Value Puzzles 49 Winners

1 x £250
Maxi Contest
H Core, Offerton.

1 x £50
Blockbusters! – P2
Solution: Skywriter
Patricia Welch, Spateston.

1 x £50
Magic Squares – P4
Solution: Redeem
Betty Steel, Hemel Hempstead.

1 x £50
Chain Letters – P7
Solution: Contributions
J Wankling, Stafford.

1 x £50
What’s What? – P7
Solution: Diploma
Martin Clark. Glasgow.

Starhunt – P13
Solution: Jake Gyllenhaal
Christine Stockley, Nuneaton.

1 x £50
Who Am I? – P13
Solution: Alfred Hitchcock
Anthony Hignett, Sedgley.

1 x £50
Tracker – P17
Solution: Flying Saucer
M Gay, Derby.

1 x £50
FindaWord – P19
Solution: Practice Makes Perfect
Marija Seth, Plymouth.

1 x £50
Wheel Words – P22
Solution: Vaccinate
S Golding, Colwyn Bay.

1 x £50
Cluedunnit – P26
Solution: Robin Williams
V Normington, Malaga, Spain.

Value Puzzles No 49 Winners

Colossus Winners (Issue No.207)

BAFFLER No 207
5 x £50 Prize Cheques
R Carter, Leigh-On-Sea; S Dickinson, Holmfirth; D Hobbs, Eastbourne;
Joyce Regan, Coventry; D Ross, Aberdeen.

GIANT CRYPTIC No 207
1 x 14/15 inch TV & DVD Combi
Amanda Abbis, Hounslow.
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras
M Anderson, Castle Douglas; P Farrell, Swansea; Victoria Nethercott, Thessaloniki, Greece.
3 x £10 Tesco Gift Vouchers
Y Lewis, Slough; Kath Savage, Settle; C Small, Plymouth.

CASHWORDS No 207
£300 Winner
R Haining, Fife.
5 x £40
A Corner, Otley; G Lunn, Goole; Nikola Paton, West Lothian;
C Shields, Newry; Ann Wyatt, Hull.

Stinker No 207
1 x D14/15 inch TV & DVD Combi
Jackie Lee, Wolverhampton.
3 x Philips In Ear Headphones
Pauline Clark, Netley Abbey; Helen McCarthy, Linthwaite; Thomas Orr, Hastings.
2 x Bradford’s Crossword Companion Boxed Sets
Kathleen Boyles, Lytham-St Annes; Margot Roskell, Fleetwood.

UK Colossus No 207

Sudoku, The Latest Puzzle Craze 35 Winners

2 x £50
PAGE 5
SU-DOABLE CONTEST 1
M Sherwood, Worlebury; Julia Skippen, Sherborne.

2 x £50
PAGE 15
ADDOKU CONTEST 2
Peter Angier, Huntingdon; Jean Fagan,Wishaw.

2 x £50
PAGE 30
THEXFACTOR CONTEST 3
C Hamlen, Thornbury; Edwin James, Hexham.

2 x £50
PAGE 50
SU-PREME CONTEST 4
Lorraine Folbigg, Comberton; Leonard Kenney, Woolton.

LOVATTS SUDOKU – THE LATEST PUZZLE CRAZE NO 35 WINNERS

Big 196 Winners

BIGCASH No 196
£300 Winner
May Quigley, Paisley.

5 x £40 Winners
Raymond Bithell, Wrexham; J Bromage, Portland; M MacCrimmon, Aultbea; Samantha Neeve, Gorleston; J Prince, Wrexham.

Goliathon No 196
2 x Breville Kitchen Packs – Diva Steam Iron & 4 Slice Toaster
Jacqui Sohn, Gorleston; G Wright, Penicuik.

3 x £20 Prize Cheques
Terence Bailey, Wickford; Colin Booth, Alicante, Spain; J Knott, Blackburn.

DEMON No 196
1 x Sanyo 8mp Digital Camera
D McAteer, Bangor.

2 x £20 Prize Cheques
Alison Josephs, Uxbridge; Felicitas Rees, Glasserton.

2 x Wet & Dry cordless handheld Vacuum Cleaners
Babs Carter, Mansfield; Linda Gordon, Thetford.

BONANZA No 196
Wordygig – P8
Solution: 1a, 2a, 3c, 4c
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
Ley Mitchell, Liverpool; Ali Veighey, Leixlip; K Warburton, Grantham.

The Knowledge – P 10
Solution: Leprechaun
3 x Franklin Collins Spellcheckers
J Bain, Fife; J Lee, Brandon; J Newcombe, Walton-On-Thames.

Starhunt 1 – P16
Solution: Saffron Burrows
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras & Lovatts Tea Towels
C Morgan, London; Gareth Toogood, Banbury; P Wright, Streetly.

Starhunt 3 – P17
Solution: Elijah Wood
3 x Acoustics Solution Clock Radios
Alan Ellis, Illogan; J Hewitt, Bristol; Joan Hooper-Immins, Weymouth.

Ninesies – P18
Solution: Lioness
3 x Lovatts Prize Packs – Coffee Mug & Pentel Correction Pen
J Harfield, Eastleigh; Matthew Mace, Farnborough; Kathleen Turtle, Moira Craigavon.

Pop Words – P20
Solution: Shangrilas
3 x £10 Prize Cheques
William Conner, Erith; E Jackson, South Hendley; Mary Wall, Eire.

Elevenses 1 – P22
Solution: Fragment
3 x Acoustics Solution Clock Radios
G Hardcastle, Bakewell; B Hodgson, Eastbourne; P Maughan, Hebburn.

Wheel Words – P24
Solution: Parameter
3 x Books – Steve Wright’s Further Factoids
K Bushnell, Dagenham; J Matthews, London; Marjorie Riley, Ontario, Canada.

Memory Lane – P28
Solution: Western Front
3 x CD Sets comprising of 5 CDs – Inc. Dean Martin/Nat King Cole/Peggy Lee
Hilary Dennis, Alfreton; Pauline Parr, Huthwaite; Claire Smith, Workington.

Two-Way Teaser – P38
Solution: Count Dracula
3 x Prize Packs – The Victorian Gardener Books, Magnetic Notepads & a Kodak Camera
Joyce Bartle, Ashington; Doreen Edmunds, Solihull; Liz Smith, Dundee.

Do Your Block – P42
Solution: Resolve
3 x Book Packs – How To Do Just About Everything & Atlas of World History
Jan Effamy, Eastleigh; D Portingale, Enfield; O Wilson, Cheltenham.

Starhunt 5 – P46
Solution: Harvey Keitel
3 x £10 Tesco Gift Vouchers
Jean Davies, Brecon; Donna Flavell, Lowestoft; Hilda Terry, Pocklington.

Starhunt 7 – P47
Solution: Imran Khan
3 x Lovatts Prize Packs – Coffee Mugs & Pentel Correction Pens
P Day, Ramsey; G Owens, Pontyclun; Pat Robertson, Edinburgh.

Elevenses 2- P52
Solution: Guitars
3 x Kodak Fun Flash Cameras & Lovatts Tea Towels
Doug Black, Gosforth; P Bryan, Chester-Le-Street; Anne Stimpson, Eastfield.

Starhunt 9 – P58
Solution: Dan Futterman
3 x Books – Steve Wright’s Further Factoids
Michele Harrison, Newport; Jean Hassell, Tiverton; E Neil, Ayr.

Starhunt 11 – P59
Solution: John Malkovich
3 x Lovatts Compact Umbrellas
D Dowd, Blackfield; G Ellinsworth, Fleetwood; Barbara Fletcher, Wakefield.

FindaWord – P75
Solution: Asking Questions
3 x Marks & Spencer £10 Gift Tokens
P Adkins, Cannock; W Clemens, Hartcliffe; Beryl Ingram, London.

UK Big No 196 Winners

The English Language – Hello 207

The English language, over the centuries, has borrowed words from almost every language on earth, which is why it now has the richest vocabulary of all languages.

English is spoken by over 750 million people worldwide, and has words and expressions that just don’t exist in other tongues.  Because of the wide-reaching tentacles of the British Empire, in its prime holding sway over a quarter of the world’s population, English became very well-known and well-used.  In areas where many different nationalities come together, it was useful to have a common language, especially used for trading and administration.

For example, in Singapore, English was the answer to the vexed question of which language should be spoken by Chinese, Indians, Malay, Koreans, Japanese and many others. It became the first language in the education system and is now the official language of business and one of the four official languages.  However, the lingua franca of the people is gradually becoming Singlish, a mixture of English and other native tongues.

In Malaysia there is a version called Manglish, or Mangled English, which is a mixture of English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese mainly. Denglish is German/English and Spanglish is mainly Spanish with some English words thrown in and is also known as Tex-Mex, on the southern US border.

Chinglish is a mix of Chinese and English. In preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the city authorities clamped down on the usage of Chinglish and replaced it with standard English.

Franglais or Frenglish is a mixture of French and English, and is not welcomed by all French speakers due to the perception of the corruption of their national language. After the Second World War, many American products and English expressions became popular, despite government censorship of foreign comic strips etc. Words such as le weekend, shampoo and le drugstore are regularly used. Celebrities are known in French as people.

Well, it’s only fair – having stolen words from all around the world, we are now giving them back.
Happy Puzzling!