Tuesday November 2nd 2010

[CailinDeas]

Know that a number of you are great doers of crosswords. Any winners among you?

[alexanderd]

been doing the Mail on Sunday for about 30 years never won a thing!!

[scotman]

I have won the Radio Times puzzle a few times.

[quinie]

£25 in Sunday Express, Dictionary in the Courier and token in Life and Work cryptic but, like alexanderd. I've been doing them for a long time-a long,long time!

[CailinDeas]

Does anyone ever win - are they all a scam??

[alexanderd]

The Mail on Sunday prints a winner every week I assume they are real people, no I am certain they are not a scam so I will keep trying

[CailinDeas]

Guess they're not - was typing & didn't see last two replies until...

[JMR27]

I've been very lucky...the Mephisto 4 times, Express £100, 5 bottles malt whisky, Times Jumbo, Scotsman Factfinder, The Courier, Indy, Mail on Sunday twice (sorry Alex) The Times twice + Scotland on Sunday twice.

[picturepost]

I started doing the sunday express about 35 years ago then I started the Mail on sunday 25 years ago and I Have never won a thing

[anneasquith]

i won the sunday post 35 years ago !

[quinie]

You have been lucky, JMR27. Do you do the lottery??

[sohcahtoa]

Does anyone know if a printout from "cluedup" in the Daily Telegraph is as acceptable as the actual crossword in the paper? I have been using the former - maybe that's why I never win!

[Eiggam]

Last year I won both the £1,000 Sunday Express crossword and the Skeleton Crossword. I also won £25 in the You Magazine. So yes, they really are won!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shaneystar2]

I've been a runner up in The Telegraph .No pen as yet though after sending it in religously for donkeys years . I got a book token :)
Won the Daily Record last year and a runner up in The Spectator a while back.Won The Generalist twice and various other things from various puzzles .Several prizes from Lovatts. Couple of wins on the Express too £25 and £100 and few things from what my husband calls "those tat magazines you read ".
I won a Bloomsbury dictionary from Saga recently and then the same one from the FT so I have one going begging if anyone wants it :) It's a lovely dictionary .
Quite lucky really

[Karmman]

shaneystar2 - a very generous offer "I won a Bloomsbury dictionary ...so I have one going begging if anyone wants it " As a brand new member on this forum, do I stand a chance of asking for it - obviously will pay postage for it? Thanks - Karmman

[poortony]

Yes I won the Daily Record crossword a few weeks ago, now do it for my
sister in law Ann who is a lovely person and deserves to win something,
she is not a crossword person so it woulld be a nice surprise for her.

[shaneystar2]

Hi Karmman
Yes ,you are very welcome to have the book .I think it'll cost about £8 to post .May be a little more or less. My son is coming home tomorrow so I'll get him to work it out exactly and let you know .He's more savvy about postage costs than me . Then I'll leave you my email addy on this thread to save cluttering up CailinDeas thread further if you decide you want it .
So keep an eye on the thread and I'll get back to you .