Monthly Archives: August 2025

Cashwords Jackpot 59

£1000 Cash
J Brooke, Newark.

£500 Cash
S Lukasik, Edinburgh.

£100 Cash
J Cutting, Ipswich; T Hall, Goostrey; L McCarthy, Coalpit Heath; P Oldridge, Orwell; C Pouncey, Richmond; R Sirotinina, Fulbourn; J Smith, Borrowash; D Utting, Chepstow; E Wallis, Hampton; R Welfare, Chelston.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 403 – Gremlin

Two-Way Teaser, page 32

The word break-up should have been (10) not (5) for 2 down in the straight clues.

Thanks to G Hicks for reporting this Gremlin.

Cluewords 226 – Gremlin

MAXI! 3, page 50

The puzzle contained MAORIS, there is no S in the Māori language.

Thanks to R Broughton from NZ for reporting this gremlin.

FindaWord 170 – Gremlin

Guess Who, page 64

There were two instances of INTO on the grid, so there could be two solutions.

Thank you to Y Cole from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Prefixes & Suffixes

When we come across a word we don’t know, we can often work out what it means by knowing what the prefix or suffix means.

We know, without having to think about it, that the prefix un turns a positive into a negative. Happy becomes unhappy, done becomes undone. Dis means ‘the opposite of’ or [more…]

Colossus Crosswords 404 – Gremlin

Cryptic Cross 1, page 52

The first clue should have been numbered 1 across not 8 across.

Thanks to M Mason for reporting this gremlin.

 

Acrostic Puzzles 59 – Gremlin

Code Cracker 7, page 64

There were given numbers for both the Letter & Number Grids instead of letters for the Number Grid.

Thanks to S Roberts from NZ for reporting this gremlin.

 

 

Christine’s BIG Crossword 399 – Gremlin

Point To Point, page 44

The clue numbering was incorrect.

Thanks to AJ Argent from QLD for reporting this gremlin.