February 2024 - Lovatts Crossword Puzzles Games & Trivia

VARIETY BUMPER PUZZLES Winners (Issue 128)

Double Jumbo
$400 Cash
L Bolton, Kedron QLD.

Jumbo Cross
$200 Cash
A Blatchford, Wangi Wangi NSW.
$100 Cash
E Millard, Glenfield NZ.

Jumbo Findaword
Sol: The fruits of your labours
$200 Cash
I Williams, Melbourne VIC.
$100 Cash
J Bruce, Ipswich QLD.

PhotoFind
Sol: Long hot days
$50 Cash
E Geczko, Perth WA.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Ceases
Base Collective Magnesium Wellness Pack
C Robertson, Longford TAS.

Cross Out
Sol: Cheesecake
Luxe SOH Melbourne Candle
J Atkins, Mornington Peninsula [more…]

Handy Killer Sudoku 104 – Gremlin

Kakuro 15, page 42

Bottom left row total should 19 not 17, and 8 not 6. Solution incorrect also.

Thank you to L Bogie from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Colossus Competition Solutions – UK Issue 386

Acrostic Puzzles 49

Quick Acrostic
Sol: Robert Lee Frost
$50 Cash
B Uren, Invercargill NZ.

Monster Prize Pool 83
Monster Acrostic
Sol: The Galileo Space Craft
$1000 Cash
G Lock, Concord NSW.

$250 Cash
K Carkeet, Wangi Wangi NSW; E Clark, Beckenham WA; P Graham, Muttaburra QLD; J Starcevich, Esperance WA.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Robert Downey Jr
$50 Cash
S Jones, Ballarat VIC.

Match-Ups
Sol: Look here, you’d better shape up or ship out!
$50 Cash
K Cameron, Bendigo VIC; S Lamberth, Nambucca Heads NSW; F McCarthy, Ballarat VIC; D Miller, Adelaide SA; S Sharman, Northern Tablelands NSW.

Monster FINDaWORD
Sol: It is also referred to as the City of Seven Hills
$1000 Cash
G Lock, Concord NSW.

$250 Cash
K Carkeet, Wangi Wangi NSW; E [more…]

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 151 – Gremlin

Acrostic 3, page 91

The clue at D. is incorrect, Kate Middleton’s title is now the Princess of Wales.

Thanks to S Shaw from Hornchurch for alerting us to this gremlin.

MEGA! Winners (145)

MEGA Mix
De’Longhi Icona Kettle
D Smart, Perth WA.
$50 Cash
D Barritt, Christchurch NZ; M Brookfield, Wollongong NSW; G Conner, Mildura VIC; L Dawe, Mascot NSW; P Sinclair, Sydney NSW.

MEGA Stinker
Fitbit Inspire
H Bullock, Upper Hunter NSW.
$100 Cash
K Gleadall, Papakura NZ; M Jensen, Logan QLD; J Smith, Torquay VIC.

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Who is Charles Dickens?

Who is Charles Dickens?

It’s very hard to write about Charles Dickens without writing thousands of words, because there’s so much to say about the man.

Who knows what sort of world we would be living in if it hadn’t been for Dickens and his focus on social reform? He didn’t make changes single-handedly, but he certainly forced people [more…]