Monthly Archives: June 2022

Handy BrainTrainers 10 – Gremlins

Number Fit p 40 had two possible solutions: 7360 and 6370.

Maths Maze p67  had no correct path.

Thank you to E Browne from NZ for alerting us to these errors.

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 357

FINDaWORD (Issue 150) Winners

Match-Ups
Sol: Smile, You’re on Candid Camera
$50 Cash
K Atkinson, Chadstone VIC; L Brewer, Kingston QLD; Ms E Chirillo, Leichhardt NSW; C Robertson, Longford TAS; A Verlander, Melton VIC.

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Silent fireworks are mandated in Collecchio, Italy
$1000 Cash
B Johnston, Kuranda QLD.
$250 VeganBeauty eGift Card
M Burgess, Cremorne NSW; M Dickins, Cannon Hill QLD; T Donovan, Pacific [more…]

Cashwords Jackpot 40

£1000 Cash
D Harrison, Durham.

£500 Cash
J Cook, East Sussex.

£100 Cash
Y Bell, Tyne & Wear; J Harfield, Hampshire; S Ross, Cheshire; J Smith, Derbyshire; C Vickers, Lincolnshire.

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 365)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
M Marshall, Sheffield; R Mayer, Manchester; J Stewart, Durham.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
H Gould, Hatton.
£25 Cash
J Burgess, Lincolnshire; M Jukes, Edinburgh.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
D E Russell, Fife.
£25 Cash
J Holness, Lincolnshire; S Rowe, Kent.

The Knowledge
Sol: Supply chain
£25 Cash
A Goward, Hampshire; J Harris, Southhampton.

UK MEGA Winners (Issue 78)

MEGA Mix
£100 Cash
A Donaldson, Surrey.
£25 Cash
J Cranfield, Suffolk.

MEGA Stinker
£100 Cash
D Green, Manchester.
£25 Cash
E Ricketts, Aberdare.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 359)

The Demon
£100 Cash
P Osborne, Warwickshire.
£50 Cash
C Kerwood, East Yorkshire.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
C Thomas, Bridgend.
£40 Cash
M Foley, Lancashire.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Lorikeet
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
A Griffith-Jenkins, Pembrokeshire; R Welfare, Devon.

£25 Cash for each contest

BIG Easy
Sol: Leave the nest
C Jennings, Crewkerne.

Wheel Words
Sol: Published
C Self, Barnsley.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Penguin
T Skeet, Essex.

Acrostic
Sol: Green energy storage
E Carnell, [more…]

Tools

The deal was hammered out over several days…”. Hammer is a very old word, coming from the Old English hamor and originally meant a stone tool. To hammer out a deal is to work on it laboriously. To hammer away at something is to work hard and persistently. King Edward I of England was [more…]

PRIZE PUZZLES Winners (Issue 118)

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Beaming
$1000 Cash
B Johnston, Kuranda QLD.
$250 VeganBeauty eGift Card
M Burgess, Cremorne NSW; M Dickins, Cannon Hill QLD; T Donovan, Pacific Paradise QLD; C Trethowen, Kalamunda WA.

Crossword
Sol: Cheerful
Smart LED TV
K Peacock, Rolleston NZ.

Cluedunnit
Sol: Ben Kingsley
Kindle eReader
D Martin, Upper Hutt NZ.

Trivia Words
Sol: Loved
Diamond Earth Premium Cookware Set
N Hill, St Albans, Christchurch NZ.

Cross Out
Sol: Radiant
SOH [more…]