Monthly Archives: January 2024

Code Crackers (Issue 136)

Acrostic
Sol: Romanesco cauliflower
$50 Cash
S Beckett, Wooloowin QLD; L Donnelly, Hokitika NZ; J Pulbrook, Gulgong NSW; E Quinn, Blacktown NSW; A Rassell, South Canterbury NZ.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Freddie Mercury
$50 Cash
L Anderson, Cairns QLD; S Bluett, Waihi NZ; K Everdell, Young NSW; B Lucas, Alice River QLD; S Millington, South Auckland NZ.

Monster Starhunt
Monster Prize Pool
VeganBeauty $1000 e-Gift [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 384)

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
T Tunn, Northwich.

£25 Cash
K Creegan, Falkirk; J Fulton, Ayrshire.

The Baffler
£50 Cash
R Boulstridge, Tamworth; K Gozzard, Derbyshire; M Kay, South Ayrshire.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
D Thomas, Bridgend.

£25 Cash
C Fawbert, Hemel Hempstead; W Horton, Newport City.

The Knowledge
Sol: Cleopatra
£25 Cash
T Down, East Sussex; M McPherson, Glasgow.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 380)

The Demon
£100 Cash
L Merrifield, Paignton.

£50 Cash
P Middleton, West Lothian.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
C Thorp, Ryde.

£40 Cash
M Ling, Colchester.

Contest Coupon
BIG Easy
Sol: Keep your chin up
£25 Cash
J Rattue, Redditch.

Wheel Words
Sol: Potential
£25 Cash
S Smith, Stockton.

Wiz Words
Sol: Sternum
Bradford’s Reference Set
P Hitchens, Rutland; E White, Shropshire.

Patchwork
Sol: Abdomen
£25 Cash
P Blake, Reading.

Acrostic
Sol: Late heavy bombardment
£25 Cash
J Teverton, Yorkshire.

Two-Way Teaser
Sol: Cold shoulder
£25 Cash
G Simpson, [more…]

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 149)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
J Bartle, Northumberland.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
A Burton, Staffordshire.

£25 Cash
K Gittins, West Yorkshire; B Kivlehan, Londonderry.

Monster Starhunt
£50 Cash
K Price, Liverpool.

£25 Cash
J Bragg, Sheffield; N Norwood, Glasgow.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
C Williams, Cwmbran.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
N Ormston, Oxfordshire.
£25 Cash
D Speller, Shropshire.

Contest Coupon
PhotoFind
Sol: Give it a pair of boxing gloves
£25 Cash
G Simpson, West Midlands.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Hidden
£25 Cash
C Sutton, Cheshire.

Spirogram
Sol: Spirogram
£25 [more…]

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 377

Start anew in January

January is named after the Roman god Janus. His dual-faced image could be found on most city gates and many Roman coins. The two faces are said to be looking back at the past and looking forward to the future at the same time. He was known as the god of beginnings and was [more…]

VARIETY BUMPER PUZZLES Winners (Issue 127)

Double Jumbo
$400 Cash
W Blackman, Kingaroy QLD.

Jumbo Cross
$200 Cash
E Harris, Cowra NSW.
$100 Cash
H Masterton, Budgewoi NSW.

Jumbo Findaword
Sol: Step out of your comfort zone
$200 Cash
E Plampin, Scarborough QLD.
$100 Cash
C Taylor, Mackay QLD.

PhotoFind
Sol: Everything you need
$50 Cash
S Hopf, Maryborough QLD.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Dryers
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
L Mackay, Lavington NSW.

Cross Out
Sol: Tricycle
SLIP Silk Pillowcase
A Evans, Moruya NSW.

Two-In-One
Sol: Jamie [more…]

Code Crackers 137 – Gremlin

Code Crackers 22 & 24

The two puzzles had identical grids.

Thanks to L Shirriff for alerting us to this gremlin.

 

Christine’s BIG Crossword 379 – Gremlin

Steps 2, page 59

You would need to change two letters to transition from SEAR to SOUR, not one.

Thank you to Dianne Richards from NSW for reporting this gremlin.