Crosswords1 min ago
Good Times...
21 Answers
Hi everyone! Imagine my astonishment when answering the door an hour or so ago to a delivery of the prize for the Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword!
It's been about 9 years since I won anything, so I'd got out of the habit of checking the winners' names & was thus pleasantly surprised!
One small gripe - Harper Collins (from whence the prize came) obviously don't follow a "green" packaging policy � they used yards & yards & yards & yards (really!) of scrunched-up brown paper in the box to protect the books � perhaps a smaller box might work? Ah well, I now have a brand new Times Atlas, Collins & books of Times Crosswords & Sudokus to enjoy.
I've always said it's the taking part, not the winning that counts, but confess to a small thrill to have finally succeeded at one of my favourite puzzles!
Thanks for letting me tell you about my good fortune & I hope that many more AB'ers will soon (or once again) feel that same frisson of excitement � good luck to all!
It's been about 9 years since I won anything, so I'd got out of the habit of checking the winners' names & was thus pleasantly surprised!
One small gripe - Harper Collins (from whence the prize came) obviously don't follow a "green" packaging policy � they used yards & yards & yards & yards (really!) of scrunched-up brown paper in the box to protect the books � perhaps a smaller box might work? Ah well, I now have a brand new Times Atlas, Collins & books of Times Crosswords & Sudokus to enjoy.
I've always said it's the taking part, not the winning that counts, but confess to a small thrill to have finally succeeded at one of my favourite puzzles!
Thanks for letting me tell you about my good fortune & I hope that many more AB'ers will soon (or once again) feel that same frisson of excitement � good luck to all!
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by Lie-in King. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Well done Lie-In-King.
When I won a newspaper crossword once I started to get hate mail from someone who traced my full address and said they could tell from my neighbourhood that I didn't have need of the prize and shouldn't enter in order to give those who needed the prize more of a chance. Hope you don't get the same !
When I won a newspaper crossword once I started to get hate mail from someone who traced my full address and said they could tell from my neighbourhood that I didn't have need of the prize and shouldn't enter in order to give those who needed the prize more of a chance. Hope you don't get the same !
Thanks Tallulah - I'm passing on my not-so-old atlas & Collins to the daughter of a friend, so the shelves should hold!
The package didn't include a letter, just an invoice showing how much the books are worth - how much?! I can buy them much cheaper at - for example - Sussex Stationers. Surely they could get a "job-lot" & save money as well as being able to offer more prizes?
Ah, what do I know? :-) Off for dins now...
The package didn't include a letter, just an invoice showing how much the books are worth - how much?! I can buy them much cheaper at - for example - Sussex Stationers. Surely they could get a "job-lot" & save money as well as being able to offer more prizes?
Ah, what do I know? :-) Off for dins now...