Monthly Prize Puzzle (July 2019)
Similarly Constructed by Phibs
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Due to the problems on the blog last week, here is our Monthly Prize Puzzle a week late. Why not have a go at it?
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 (27th July 2019).
The competition is now closed
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Monthly Prize Puzzle 081 -Review
February 2019
Following On – a puzzle by Phibs
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Eight solutions can be linked together by joining a word at the end of one with a word at the start of another, eg SUNBAKED/BEANPOLE/CATCALL.… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (February 2019)
Following On by Phibs
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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 (16th February 2019).
The competition is now closed
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Monthly Prize Puzzle 074 – Review
June 2018
Pangrammatical Error by Phibs
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As others have said, a veritable tour de force. To set a good crossword is a thing of wonder, to make it a pangram, another, and to create one where, once you have swapped two letters in one solution, you have four separate pangrams in one 15 x 15 grid, is to take crossword setting to a whole new level.… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (July 2018)
Pangrammatical Error by Phibs
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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 (21st July 2018).
The competition is now closed
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Monthly Prize Puzzle 070
March 2018
A puzzle by Phibs
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Connect 5
The preamble said: The solutions to five consecutive clues (with spaces inserted appropriately) provide the clue for 11 across.… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (March 2018)
Connect 5 by Phibs
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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 (17th March 2018).
The competition is now closed
Continue reading “MPP – 070”
MPP 066 – Review
A View from the Boundary
by Phibs
The person with a view from the boundary – a clear indication that we should look for a Nina round the edge of the crossword – was, of course, Sir Ian Botham.… Continue reading
Monthly Prize Puzzle (November 2017)
A View from the Boundary by Phibs
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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 (18th November 2017).
The competition is now closed
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 063
August 2017
Quinquennia – A Puzzle by Phibs
The August MPP from Phibs was, as someone said to me in an email, possibly the easiest MPP ever, both from a solving point of view and for finding ‘the solution to 40’ to enter in the box.… Continue reading