I have just opened the paper to find that this is no longer a prize crossword. I never won a pen and don't really need any more pens but I feel somehow that the incentive has gone. It's like playing a card game without any stakes, even matchsticks. It just does not seem the same. Is the Mail on Sunday really that short of cash?
Yes!! Most disappointing. Perhaps they could reduce the Prize Crossword to £1400 and still provide a pen. Although a fountain pen isn't much use for crosswords - a ballpoint would be better