http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news Play Crosswords Puzzles & Trivia by Christine Lovatt - Subscribe to Puzzles for the United Kingdom Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:47:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Subscribe to Christine's BIG crossword magazine for one year during February and we'll automatically extend your subscription by two months - receive two bonus issues! Offer ends February 29. UK Subscribers - click here | European Subscribers - Click here | All other subscribers - please click here http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2012/01/31/subscribe-to-big-during-feb-and-receive-2-x-bonus-issues/ Sibyl’s prophecy for a Stinker A simple spelling mistake caught out some Stinker-lovers at 1dn. ‘Prophetess’ needed SIBYL not SYBIL. Sibyl’s were depicted as old women who lived in caves making prophecies. The most famous was the one who assisted Aeneas in his journey to the underworld. Another often misspelt name caught ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2012/01/31/mega-15-judge-sums-up/ Winner in the Bigcash I hope you liked our first clue in the Bigcash from this issue – the very optimistic ‘Successful competitor’ for the answer WINNER. Unfortunately you can’t all be winners, well not all the time anyway, so our judges continue to peruse your entries making note of errors. Coming ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2012/01/31/big-227-judge-sums-up/ Stows away in the shop Let’s start with clue 169dn in the Stinker, which was a little ambiguous. ‘Stores’ suggests a few different answers including two that fitted the spaces on our grid; the noun SHOPS, places you buy things, or the verb STOWS, stashes away. We accepted both answers. One of the ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2012/01/31/colossus-241-judge-sums-up/   The Demon -  page 30 Clue 59dn indicates (5-3) for the answer but this should read (6-3). Thanks to Linda Howes, of Kent, for alerting us to this number error. http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2012/01/31/big-232-gremlin/ 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 ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2011/12/21/colossus-240-hello/ The entry coupon lists the Do Your Block as being on page 70 but it is actually on page 66. Thanks to Anne Earls for alerting us to this error. http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2011/12/04/puzzle-collection-78-gremlin/ BAFFLER No 239 5 x £50 Prize Cheques L Barker, Ripon; G Burch, Beckenham; M Cannon, Selly Oak; Joyce Dodd, Barnton; Joyce Regan, Wykencroft. GIANT CRYPTIC No 239 1 x Nescafe Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine E Chapman, Buxton. 4 x I Love Coffee Prize Packs Dave Carter, Newark; Peggy Cox, March; Elizabeth Fenwick, Winston; P Norris, ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2011/11/28/colossus-winners-issue-239/ Mighty Mega 1 x £200 J Parish, Northampton. 3 x Lovatts Out & About Prize Packs Inc – Shopping Bag, Trolley Token, Handbag Hanger & Notepad Penny Carnell, Radcliffe-on-Trent; P Middup, Eastbourne; Penny Paterson, Northwood Hills. Mega Mix 1 x £100 Tommy Wilson, Kilsyth. 3 x Lovatts Gadget Prize Packs Inc – Flashlight Keyring, Magnifier & 8-In-1 ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2011/11/15/mega-winners-issue-15/ Cryptic Arrow Contest 1 x BT Stratus 1500 Telephone with Answer Machine Carole Rigden, Ramsgate. 5 x Lovatts ‘I Love Coffee Prize Packs’ Inc – Coffee Mug, Coffee & Biscuits Carol Barnard, Kibworth; Vicky Delaney, Newhaven; J Highgate, Holmbury St Mary; S Mugridge, Blunham; C Rodley, Todwick. Cryptic Contest 1 x £200 Janet Craig, Swaffham. 5 x ... http://www.lovattscrosswords.co.uk/news/2011/11/15/cryptic-crossword-winners-issue-10/