Monthly Archives: December 2022

Crossword & Puzzle Collection Solutions – UK Issue 143

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Colossus Competition Solutions – UK Issue 372

Big Competition Solutions – UK Issue 367

UK MEGA Winners (Issue 81)

MEGA Mix
£100 Cash
A Green, Oxon.
£25 Cash
J McQuisten, Bristol.

MEGA Stinker
£100 Cash
S Walker, Stamford.
£25 Cash
R Hawkins, Devon.

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 371)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
S Denyer, Brighton; L Harper, Essex; L M Priestley, Lincolnshire.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
C Booth, Linwood.
£25 Cash
D Gamble, Warwickshire; J Spamer, Exmouth.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
N Hughes, Wiltshire.
£25 Cash
M Jukes, Edinburgh; I Singer, Northumberland.

The Knowledge
Sol: Scallops
£25 Cash
J Darkins, Buckinghamshire; J Rodgers, Essex.

Cashwords Jackpot 43

£1000 Cash
J Edwards, Dorset.

£500 Cash
M Tiniakou, Essex.

£100 Cash
L Brodie, Middlesex; G Forshaw, Lancashire, Wigan; B Mills, Grovehill, Hertsfordshire; Mrs S Proud, Co Durham; D Robinson, Cleveland.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 366)

The Demon
£100 Cash
W Duthie, Aberdeenshire.
£50 Cash
A Ludkin, Norfolk.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
E Nicolson, Argyll.
£40 Cash
P Wilkinson, Sleaford.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Lentils
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
J Clee, Tipton; R Garlick, Cheshire

£25 Cash for each contest.

BIG Easy
Sol: Spill the beans
R Savage, Belfast.

Wheel Words
Sol: Ambushing
J Gilling, Plymouth.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Raspberry
Michelle Rose, Middlesex.

Acrostic
Sol: Arctic World Archive
N Butcher, Aberfeldy.

Two-Way [more…]

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 94 – Gremlin

Double Take 1, pages 8-9

The word break-up for the cryptic clue at 1. & 4ac. should be (5,1,4) not (4,1,4).

Thanks to A Garner from Vic for alerting us to this gremlin.

BIG Winners (Issue 363)

The Demon
Fitbit Inspire HR
B Edom, Para Hills West SA.
$50 Cash
M Allen, Mount George NSW; F Cignarella, Granville NSW.

MEGA! Goliathon
SOH Melbourne Candle
P Ingram, Smithfield QLD.
$25 Cash
M Bailey, Watanobbi NSW; D Borg, Warrawong NSW; J Everson, Lower Hutt NZ; B Riley, Ninderry QLD.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Muscle
Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus Combined Edition
N Beard-Duguid, Yangebup WA; M Brooks, [more…]