Help the Lovatts boys raise money for cancer research
The 'Ache and Brake to Wallis Lake' - help the Lovatts boys raise money for cancer research...Hello – February 2011
As crossword solvers, you will be only too familiar with the synonym, the most common form of crossword clue, a word that means the same as another. Big and large, small and little, topic and theme or field and paddock.
But it’s been said that there’s no such thing as a completely synonymous synonym [more…]
Luckier than most
Well golly gee what can we say
Another prize from Lovatts has come our way!
The first prize last year was out of the blue,
The prize this year is just tickety-boo!
The compilers of puzzles are both clever and wise,
With so many prizes we just can’t believe our eyes!
We haven’t written this poem to brag or to [more…]
Puzzle addict and dictionary collector
You have indicated that you enjoy getting feedback so here is some. People who buy your books probably do so for many different reasons. I began years ago with Colossus. I wasn’t particularly good at crosswords then but, my son and I would sit and struggle through some clues at the breakfast table before [more…]
Hello – January 2011
I hope all our Lovatts onliners enjoyed Christmas and I wish you all the best for 2011 – health, happiness and the best of luck if you’re entering our puzzle competitions!
The New Year is a good time to look at new words entering the dictionary, and they come from all different sources. We need [more…]
Christine’s Christmas Hello 2010
Exchanging presents at Christmas is a tradition that dates back to the 4th century. Bishop Nicholas of Myra was born into a wealthy merchant family in the village of Patera in the south of Turkey. He was known for his many kind and generous deeds, including throwing gold into the houses of the needy [more…]
Hello – November 2010
Solving crosswords can be an emotional pastime. You can feel frustrated when stumped on a clue, elated when you’ve completed the grid or surprised when a prize arrives in the post. To express these emotions you may use an ‘interjection’.
An interjection is an exclamation or remark that expresses sudden emotion. The word interjection means [more…]
All referenced up
Thank you for the prize of a Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary for MEGA 65 Stinker.
Along with a couple of earlier winnings from Lovatts competitions of a Collins English Dictionary,and a Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus, hopefully I’ll be able to continue submitting successful entries.
Patrick Hooper
