maffra VIC.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Charlie and the [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 180)

The Baffler
Twinings 12-Compartment Tea Chest
L Dawson, Scullin ACT.
$50 Cash
G Frewin, Berkeley NSW; R Maskey, Stockton NSW; L McMillan, Laidley QLD; M Myers, Bayview Heights QLD; S Vencl, Richardson ACT.

MAXI!
Fitbit Inspire HR
S Daniels, George Town TAS.
$50 Cash
D Ladkin, Chisholm ACT; L Myerson, The Channon NSW; K Peedo, Farrer ACT; M Randle, Charlestown NSW; R Wilson, [more…]

Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for October 2021

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