Monthly Archives: June 2023

March/April 2023 Subscriber Sweepstake

These lucky subscribers have shared in over $1000 worth of prizes

Apple Watch – C Ewin, Niagara Park, NSW.
De’Longhi Kettle – P Cornish, Flagstaff Hill, SA.
Slip Silk Pillowcase – R Witt, Dalby, QLD.
Seed and Sprout Shopping Set – S Kahura, Te Awamutu, NZ.
Coleman Torch – A Hearn, Richmond, VIC.
Lovatts Tote and Tea Towel – R [more…]

Subscriber Sweepstake UK March/April 2023

CONGRATULATIONS to the latest winners in our Lovatts Subscriber Sweepstake!

These lucky subscribers have shared in £250 worth of prizes!

Wonderboom Speaker – R Mackenzie, Aberdeenshire.
Cole and Mason Salt and Pepper Mills – S Potter, Buckinghamshire.
Russell Hobbs Sandwich Press – B Wilmot, South Yorkshire.
NEOM Reeds Diffusers – A Gracie, Clackmannanshire.

The Sweepstake is our way of saying [more…]

The benefits of surfing the web

A recent study to find out the effect on the brain of surfing the web discovered that it improves brain function in middle-aged and older adults. The test was carried out by Dr Gary Small, professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behaviour at UCLA, and his research team. They used a [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 142 – Gremlin

The Beast, page 94

The clue at 68ac ‘World’s largest desert’ for the answer SAHARA is incorrect, it is the world’s largest hot desert.

Thanks to S Watson from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 142 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword, page 80

The clue at 6ac ‘Braking indicator’ was incorrect for the answer TAILLIGHT.

Thanks to S Watson from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Code Crackers 134 – Gremlin

Concept Code 2, page 23

The S for CIRCUS in the solution should have been 12 not 1.

Thanks to J Carrington from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 372)

The Demon
£100 Cash
J Carter, Staffordshire.
£50 Cash
N Butcher, Perth and Kinross.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
J Tabberer, Staffordshire.
£40 Cash
P Hitchens, Rutland.

Contest Coupon
Wiz Words
Sol: Bonnet
Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and Lists Set
S Cockings, Chesterfield; J Gilling, Plymouth.

£25 Cash for each contest.

BIG Easy
Sol: Elephant in the room
C Read, Newbury.

Wheel Words
Sol: Dignitary
L Merrifield, Devon.

The Knew Yorker
Sol: Rabbit
P Fletcher, Hucknall.

Acrostic
Sol: Incorruptible cashier
S [more…]

Cashwords Jackpot 46

£1000 Cash
W Michael, Southampton.

£500 Cash
M Foley, Heywood.

£100 Cash
L Bierley, Lincolnshire; A Jones, Denbigh; W Matthew, Aberdeenshire; K Waite, Gwent; M Whyte, Cornwall.

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 377)

The Baffler
£50 Cash
G Hicks, Widnes; J Little, Dumfries; J Rodgers, Chelmsford.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
J Winkle, Leek.
£25 Cash
P McGregor, Ballymoney; P Richards, Haverfordwest.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
R Wainfur, Cwmbran.
£25 Cash
L McFarlane, Nuneaton; J Stewart, Peterlee.

The Knowledge
Sol: Andorra
£25 Cash
J Baldwin, Hemel Hempstead; G Hutson, Keighley.