Crosswords

[Wheelbrace]

I was once told that a crossword entry containing a "tippexed" alteration would not normally be accepted.

Is this true?

[pigeon57]

i also understood that to be true but i don't know where i heard it.

[Dkeyse]

This question has been asked before, and I can safely say that providing the resulting entry is clear and concise most editors will accept it. Having worked in Fleet Street, I can never remember an entry being disqualified because it had been tippexed!

[dzug]

Some competitions have a condition that no altered entries will be accepted - which is probably where you got the idea from and have proceeded to overgeneralise from it.

Read the entry conditions - if there aren't any it will be acceptable.

[Wheelbrace]

Thanks everyone.I will continue to use tippex with confidence!

[skybluefred]

do it in pencil first and go over it in ink when everything is right

[patallgood]

Allgood - We always copy our crosswords before working on them so it doesn't matter about alterations, then we just write it on the newspaper when we've finished. Ideal if you have a computer printer and scanner.

[johnalex]

Hi Wheelbrace - Try this: Cut out a small square from the border of your newspaper, 5mm x 5mm. Then place over your error with a slight trace of PrittStick. No-one will know and you'll never use Tippex again. ja

[poorclare]

photocopy first and work on that, then write on the original

[Misstoddler]

I once wrote to one of the FTxword compilers on this point and he specifically confirmed that tippexed entries were acceptable :-)

[Wheelbrace]

My FINAL thank you on this matter to all those who have responded. Latterly to patallgood, johnalex,poorclare and Misstoddler for excellent suggestions.

I have at different times used these methods but sometimes I get very lazy and Tippex is so easy isn't it?

Successful solving to you all.