I tire of answering these posts, but since they keep cropping up I feel it necessary to occasionally. My last quiz, sold copies up to 8 days before the cut off date, and this quiz is still selling, not as fast as in the early days but still selling, so it does matter, it also matters because it part of the rules, no asking. In my mind a rule is a rule, so I would prefer they were observed, but I realise I cant enforce it. However I can, and may well, disqualify those who persist in spoiling the quiz for all the others who beaver away to find answers.
The other point is of course that those who persistantly delight in giving answers when they have not been asked for (clues), which is still against the rules, are clearly those who are not supporting the charity but seem to delight in 'rubbing people up the wrong way', ah well, we will never understand.