Monthly Archives: October 2022

MEGA! Competition Solutions – Issue 137

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MEGA! Crosswords® 138 – Gremlin

Christine’s MEGA Mix competition puzzle, pages 12-13

The clue at 62ac should have read ‘Relic of Herod’s temple in Jerusalem that is a religious site for Jewish people (7,4)’ rather than ‘Relic of Solomon’s temple …’.

Thanks to C King for reporting this gremlin.

Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for September 2022

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

The word ‘stuff’

The word comes from Old French estoffe ‘quilted material, furniture, provisions’ from estoffer ‘to equip’ from the Greek stuphein to draw together’.

You can do stuff for each other or you can use it as ‘etcetera’ – “she learned ballet and yoga and stuff”. “That’s the stuff!” is said in approval of something that has [more…]