Monthly Archives: May 2024

Solve Cryptic Clues Like a Sleuth

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What is it about cryptic clues that makes them so addictive? We humans are programmed to relish a challenge, whether physical or mental, stretching our muscles or our thinking powers.

And what better mind challenge than solving a cryptic crossword? Like a whodunnit detective novel, the details are there but they need to be unravelled. [more…]

BIG Competition Solutions – Issue 381

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 152 – Gremlin

MEGA! 2, page 40

The clue at 59ac should have read ‘Is dependent (on)’, not ’96’ for the answer RELIES.

Thank you to M Mason from Berkshire for alerting us to this gremlin.

UK BIG Winners (Issue 384)

The Demon
£100 Cash
M Graham, Hertfordshire.

£50 Cash
S Wallace, Surrey.

MEGA! Goliathon
£100 Cash
B McLean, East Midlands.

£40 Cash
R Millward, Staffordshire.

Contest Coupon
BIG Easy
Sol: Pot of gold
£25 Cash
N Ross, Cheshire.

Wheel Words
Sol: Rebounded
£25 Cash
S Grant, North Yorkshire.

Wiz Words
Sol: Shamrock
Bradford’s Reference Set
P Lymath, Merseyside; J Woodhead, West Yorkshire.

Patchwork
Sol: Banshee
£25 Cash
J Harris, Hampshire.

Acrostic
Sol: Albino Kangaroo Winnie
£25 Cash
P Hagger, East Yorkshire.

Two-Way Teaser
Sol: Leprechaun
£25 Cash
G [more…]

UK CROSSWORD PUZZLE COLLECTION Winners (Issue 151)

Double Monster
£100 Cash
B Kivlehan, Londonderry.

Monster Colossus
£50 Cash
F Gaunt, Derbyshire.

£25 Cash
W Rowland, South Yorkshire; S Wild, Devon.

Monster Starhunt
Sol: Alfred Hitchcock
£50 Cash
M Spargo, Birmingham.

£25 Cash
L Findlay, Stirlingshire; V Lomax, Lancashire.

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
D Evans, Gwynedd.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
J Beresford, Nottinghamshire.

£25 Cash
B Perrigo, Shropshire.

Contest Coupon
PhotoFind
Sol: Friendly noises
£25 Cash
J Drury, Wiltshire.

Hexagon Word
Sol: Solves
£25 Cash
K Galley, Hertfordshire.

Spirogram
Sol: Pansy
£25 Cash
S Walker, Derbyshire.

Cluedunnit
Sol: Charles [more…]

UK COLOSSUS Winners (Issue 388)

Giant Cryptic
£100 Cash
J Johnston, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

£25 Cash
A Burton, Staffordshire; W Hardie, Highland.

The Baffler
£50 Cash
J Burgess, Lincolnshire; C Marcantel, Greater London; I Thornton, Aberdeenshire.

Stinker!
£100 Cash
K Leedham, Staffordshire.

£25 Cash
G Lewis, Norfolk; J Spick, Sheffield.

The Knowledge
Sol: Acapulco
£25 Cash
N Norwood, Glasgow; C White, Essex.

Code Crackers (Issue 138)

Acrostic
Sol: Albert Einstein’s Brain
$50 Cash
L Ames, North Lakes QLD; J Axton, Wingham NSW; A Donohoe, Port Macquarie NSW; A Willing, Jerrabomberra NSW; K Yule, Hunter NSW.

Super Starhunt
Sol: Frances McDormand
$50 Cash
L Bolton, Kedron QLD; N Hallett, Illawarra NSW; C Harch, Lockyer Valley QLD; J Klumpp, Bundaberg QLD; E Walker, Perth WA.

Monster Starhunt
Monster Prize Pool
Sol: Close [more…]

Mother’s Day in Australia

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In Australia, Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. Families often come together for special meals, whether it’s a hearty brunch, a picnic in the park, or a relaxed barbecue in the backyard. Many Australians also take the opportunity to pamper their mothers with thoughtful gifts, such as flowers, chocolates, or handmade [more…]

CLUEWORDS WINNERS (Issue 210)

The Baffler
NutriBullet Mega Pack
T Lauder, Geelong VIC.

$50 Cash
B Culley, Ipswich QLD; M Henderson, Mornington Peninsula VIC; E Hood, Melbourne VIC; C Miach, South Yarra VIC; A Verlander, Melton VIC.

MAXI!
Wonderboom Wireless Speaker
T Cartlidge, Moama NSW.

$50 Cash
M Blanks, Melton South VIC; L Halliday, Hope Valley SA; V Hunter, Kapiti Coast NZ; M Page, Northern Tablelands NSW; [more…]