Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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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 September 2013).
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Radler’s prize crossword required solvers to identify which of the first 25 chemical elements was missing from the central letters of the answers in the grid. The completed grid at the end of the review shows the answers and the chemical symbols highlighted. The missing element was Sodium with the chemical symbol Na.
This month’s winner was KiwiColin. As a non-UK resident, he entered for the HAG – she is on her way (honour and glory, that is). However, I understand that arrangements are being put in hand for an alternative prize to be delivered locally.
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive “The Daily Telegraph Cracking Cryptic Crosswords Collection” – four books of daily puzzles in a slipcase, kindly 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 (15th June 2013).
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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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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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Welcome to the review of October’s Prize Puzzle set by Radler. The person whose name was drawn from the electronic hat as this month’s winner was Andy Cole. Congratulations to him. Next month’s prize puzzle will be published on Saturday 3 November.
The theme of the crossword required you to work out which letter of the alphabet was not used as the initial letter of the answers and which letter was used twice. If you got to the end of the crossword, you would have found that the letter W was not used as the initial letter of an answer but, appropriately, there was a double U in the grid with two answers beginning with this letter.
The crossword was full of the usual Radler fun and downright deviousness. Many thanks to him for the crossword. I hope that I have explained the clues correctly. If you have any queries, do let us know.
As always, thanks to our sponsors, Hamlyn Books. Do take a moment to look at some of their publications below.
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Why not have a go at our fifth 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.
A review will follow after the closing date (20th October 2012).