Monthly Archives: November 2023

September/October 2023 Subscriber Sweepstake

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

Kindle – R Duncan, Fairfield NSW
Wonderboom Speaker – K Drew, Bell Park VIC
Russell Hobbs Kettle – D Aldridge, Woonona NSW
Collins Atlas – B Hewitt, Bulli NSW
Google Nest – Z Sawford, Munno Para SA
Lovatts Tote and Tea Towel – A Walker, Box Hill North VIC

The [more…]

Subcribe to Win – 12 Days of Christmas Prizes

We’re giving 12 lucky Lovatts puzzlers the chance to win special prizes during the 12 Days of Christmas!
Each day, from Friday 1 December to Tuesday 12 December, we will announce a new prize which that day’s subscribers to any Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles magazine will go in the draw to win. From stunning cake [more…]

COLOSSUS Crossword Winners (Issue 208)

Giant Cryptic
De’Longhi Kettle & Toaster
K Forbes, Daw Park SA.
$50 Cash
D Edmonds, Denistone NSW; C Wells, Victoria Park WA.

The Baffler
Bushnell PowerView Binoculars
P Richards, Adamstown NSW.

Stinker!
Fitbit Inspire
L Lingard, Riverview QLD.
$100 Cash
G Honeywell, Maroochydore QLD; D Jensen, Maleny QLD; D Seymour, Tauranga NZ.

The Titan
$500 Cash
P Ferguson, Carindale QLD.

The Knowledge
Sol: Sourdough
$50 Cash
V Boxshall, Latrobe TAS; J Downing, St [more…]

Christine’s Cryptic Collection – Crossword Edition 29 – Gremlin

Double Take 3, page 33

The cryptic clue at 11dn should have had the word break-up (6) not (4) for the answer REVEAL.

Thanks to R Evans from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Colossus 208 Competition Solutions

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 375

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 148)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
P Blake, Reading.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
M Faux, Cambridgeshire.

£25 Cash
C Hopwood, Sheffield; D Thomas, Brigend.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Montgomery Clift
£50 Cash
D Atkinson, Tyne and Wear.

£25 Cash
D James, Southampton; M Williams, Hertfordshire.

STINKER!
£100 Cash
J Parfett, Leicestershire.

£25 Cash
S Evans, Powys.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
D Green, Manchester.

Contest Coupon
PhotoFind
Sol: Mantis Religiosa or Praying Mantis
£25 Cash
K Healy, Bristol.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Sector
£25 Cash
G Lawrence, Ipswich.

Spirogram
Sol: Grape
£25 [more…]

UK BIG Winners (Issue 378)

The Demon
£100 Cash
J Batram, Bedfordshire

£50 Cash
J Turner, Lancashire.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
E Wallis, Middlesex.

£40 Cash
E Galway, County Down.

Contest Coupon

BIG Easy
Sol: A feather in your cap
£25 Cash
M Cherry, Reading.

Wheel Words
Sol: Encourage
£25 Cash
C Hesslegrave, Pembrokeshire.

Wiz Words
Sol: Rooster
Bradford’s Reference Set
L Marshall, Gloucestershire; C Self, South Yorkshire.

Patchwork
Sol: Pigeon
£25 Cash
P Lomas, Cheshire.

Acrostic
Sol: Sydney Curnow Vosser
£25 Cash
M Curtis, Scarborough.

Two-Way Teaser
Sol: Leave the [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 382)

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
C Mann, Powys.

£25 Cash
K Hunter, Dumfriesshire; J Smith, Eastbourne.

The Baffler
£50 Cash
A Burton, Staffordshire; R Hawkins, Devon; L Pemberton, Middlesbrough.

STINKER!
£100 Cash
P Hagger, Hull.

£25 Cash
K Hurrell, Dover; Milcombe, Banbury.

The Knowledge
Sol: Sourdough
£25 Cash
J Musgrove, Ipswich; E Scott, Berwickshire.