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Colossus 240 – Hello Colossus 240 – Hello

One of the ways Christmas has changed over the years is the time spent together as a family making preparations. I’m sure many of you remember helping your mother to make the Christmas cakes, pudding and mince pies, or helping your father to bring in the Christmas tree and put up the lights. It seemed to be a warmer and more festive holiday. With all the hustle and bustle of the modernday Christmas, some of the special spirit of the season has disappeared. Nowadays, many households don’t have the time or energy to cook those old-fashioned dishes. We can buy any Christmas goodies in the supermarket all ready to eat. The tree is often an artificial one, to make life easier. Yet it’s not... 

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Colossus Winners (Issue 239)

BAFFLER No 239 5 x £50 Prize Cheques L Barker, Ripon; G Burch, Beckenham; M Cannon,... 

MEGA Winners (Issue 15)

Mighty Mega 1 x £200 J Parish, Northampton. 3 x Lovatts Out & About Prize... 

Cryptic Crossword Winners (Issue 10)

Cryptic Arrow Contest 1 x BT Stratus 1500 Telephone with Answer Machine Carole Rigden,... 

Colossus Winners – Issue 238

BAFFLER No 238 5 x £50 Prize Cheques D Anderson, Belvedere; Louise Bierley, Boston;... 

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The Judge Sums Up

Colossus 231 Judge Sums Up

It’s often Greek to me The Baffler needed KOTA which means ‘city’ or ‘fort’, for ‘Sabah’s … Kinabalu’.The capital of Sabah, one of the states of Malaysia, was named after Mount Kinabalu, a World Heritage site known for its... [Read more or comment]

BIG 220 Judge Sums Up

Smile or frown You will be   if you got EMOTICON for ‘Text message symbol’ at 21ac in The Demon. This word was not in our 1998 Collins but is in the 2005 edition. Perhaps you are feeling   because you didn’t know this. Records of using... [Read more or comment]

MEGA 10 Judge Sums Up

Wow salty fret! John Cleese made his name in Monty Python, but ensured his place in comedy history with his world-wide hit sitcom, Fawlty Towers. With only 12 episodes ever made, the series is a classic that has stood the test of time, however... [Read more or comment]

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DIY Clues typed or hand-written?

When compiling the DIY puzzle in the Christine’s BIG Crossword, is it acceptable to TYPE the list of clues rather than HAND WRITE the list of clues and then submit your answers together with the original completed grid? Anne Baxter  Read More →

Great to have bi-monthly cryptic

I was delighted to receive the new Cryptic magazine for which I have subscribed. I am afraid I do have one gripe though – why on earth, in a magazine dedicated to cryptic crosswords, to you include dreadful acrostic and logic puzzles?  I do not wish to do such puzzles and, if I did, I would subscribe to your bi-monthly Puzzle Collection.  All... [Read more or comment]

A puzzling journey

This week I had to travel from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aberystwyth on Tuesday and make the return journey the following day. The two trips totalled over 12 hours (I was thinking I could have flown from Newcastle to Faro, Portugal and back twice in that time!). So you can imagine how grateful I was to have my copy of BIG with me. It kept me fully occupied... [Read more or comment]

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