Value Puzzles 48 Winners

1 x £250
Maxi Contest
Margaret Otter, Northallerton.

1 x £50
Blockbusters! – P2
Solution: Inventing
Jim McEwan, Thetford.

1 x £50
Magic Squares – P4
Solution: Beagle
Jane Struve, Swindon.

1 x £50
Chain Letters – P7
Solution: Distinguished
Vivienne Rigler, Poole.

1 x £50
What’s What? – P7
Solution: Keratin
M Marshall, Newark.

Starhunt – P13
Solution: James Belushi
Susan Haymonds, Scarborough.

1 x £50
Who Am I? – P13
Solution: Jason Priestley
Angela Shanahan, Maidstone.

1 x £50
Tracker – P17
Solution: Meteor
Jerry Royer, London.

1 x £50
FindaWord – P19
Solution: Sit Back and Relax
Stephen Shuker, Runcorn.

1 x £50
Wheel Words – P22
Solution: Protected
Nancy Larter, Burnley.

1 x £50
Cluedunnit – P26
Solution: Dawn French
N Parker, Westerfield.

Value Puzzles No 48 Winners

Colossus Winners (Issue No.206)

BAFFLER No 206
5 x £50 Prize Cheques
Alan Jeffrey, Stapleford Abbotts; M Johnson, Poole; Ingrid Murphy, St Albans;
Nancy Redmond, Shotts; Christine Swierczek, Derby.

GIANT CRYPTIC No 206
1 x 14/15 inch TV & DVD Combi
Judy Baldwin, Hemel Hempstead.
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras
Julie Lee, Fletton; Irene Procter, Grimsby; Margot Roskell, Fleetwood.
3 x £10 Tesco Gift Vouchers
N Badminton, Dunfermline; M Edge, Whitchurch; V Mawhinney, Ballymena.

CASHWORDS No 206
£300 Winner
Michael Robinson, Swindon.
5 x £40
D Le Cheminant, St Sampson’s; E Clarkson, York; Carole O’Brien, Benfleet;
Sue Surry, Chadwell St Mary; C White, Whetstone.

Stinker No 206
1 x D14/15 inch TV & DVD Combi
M Taylor, Horsham.
3 x Philips In Ear Headphones
Eileen Morris, Wednesbury; D Richardson, Todmorden; E White, Bridgnorth.
2 x The Times Kings & Queens of the British Isles Books
Joyce Andrew, Teignmouth; Elke Meredith, Exeter.

UK Colossus No 206

Sudoku, The Latest Puzzle Craze 34 Winners

2 x £50
PAGE 5
SU-DOABLE CONTEST 1
D Harris, Norwich; Adam Trela, Inveraray.

2 x £50
PAGE 15
ADDOKU CONTEST 2
Karen Coleman, Falmouth; Julia Impey, Portishead.

2 x £50
PAGE 30
THEXFACTOR CONTEST 3
Julia Daunt, Barnstaple; James Donald, Aberdeen.

2 x £50
PAGE 50
SU-PREME CONTEST 4
H Charvetto, Walton-on-Thames; R Knight, Ongar.

LOVATTS SUDOKU – THE LATEST PUZZLE CRAZE NO 34 WINNERS

Puzzle Collection 60 Winners

COLLECTION CONTEST No 60
2 x £100
F Fagan, Washington; Sandie Land, Wimborne.
6 x £50
Anne Earls, Buckingham; J Hayes, Gosport; M Hughes, Carrutherstown; John Macgregor, Heathhall; Carole Rabone, Bebington; Julie Stonell, Lancaster.

Double Monster Drawer No 60
2 x £100
M Frost, Goole; Margaret Stanworth, Burnley.

Monster Colossus Winner No 60
1 x £50
Wendy Blackburn, St Helens.

Monster Colossus Runners-Up No 60
4 x £25
Lynn Burton, Huntingdon; Robert Edwards, Harlow; James Hollern, Sunderland; Jill Osgathorp, Hemel Hempstead.

Monster Starhunt Winner No 60
1 x £50
R Warwick, Ballymena.

Monster Starhunt Runners-Up No 60
4 x £25
Donna Hodgskin, Liverpool; Susan Legett, Morecambe; B McLoughlin, Wirral; P Williams, Swansea.

STINKER No 60
1 x Portable DVD Player
L Addlesee, Dunstable.
3 x Lovatts Compact Umbrellas
Cathy Cawkwell, Hemel Hempstead; D Hodgskin, Liverpool; Pauline Lewis, Llanrumney.

GIANT CRYPTIC No 60
1 x Panasonic Camcorder
Marilen Tiniakou, Harwich.
3 x Collins Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary
B Davies, Oxford; Karon Nagy, London; Carmel Whitehead, Lichfield.

COLLECTION CONTEST COUPON No 60
Chain Letters – P53
Solution: Temperamental
3 x Autoset Alarm Clocks with Radio
Eileen Elsworthy, Bransholme; Jean Field, Market Rasen; Beverley Sharples, Cheadle.

Spirogram – P59
Solution: Servant
3 x Collins Gem books – ‘100 Ways to Boost Your Immune System’ plus a Lovatts Tea Towel
Debbie Daley, Cyprus; B Jackson, Stoke-on-Trent; Tracy Knight, London.

Pop Words – P60
Solution: Carole King
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
E Dadd, Wadhurst; P Kingston, Rickmansworth; Anne Yell, Bootle.

Findaword – P64
Solution: Pentathlon
3 x £10 WHSmith Gift Tokens
Christine Barry, Oadby; Doreen Holt, Atherton; Fergus Williams, Bantry.

Starcross – P65
Solution: Body of Lies
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
T King, Peterborough; J Upton, Andover; Pamela Webb, Peterborough.

Cluedunnit – P70
Solution: Cary Grant
3 x Autoset Alarm Clocks with Radio plus a Lovatts Tea Towel
Arthur Hetherington, Prenton; J Plumpton, Kings Lynn; Ray Purse, Romford.

Retroflex – P71
Solution: Monsters
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
M Potter, Grange-Over-Sands; I Rosbottom, Preston; J Whittaker, Farnham.

Spirogram – P72
Solution: Jackie Chan
3 x Collins Gem Books – ‘100 Ways to Boost Your Immune System’ plus a Lovatts TeaTowel
Susan Brown, Sunderland; Helena Gould, Hatton; Elizabeth Watson, Methven.

Puzzle Collection No 60 Winners

Big 195 Winners

BIGCASH No 195
£300 Winner
Rosemary Adam, Inverurie.

5 x £40 Winners
Denise Boreham, Halstead; M Curtis, Scarborough; Janet Lynas, Redcar; Julie Stonell, Lancaster; Pat Wall, Great Barr.

Goliathon No 195
2 x Breville Kitchen Packs – Diva Steam Iron & 4 Slice Toaster
Mary Faux, Chatteris; Christina Wong-Curley, Birmingham.

3 x £20 Prize Cheques
J Goodey, Long Sutton; Denise Phoenix, Westcliff-on-Sea; June Whiston, Stoke-on-Trent.

DEMON No 195
1 x Sanyo 8mp Digital Camera
James Hollern, Sunderland.

2 x £20 Prize Cheques
A Goward, Farnborough; R Mayer, Urmston.

2 x Wet & Dry cordless handheld Vacuum Cleaners
J McKechnie, Whitburn; C Self, Royston.

BONANZA No 195
Wordygig – P8
Solution: 1b, 2a, 3c, 4c
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
Judy Darkins, High Wycombe; D Edmonds, Twickenham; J Kerins, Chorley.

The Knowledge – P 10
Solution: Vatican City
3 x Franklin Collins Spellcheckers
D Dowd, Southampton; Steven Elliott, Roath; G Owens, Pontyclun.

Starhunt 1 – P16
Solution: Vinnie Jones
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras & Lovatts Tea Towels
Maureen Noble, Barnsley; Lynda Snodgrass, High Peak; M Todd, Byers Green.

Starhunt 3 – P17
Solution: Dianne Wiest
3 x Acoustics Solution Clock Radios
Barbara Bacon, Rhayader; Wendy Taylor, Gravesend; J Towning, Drunfield.

Ninesies – P18
Solution: Basement
3 x Lovatts Prize Packs – Coffee Mug & Pentel Correction Pen
Yvonne Burr, Orpington; M Edge, Whitchurch; B Foster, Wigan.

Pop Words – P20
Solution: The Eagles
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
Brenda Cook, Southampton; Chris Pine, Chelmsford; C Whalley, Penrith.

Elevenses 1 – P22
Solution: Ointment
3 x Acoustics Solution Clock Radios
Vanessa Cree, Poole; Bernice Dodds, Wisbech; Marjorie Lord, Wigan.

Wheel Words – P24
Solution: Infuriate
3 x Books – Steve Wright’s Further Factoids
R Bardsley, Teignmouth; Linda Campbell, Laurieston; J Cartledge, Inverkeithing.

Memory Lane – P28
Solution: FM Radio
3 x CD Sets comprising of 5 CDs – Inc. Dean Martin/Nat King Cole/Peggy Lee
Margaret Harrison, Lowestoft; Mary Macholla, Frankfurt, Germany; Pamela Nash, Eastleigh.

Two-Way Teaser – P38
Solution: Fortune Teller
3 x Prize Packs – The Victorian Gardener Books, Magnetic Notepads & a Kodak Camera
Norah Griffin, Gort; Mary Hartley, Halifax; M Holmes, Briston.

Do Your Block – P42
Solution: Painting
3 x Book Packs – How To Do Just About Everything & Atlas of World History
Patricia Alderman, Horley; Ray Davis, Crawley; M Winston, Kendal.

Starhunt 5 – P46
Solution: Cameron Diaz
3 x £10 Tesco Gift Vouchers
W Duthie, Inverallochy; A Matthew, Aberdeen; Jean Smith, Newmarket.

Starhunt 7 – P47
Solution: Jeffrey Archer
3 x Lovatts Prize Packs – Coffee Mugs & Pentel Correction Pens
Jennet Davies, Glynneath; Gayle Ramage, Lauder; P Tilley, Wellingborough.

Elevenses 2- P52
Solution: Narration
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras & Lovatts Tea Towels
Ann King, Burgess Hill; Beryl Percival-Barker, Shrewsbury; Shirley Ross, Ellesmere Port.

Starhunt 9 – P58
Solution: Jerry Seinfeld
3 x Books – Steve Wright’s Further Factoids
Donna Flavell, Lowestoft; P Veness, Bideford; C Womack, Biggin Hill.

Starhunt 11 – P59
Solution: Benicio Del Toro
3 x Lovatts Compact Umbrellas
Veneta Came, Alicante, Spain; L Cleave, Bude; M Irons, St Austell.

FindaWord – P75
Solution: All Creatures Great and Small
3 x Marks & Spencer £10 Gift Tokens
Lesley Hoy, London; E Raven, Walton-on-Naze; K Wordingham, Newmarket.

UK Big No 195 Winners

The Lexicographers – Hello 206

I often write about interesting new words coming into our language, but they come at a cost. They’re now jostling with our older words for space in our dictionaries, the more senior words being threatened with eviction.

Last year, the lexicographers at Collins dictionary started preparing for their forthcoming new edition and found that over 2,000 new words needed to be included. To make room, some lovely old words would have to go.
This announcement created a huge storm of protest by word lovers everywhere, so a last-minute reprieve was granted, for 24 words. You can see the endangered list on the Letters Page. If Collins can find evidence of these words being used in everyday speech and writing, they won’t be dropped from the next edition. The deadline set for the doomed words is this month – February 2009. Being a cruciverbalist, I have to say that the thought of any word being on death row sends a shiver up my spine.
In fact, without embrangling the matter, I vilipend this abstergent move, finding it quite oppugnant to cast a malison on our more agrestic words and condemning them to caliginosity. I wonder if their caducity is really apodeictic and would like to see them becoming roborant instead of being exuviated.

Various celebrities have been enlisted in the Save a Word campaign to rescue the 24 words. Politicians, media personalities and the current Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, have vowed to use the words in their poetry, speeches and TV programmes to bump the words up the rankings.
Stephen Fry has chosen fubsy and Andrew Motion will support skirr, a word he has occasionally used to describe the sound of beating wings.

The Times newspaper has also called on readers to save some of the victims from exile by voting online for words they feel are worthy of saving.

I’ll let you know which words have made the final cut, in the next edition of Lovatts Colossus, but meanwhile let me know which of these words you’d like to see being rescued.

Happy Puzzling