Monthly Archives: March 2023

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 374)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
Mrs E A Dunster, Surrey; L Pemberton, Harrogate; D Thomas, Bridgend.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
K Ainsworth, Derby.
£25 Cash
K Alderman, Bracknell; Mrs S Proud, Co Durham

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
J Brown, Leicester.
£25 Cash
I Singer, Northumberland; I Thornton, Fraserburgh.

The Knowledge
Sol: Emma Raducanu
£25 Cash
H Ison, Warkwickshire; J McCabe, Glasgow.

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 144)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
M Hartley, Halifax.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
S Hewitt, Devon.
£25 Cash
C Naylor, Hornsea; Miss R D Staples, Somerset.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Viggo Mortensen
£50 Cash
V Davies, East Sussex.
£25 Cash
G Hutson, Keighley; A Ward, West Sussex.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
A Venables, Hertfordshire.
£25 Cash
A Evans, Manchester.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
E Fenwick, Darlington.

£25 Cash for each contest.

PhotoFind
Sol: It looks easy until you try it
S Grant, North [more…]

UK BIG Winners (Issue 368)

The Demon
£100 Cash
S Mugridge, Biggleswade.
£50 Cash
G Parry, Shrewsbury.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
L Pemberton, North Yorkshire.
£40 Cash
P Ray, Birmingham.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Pine cone
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
S Little, Moffat; A Tappenden, Ramsgate.

£25 Cash for each contest.

BIG Easy
Sol: The Festive Season
D Henning, Hampshire.

Wheel Words
Sol: Dandelion
K Turtle, Craigavon.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: North Pole
P Wall, Birmingham.

Acrostic
Sol: Heavy Metal [more…]

Colossus 204 Competition Solutions

Handy Jackpot Winners (No.56)

$1000 Cash
R Dickson, Eagleby QLD.

$500 Cash
R Claridge, Rotorua NZ; H Paunich, Karrinyup WA; A Turner, Peak Crossing QLD; R Willing, Aveley WA.

$200 Cash
C Cribb, Tauranga NZ; C Downie, Aberfeldie VIC; K Fraser, Whangaparaoa NZ; G Huggins, Toowoomba QLD; A Matheou, Palmerston North NZ; C McCarthy, Caboolture South QLD; M McEwan, Redcliffe WA; J McLean, [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 196)

The Baffler
NutriBullet Mega Pack
R Oxenbury, Cromer NSW.
$50 Cash
M Devine, Gladesville NSW; G Hartig, Croki NSW; J Hogbin, Earlville QLD; C Lease, Tarneit VIC; A Verlander, Melton VIC.

MAXI!
Fitbit Inspire HR
M Howland, Wattle Park SA.
$50 Cash
S Broom, Westmeadows VIC; K Franklin, Craigmore SA; S Graham, Lowood QLD; J Johnston, Kewarra Beach QLD; K Skjold, Canning Vale [more…]

Code Crackers (Issue 131)

Acrostic
Sol: Carole King Tapestry
$50 Cash
G Broadfoot, Tauranga NZ; J Flynn, West Kempsey NSW; M Glenn, Oakleigh VIC; S Lacey, Mayfield NSW; P Tribe, Hamilton NZ.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Jamie Campbell Bower
$50 Cash
L Berry, Cobram VIC; G Freier, Stanthorpe QLD; A Hind, Willetton WA; P Neuzerling, Spencer Park WA; M Wood, Henty NSW.

Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Batman v [more…]

$100,000 Magic Money Winner!

We have a winner! Congratulations to Christine H for winning $5,000 in the Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles $100,000 Magic Money competition.

Like the $100K Cash Splash before it, the Magic Money draw was a fantastic chance for Christine and the Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles team to meet one of our wonderful and loyal Lovatts puzzlers in person. It [more…]

How to enter Lovatts DIY Contests

The DIY has been one of our most popular contests in Christine’s BIG Crossword magazine for years and the team and I are always amazed at how clever the entries are.

We are always overwhelmed by the huge effort all our DIY contest entrants make to create a crossword and write the clues. When [more…]