Monthly Archives: November 2025

Cashwords Jackpot 48

$1000 Cash
Colossus 220
M Christie, Fairfield East NSW.

$500 Cash
Christine’s Big Crossword 398
A Barnard, Perth WA.
Christine’s Big Crossword 399
D Cawdrey, Banksia Beach QLD.
Cluewords 227
S Summers, Whangarei NZ.
MEGA! Crosswords 155
J Thurlby, McDowall QLD; K Trembath, Hackett ACT.

$250 Cash
Christine’s Big Crossword 398
S Callinan, Eatons Hill QLD.
Colossus 220
P Curtis, Wellington Point QLD.
Variety Bumper Puzzles 138
I Eiloart, Karori NZ; M [more…]

Yule Be Late

It says a lot about our tendency to procrastinate that the word presently in the late 14th century meant ‘immediately, in the present time’, but by the 1560s it had relaxed into ‘soon’. In fact, soon also used to mean ‘at once’ and eventually came to mean ‘within a short time’. Anon is one [more…]

Christine’s BIG Crossword 406 – Gremlin

Wiz Words Contest, page 27

5ac should have read ‘line’ not ‘lines’ for the singular answer ISOBAR.

Thanks to A Seamark, Carlisle for reporting this Gremlin

Christine’s BIG Crossword 403 – Gremlin

MEGA! Goliathon, page 36

The clue at 172ac ‘Cinderella’s mice’, for the answer FOOTMEN, should have read her ‘lizards’ instead, the mice were her horses.

Thanks to K Bowman for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 403 – Gremlin

Two- Way Teaser, page 32

The cryptic clue at 29ac should have had the word break-up (5,3).

Thanks to Glenda O’Mullane from NSW for reporting this one.

Acrostic Puzzles 61 – Gremlin

EDIY should have been spelt EDIT in the Lost Its Head on page 7.

Thanks to M Butler from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Jackpot Winners (No.64)

$1000 Cash
C Schuhkraft, Wollongbar NSW.

$500 Cash
S Bennett, Fitzroy North VIC; D Crowther, Cairns QLD; H Dry, Shepparton VIC; L Meachem, Ballajura WA.

$200 Cash
R Brooks, Bribie Island QLD; B Cardwell, Lake Munmorah NSW; J Dimond, Doveton VIC; S Godenzi, Warrnambool VIC; J Morris, Ferny Hills QLD; S Newbury, Bogangar NSW; D Rickard, Gisborne NZ; M [more…]

Christine’s BIG Crossword 402 – Gremlin

Wiz Words contest, page 27

The clue at 5ac should have had ‘line’ not ‘lines’ for the singular answer ISOBAR.

Thanks to R Mays from TAS for reporting this gremlin.

Subscriber Sweepstake UK September/October 2025

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

A luxurious Slip™ silk pillowcase – C Barry, Leicester.
A Breville Sandwich Toaster – M Rudge, Ipswich.
A Neom Organics Magnesium Body Butter – C Donegan, Wadhurst.
An elegant Fortnum’s camellia coaster – B Clinton, Runcorn.

The Sweepstake is our [more…]