Monthly Archives: August 2022

Coffee

Did you know that Australia and New Zealand are world famous for their coffee? It’s true, our coffee trends are copied as far away as London and New York. London has some top cafes dedicated to the antipodean style.

Yet it wasn’t always this way. Back in the 70s and 80s, the coffee was usually [more…]

Handy Killer Sudoku 94 – Gremlin

ShapeShifter 1, page 32

There was an error on the first and eighth line.

Thanks to G Hazzard from SA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Colossus Crosswords 201 – Gremlin

Colossus 11, page 60

The clue at 237ac should have read singular ‘Tandoor’ for OVEN.

Thanks to N Davidson from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Cashwords Jackpot 28

$1000 Cash
G Attenborough, Northgate SA.

$500 Cash
J Abela, Double Bay NSW; J A Davidson, Doncaster East VIC; S Gorham, Young NSW; K Hoar, Porirua NZ; E Manche, Harkness VIC.

$250 Cash
G Butler, Lower Chittering WA; A Fleming, Orana WA; T Garner, Penguin TAS; N Hill, Christchurch NZ; R Macor, Manunda QLD; T Mangos, Dunedin NZ; S [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection Winners (Issue 136)

Double Monster
$400 Cash
W Ashton, Howrah TAS.

Monster Colossus
$200 Cash
J Thomas, Canowindra NSW.
$100 Cash
J Hayes, Maryborough QLD.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Sigourney Weaver
$200 Cash
L Van Willes, Logan Reserve QLD.
$100 Cash
K Antill, Wagga Wagga NSW.

Giant Cryptic
Delonghi Icona Kettle
A Appelhof, Oxley QLD; M Blanks, Melton South VIC.

Stinker!
$100 Cash
E Cooper, Cootamundra NSW; M Fonteyn, Sutherland NSW.

PhotoFind
Sol: Build a strong mindset
Sangean Portable Digital [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 366)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
J Kuhn, Devon; K Winterburn, North Shields; E Nicholls, Pinner.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
S Butler, Berkshire.
£25 Cash
C Booth, Linwood; C Rifkin, Kent.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
S Pedley, Derbyshire.
£25 Cash
J Brooke, Middlesex; J Graham, Slough.

The Knowledge
Sol: Ash Barty
£25 Cash
P Bridger, Peterborough; J Taylor, Shropshire.

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 140)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
S Sherwood, Solihull.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
S Jeffery, Plymouth.
£25 Cash
L Pemberton, North Yorkshire; D Pratt, St Austell.

Monster Starhunt
£50 Cash
J Spamer, Devon.
£25 Cash
Mrs P Arscott, Lincashire; A Whittle, North Yorkshire.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
M Brown, Derbyshire.
£25 Cash
B Dodds, Cambridgeshire.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
K Alderman, Bracknell.

£25 Cash for each contest.

PhotoFind
Sol: Build a strong mindset
A Whiteside, Lancashire.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Aspect
V Goodrick, Norfolk.

Spirogram
Sol: Mustard
S [more…]

UK BIG Winners (Issue 360)

The Demon
£100 Cash
Ms I Brown, Dumfries.
£50 Cash
W Dowsett, Liverpool.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
J Burman, Redbridge.
£40 Cash
F Kingscott, Gloucester.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Airedale
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
R Mitchell, Coventry; J Murray, Essex.

£25 Cash for each contest

BIG Easy
Sol: Man’s best friend
A Goward, Hampshire.

Wheel Words
Sol: Withstand
Mrs D Freeston, Manchester.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Labrador
K Leach, Barnsley.

Acrostic
Sol: The Nazca Lines [more…]