Monthly Prize Puzzle – 045
February 2016
A Puzzle by Radler
The instructions for this puzzle were:
All except one 28ac may be found in the completed grid (as whole or partial solutions). What is the missing member of the set?
Congratulations to Dutch who found eleven of the Houses of the Zodiac in the solutions. The missing one is Aquarius – the Water Carrier – the Radler Award for Particularly Observant Solvers goes to Beet for noticing the other water carrier at 15d
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Monthly Prize Puzzle (February 2016)
A Puzzle by Radler
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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 published by Hamlyn.
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 February 2016).
The competition is now closed
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 042
November 2015
Pangra by Radler
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The instructions said: This puzzle is a pangram, except for one letter. Work out which letter is missing and follow the instruction hidden in the completed grid to find out where to place it.… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (November 2015)
A Puzzle by Radler
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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 published by Hamlyn.
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 (21st November 2015).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 039
August 2015
A puzzle by Radler
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A particularly difficult challenge from Radler for the August MPP slot – I am not alone in the view that, if he hadn’t made the misprinted words bold, it would have been impossible to solve the puzzle
Take all the ‘changed’ letters – I A M O F A L L I S U R V E Y and if you know The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk you will know that the solution to 17a MONARCH is the missing word you needed to put on the entry form for the August competition. … Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (August 2015)
A Puzzle by Radler
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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 published by Hamlyn.
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 August 2015).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 035
April 2015
A puzzle by Radler
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Congratulations to Rabbit Dave who wins his choice from the range of Hamlyn Telegraph Crossword Books, having correctly worked out the anagram of the letters round the outside of the crossword and knew that the answer to the question in the novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: ‘What is the meaning of “Life, the universe and everything?’… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (April 2015)
A Puzzle by Radler
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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 published by Hamlyn.
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 (18th April 2015).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 032
January 2015
A puzzle by Radler
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The ‘casting of the sacred runes’ (thank you Mrs BD) has resulted in a second MPP win for Pegasus – congratulations to him. He wins a choice of Telegraph Puzzle Books from Hamlyn. All we had to do was find all the hidden money in the grid and add it up to get the sum of £1,633.01 – if you didn’t get the right total, all is revealed at the end of the review.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle (January 2015)
How Much? by Radler
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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 published by Hamlyn.
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 (17th January 2015).
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