$1000 Cash
D Hardman, Busselton WA.
$500 Cash
D Flint, Ngatea NZ; J Glanville, Nambour QLD; J Haynes, Gisborne NZ; S Lang, Flagstaff Hill SA; K Wilson, Te Puke NZ.
$250 Cash
E Cowman, Mill Park VIC; L Dring, Hamilton NZ; L Fischer, Hamilton NZ; M Hackwell, Rangiora NZ; S Jones, Dunedin NZ; S Marshall, Wynyard TAS; E Millar, [more…]
Double Monster
$400 Cash
C Bradley, Romsey VIC.
Monster Colossus
$200 Cash
R Embury, Buttaba NSW.
$100 Cash
A Appelhof, Oxley QLD.
Monster Starhunt
Sol: Olivia Newton John
$200 Cash
Mrs J Petschack, Glen Waverley VIC.
$100 Cash
M Doyle, Riverview QLD.
Giant Cryptic
NutriBullet Mega Pack
A Lam, Beechboro WA; D Ryan, Canning Vale WA.
Stinker!
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
B Simmonds, Australind WA; S Upson, Port Macquarie NSW.
PhotoFind
Sol: Watercolours and [more…]
The Baffler
£50 Cash
J Johnston, Portrush; S Stephens, St Budeaux; Mrs I Webb, Cumnor.
Stinker!
£100 Cash
B Whitworth, Hyde.
£25 Cash
A Gross, Watlington; D Wrinch, Ipswich.
Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
R Carson-Byrne, Stockport.
£25 Cash
J McQuisten, Bedminster; K Waite, Newport.
The Knowledge
Sol: Open access
£25 Cash
S Musgrave, Rugby; D Tyler, West Mersea.
Double Monster
£100 Cash
E Theobald, Scunthorpe.
Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
R Savage, Belfast.
£25 Cash
Mrs C Taylor, Grantham; S White, Rowlands Castle.
Monster Starhunt
£50 Cash
C Oatley, Sandown.
£25 Cash
N Butcher, Aberfeldy; A Owen, Coventry.
Stinker!
£100 Cash
L Marshall, Drybrook.
£25 Cash
J Harriman, St Peter Port.
Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
J Holmes, Littledown.
£25 Cash for each contest.
PhotoFind
Sol: Watercolours and oils
G Lewis, Kings Lynn.
Hexagon Word
Sol: Issued
L Simonite, Heanor.
Spirogram
Sol: Oregano
D [more…]
The Demon
£100 Cash
P Masters, Pilley.
£50 Cash
D Burse, Norwich.
MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
K Wright, Astwood Bank.
£40 Cash
V Dickerson, Sudbury.
Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Balloons
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
V Davis, Seaford; S J Press, Farnborough.
£25 Cash for each contest
BIG Easy
Sol: Stroke of midnight
J Rodgers, Chelmsford.
Wheel Words
Sol: Landslide
S Parkes, Hailsham.
The Knew Yorker
Sol: Tradition
C Windle, Garstang.
Acrostic
Sol: A Brief History [more…]
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The Demon
Bushnell PowerView Binoculars
H Gillam, Falcon WA.
$50 Cash
A Anderson, Buddina QLD; A Taylor, Garbutt East QLD.
MEGA! Goliathon
Luxe SOH Melbourne Candle
R Miller, Highett VIC.
$25 Cash
L Pomroy, Manoora QLD; Mrs H McCallum, Traralgon VIC; B Morrell, Thames NZ; T Stait, Cowra NSW.
Wiz Words
Sol: Magician
Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus Combined Edition
R Binks, Waldara VIC; J Conran, West Wollongong [more…]
Novice comes from the Latin novus meaning ‘new’. Today it is regularly used in a secular context, but it originally referred to the necessity of the novice undertaking a novitiate – a period of intense spiritual introspection and scriptural study prior to taking monastic vows.
Apprentice comes from the Latin apprehendere ‘to take hold of, to grasp’, [more…]
Ninesies, page 32
The clue at 10ac should have read ‘Sliced into three’ for the answer TRISECTED.
Thanks to R Skinner from WA for reporting this gremlin.
