Monthly Prize Puzzle No 11 (April 2013) by Prolixic
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A review by crypticsue
Congratulations to Pete Cohen who was the winner of this month’s prize of one of Hamlyn’s Telegraph Puzzle Books [Pete has declined the prize, which will be carried over to the may competition. BD]. His name was drawn from the electronic ‘hat’ by Mrs BD as he was one of the solvers who had correctly spotted all the excuses (6d’s) that are used for travel delays (listed at the end of the review) – our Prolixic being a person who commutes to work by train, I am sure he has heard these many more times than he would like!
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 11 (April 2013) by Prolixic
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Why not have a go at our eleventh Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any of the current 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 April 2013).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 10 (March 2013) by Zaphod
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A review by Prolixic
Welcome to the review of March’s Prize Puzzle set by Zaphod (the combined heads of Tilsit and Hieroglyph.
Congratulations to Tony Poultney who was the winner of this and commiserations to the runners-up.
Solvers had to identify the famous playgoer whose name was revealed by the first and last columns of the grid. The answer was ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 10 (March 2013) by Zaphod
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Why not have a go at our tenth Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any of the current Telegraph Crossword Books. As Franco, last month’s winner, declined his prize, the book donated by Tilsit has rolled over to this month.
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 (16th March 2013).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 9 (February 2013) by Radler
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A review by Prolixic
Welcome to the review of February’s Prize Puzzle set by Radler. The person whose name was drawn from the electronic hat as this month’s winner was Franco (Franky Watts). Congratulations to him.
10 of the solutions in the crossword encoded 8 numbers from a set of 90. Solvers had to add the numbers together go get the correct solution. The numbers in question were identified in the grid by reference to bingo numbers. The relevant solutions are highlighted in blue below.
Many thanks to Radler for keeping us entertained. The next MPP will be published on Saturday 2 March.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 9 (February 2013) by Radler
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Why not have a go at our ninth Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any of the current Telegraph Crossword Books. As we have been unable to contact the previous sponsor to be able to secure further supplies, this month’s prize has been donated by Tilsit.
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 (16th February 2013).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 8 (January 2012) by Alchemi
In association with Hamlyn Books,
the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books
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Congratulations to Keith Williams, the lucky person whose name I ‘drew’ out of the electronic ‘hat’. He wins a choice of two of the great Telegraph puzzle books published by Hamlyn Books as he correctly worked out that the missing American Vice-President was Rockefeller. As the instructions state, not only is Rockefeller missing from the list, but there isn’t an 11 letter solution in the grid so he wouldn’t have fitted in anyway.
Alchemi provided an interesting challenge for the January puzzle competition – I bet I wasn’t the only solver to think we were looking for Presidents of the USA before realizing we needed some of the Vice-Presidents! . I have marked the themed solutions in green.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 8 (January 2013) by Alchemi
In association with Hamlyn Books
(the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books)
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Why not have a go at our eighth Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any two of The Telegraph All New Cryptic Crosswords Books or The Telegraph All New Toughie 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 (19th January 2013).
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 7 (December 2012) by Gazza
In association with Hamlyn Books,
the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books
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Welcome to the review of December’s Prize Puzzle set by Gazza. The person whose name was drawn from the electronic hat as this month’s winner was Claire Peat. Congratulations to her. There will be a new monthly prize puzzle in the New Year.
This month, solver’s had to identify the Olympic event identified in the grid (in blue below) and provide the missing event given the others identified in the grid (in red below). The missing event was shooting.
Many thanks to Gazza for an enjoyable crossword. As the Christmas season approaches may I wish you all a very joyful and peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year.
As always, thanks to our sponsors, Hamlyn Books. Do take a moment to look at some of their publications below.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 7 (December 2012) by Gazza
In association with Hamlyn Books,
the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books
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Why not have a go at our seventh Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any two of The Telegraph All New Cryptic Crosswords Books or The Telegraph All New Toughie 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 December 2012).
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