Monthly Archives: January 2023

Code Crackers (Issue 130)

Acrostic
Sol: Rolling Stone Magazine
$50 Cash
J Harper, Salisbury East SA; Mrs M Jaksic, Carrum Downs VIC; J Lawson, Deloraine TAS; E Muirhead, Beverly Park NSW; S Vidler, Bentley Park QLD.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Hugh Bonneville
$50 Cash
M Amies, Pukekohe NZ; L Fuller, Ruatoria NZ; D Hart, Foxton NZ; M Lightfoot, Cobden NZ; S McDonnell, Cooranbong NSW.

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: [more…]

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 364

Handy Arrowords 111 – Gremlin

Wheel Words 2, page 68 with solution on page 80

Printed solution contained nine words that did not contain the middle letter O.

Leaving out these words, discovering 15 words would be Good, 20 would be Very good and 25+ Excellent

Thanks to M Scullion for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 13 – Gremlin

Adders, p7 and solution p74

2. This set had two possible solutions: 18+13=31 and 59+26=85.

Thank you to A Thorne for alerting us to this error.

Handy Acrostic 43 – Gremlin

Acrostic 42, pages 72-73

Clue C should have read ‘Most unctuous’ rather than ‘More unctuous’ for the answer OILIEST.

Thanks to J Ford from Qld for alerting us to this gremlin.

FINDaWORD (Issue 153) Winners

Match-Ups
Sol: Steel Magnolias
$50 Cash
S Brooker, Carrum Downs VIC; J Clark, Narangba QLD; Mrs M Jaksic, Carrum Downs VIC; J Marshall, Upper Rollands Plains NSW; D Raines, Kingaroy QLD.

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
$1000 Cash
B Maguire, Kangaroo Point QLD.
De’Longhi Kettle & Toaster
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Crossword & Puzzle Collection 139 – Gremlin

Letter Scramble, page 33

There is an alternate solution possible, with THICKEN an anagram for the given solution KITCHEN.

Thanks to K Byatt from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 194 – Gremlin – Cluewords 22

Cluewords 22, page 45

The clue ‘Group of notes’ should have been ‘Groups of notes’ for the answer CHORDS.

Thank you to M Allen from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 140 – Gremlin

Cryptic Patchwork, page 79

The clue at 1ac should read 8ac to correspond with grid reference.

Thanks to A Young from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.