Monthly Archives: September 2025

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Cashwords Jackpot 47

$1000 Cash
MEGA! Crosswords 154
S Woollard, Coolangatta QLD.

$500 Cash
MEGA! Crosswords 154
B Bones, Glen Waverley VIC.
Cluewords 226
C Furniss, Masterton NZ.
Cluewords 225
J Keane, Narraweena NSW.
Christine’s Big Crossword 397
C Shezney, Broadwater WA.
Colossus 219
A Thompson, Earlville QLD.

$250 Cash
Crossword & Puzzle Collection 155
K Antill, Kooringal NSW; T Wheaton, Koondrook VIC.
Cluewords 226
S Bluett, Waihi NZ.
Variety Bumper Puzzles 137
R Butler, Leith TAS; [more…]

Acrostic Puzzles 60 – Gremlin

Acrostic 10, page 14

The number/letter references in the clues and story grid are incorrect in the puzzle.

Thanks to M Butler from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

 

Fly Like An Eagle

There is an old legend that eagles are the only animals that can look into the sun. According to the translation of St Augustine, “The sun invigorates the eyes of eagles, but injures our own.”

It is certainly true that eagles have very special eyesight, estimated to be 4 to 8 times stronger than a [more…]

Subscriber Sweepstake UK July/August 2025

CONGRATULATIONS to the latest winners in our Lovatts Subscriber Sweepstake!
These lucky subscribers have shared in £250 worth of prizes!

An Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM Portable Speaker – E Butler, King’s Lynn.
A Penhaligon’s mini fragrance collection – G Mikulic, London.
A cheerful Fortnum’s musical biscuit tin – P Duckett, Derby.
A Liberty floral notecards & pen set [more…]

July/August 2025 Subscriber Sweepstake

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

An iconic Longchamp Le Pliage Tote – D Richards, NSW.
A NUTRIBULLET Blender Mega Pack – N Carroll, WA.
A luxurious Slip™ silk pillowcase – M Sibley, WA.
A Halo LED Magnifier task lamp – C Hulley, VIC.
A Cristina Re cake server & forks – J Wales, [more…]

Keeping You Posted

One of the great pleasures of life, I feel, is receiving a letter in the post. I mean a friendly letter of course, not a bill, a speeding fine or a sales catalogue. When I first arrived in Australia, many moons ago, phone calls were only used in case of emergencies and the post [more…]

Monster Prize Pool 92

$1000 Cash
Quizwords 03
Sol: Honest
H Brache, Beaumaris VIC.

A Fitbit Inspire wellness tracker
Code Crackers 146
Sol: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
G Donohue, Coffs Harbour NSW; M Keynes, Moores Pocket QLD.
FindaWord 169
Sol: Fast interactive technologies which enable virtual networking
C Kutcher, Kadina SA.
Acrostic Puzzles 58
Sol: The history of ballet
S McNamee, New Brighton NZ.

Enigma Crossword Competition Winner for August 2025

Congratulations to P Chuah, VIC winner of last month’s Enigma online crossword competition. The winner will receive a $100 cheque, courtesy of Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 156 – Gremlin

The Beast 2, page 44

The clue at 78 across should have read (3,3,5) for the answer BOW AND ARROW.

Thanks to AJ Argent from QLD for reporting this gremlin.