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This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

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correction fluid

Dee Sa | 19:28 Sun 27th Nov 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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If I write in my crossword a wrong answer, then use correction fluid and then write the correct answer over it, does this automatically null & void my entry ? in other words am I wasting my time by sending it ?

sunday times

Eastern British town

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biley

Generally you are NOT wasting your time sending in a corrected crossword but it may be wise to check the rules and regulations of the crossword you wish to enter.

I have won a runners-up prize with the Telegraph when covering my mistake with correction fluid and overwriting so know it does not have to ruin an entry.

dzug

Unless there are published rules saying altered entries are unacceptable, then it ought to be OK.

Most of my entries use correcting fluid. Mind you I haven't won anything for years....

Actually not true - I did win one from a very low circulation magazine a month or so back, but nothing in a major publication.

shaneystar

Mine are always covered in the stuff. If I can't see anything in the rules and regulations then I send them in.
Mind you I have never won anything from the ones in the newspapers.
I have won quite a few things from Lovatts and they state clearly that whiteout is acceptable.

mike b

Thanks for bringing this up - I've often wondered. I'd also be interested to know how many of the entries one posts the day before the closing date (I know, I know - one of these days I'm going to get organised) are actually delivered in time. If the Post Office estimate of c90% First Class delivered next day is correct, perhaps we should get one in ten stamps free.

Dee Sa

Question Author

Tks for the replies on correction fluid, I have now retrieved the said crossword and sent it off.Prompt replies are greatly appreciated.

best regards Dee Sa

danube

A useful tip is to get the grid photocopied at the local copyshop at some 5 pence per time. If you are not sure of the answer, write in pencil and use a rubber for incorrect answers.

I note that the Radio Times crossword takes photocopied grids. In this case you could tippex out the error, photocopy and send in a clean copy.

sslinks

We have bought shares in Tippex due to the quantity of the stuff we get through!!!!!

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