Monthly Archives: December 2022

MEGA! Winners (138)

MEGA Mix
Sangean Portable Digital Radio
M Moore, Koongal QLD.
$50 Cash
J Archibald, Kiama Downs NSW; A De Oliveira, Palmyra WA; M Kelly, Lesmurdie WA; P Vartha, Feilding NZ; L Watson, Warnbro WA.

MEGA Stinker
$150 VeganBeauty eGift Card
V Cree, Roseville NSW.
$100 Cash
S McDonald, Westgate NSW; B Myers, North Lakes QLD; J Zahn, Turkey Beach QLD.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 365 – Gremlin

Two-Way Teaser puzzle, pp28-29

The cryptic clue for 34ac should have included the word break-up (7) rather than (6) to read ‘More led into fashion again (7)’.

Thanks to R Timmins from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 365)

The Demon
£100 Cash
J Harriman, Saint Peter Port.
£50 Cash
C Warrilow, Hertsfordshire.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
C Harvey, Glasgow.
£40 Cash
J Rodgers, Essex.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Puddle
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
A Gibson, Ipswich; D Jones, Carshalton.

£25 Cash for each contest.

BIG Easy
Sol: Under the weather
D Ayling, Waterlooville.

Wheel Words
Sol: Confronts
M Smith, Plymouth.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Lambs
S Pedley, Chesterfield.

Acrostic
Sol: The Library of [more…]

Handy BrainTrainers 13 – Gremlin

Mental Sums, p19 and solution p75

3. Equation should have been 3 x 7 – 21 = 5, not =-5.

5. Sequence had two possible solutions: 24 and 25.

Thank you to L Vee from Qld for alerting us to these errors.

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 363

Christine’s BIG Crossword 364 – Gremlin

Pop Words puzzle, p47

The clue at 5dn ‘Pete Seeger sang, “Where have all the flowers gone, … ev’ry one” (5,6,4)’ for the answer GIRLS PICKED THEM was missing two words. The correct lyric is “Where have all the flowers gone, the girls have picked them ev’ry one” which does not fit the grid.

Thanks to [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 193)

The Baffler
Sangean Portable Digital Radio
D Jarrett, Junabee QLD.
$50 Cash
D Blackie, Cannonvale QLD; J Hockley, Junabee QLD; L Jones, Frankston VIC; M Page, Uralla NSW; M Williams, Hawthorn VIC.

MAXI!
De’Longhi Icona Kettle
G McGuiness, Marshall VIC.
$50 Cash
M Devine, Gladesville NSW; S Epps, Bedford WA; C Harvey, Eaglevale NSW; K Thomas, Geraldton WA; S Vencl, Richardson ACT.

PRIZE PUZZLES Winners (Issue 121)

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Spinach
$1000 Cash
B Maguire, Kangaroo Point QLD.
De’Longhi Kettle & Toaster
C Bath, Rolleston NZ; D Brooking, Gatton QLD; M Dixon, Inglewood WA; V Iles, Croydon North VIC.

Crossword
Sol: Winner
Apple iPad
L Fischer, Harristown QLD.

Cluedunnit
Sol: George C Scott
SOH Melbourne Candles
S Myles, Netherby SA; S Toogood, Warrnambool VIC.

Trivia Words
Sol: Babies
Hand-Blown Glass Aroma Diffuser
M Horvath, Sefton NSW.

Cross Out
Sol: [more…]

MEGA! Competition Solutions – Issue 138

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