Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Congratulations to our June winner – Letterboxroy – who wins a Telegraph crossword book of his choice
He successfully solved this particularly tough Radler, and that included deciphering the instructions before even starting on the clues!… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (15th June 2019).
The competition is now closed
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Congratulations to this month’s winner – Milvus – who wins a Daily Telegraph Puzzles book of their choice.
The question said: Several answers contain alphabetical sequences of two or more letters. (E.g. Afghan has FGH.) All except two letters occur in at least one such sequence.… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (19th January 2019).
The competition is now closed
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Congratulations to this month’s winner – Robert – who wins a Daily Telegraph Puzzle Book of his choice
The instructions said:
The completed grid contains a hidden superhero. After finding him, change two letters in each of two symmetrically placed solutions to reveal his true identity.… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (20th October 2018).
The competition is now closed
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The question asked of us was “How many of the answers contain all 5 letters of WALLY?” and the answer was seven:
Allowably
All you want
Bill Wyman
Bowling Alley
Family Allowance
Waybill
Well away
And the winner is Roland Rance, who wins a Telegraph Puzzles Book of his choice.… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (19th May 2018).
The competition is now closed
Congratulations to Geoff Telfer who, having followed the instructions, worked out the anagrams and found the missing capital, entered the competition. Their name was drawn out of the electric hat by Mrs BD, soo they can now choose one of the Telegraph Crossword Puzzle Books as their prize.
The ten highlighted solutions may be anagrammed to form seven capital towns or cities.… Continue reading
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (20th January 2018).
The competition is now closed