Guardian crossword prize.

[ludwigvan]

I have been lucky enough to have won the Guardian crossword prize. A couple of very uninteresting books, I gave them to the charity shop. I don't wish to sound ungrateful but bring back the dictionary prize, at least you could pass them on.

[JMR27]

I'm not sure whether I should congratulate you or not. Which books did you win?
I think most people would prefer a cash prize.

[standian]

back in the day the prize was a quality pen then a dictionary Now it seems The Guardian have a pile of remainders they wish to get rid Bit of an insult to regular solvers IMO

[evetsrolyat]

Yes, I won it once, about 2 years ago. Then it was a Collins Concise Dictionary - worth having. I sometimes feel that the proliferation of internet sites such as this has somewhat devalued the prize anyway.

[ludwigvan]

The books were (a) Guardian Style,which seems to be an aid to being a journalist for the office tea lady.(b) A clue to our lives,the first half of the book being a disjointed rambling on the evolution of the crossword ,the second half consisted of crosswords from yesteryear in print to small for me to read. Sorry to sound curmudgeonly but somewhat disappointed, but hey ho.

[GetOverIt]

I'm afraid I never do the Saturday Guardian, exactly because of the poor quality of the prize.

At least the Sunday Observer Crossword offers a £15 book token alongside the Penguin Dictionaries.

[JMR27]

I'm not surprised you were disappointed.

[ludwigvan]

Thanks for reminding me about the Sunday Observer GetOverIt,the penguin dictionary has always been my favourite everyday dictionary and my present one is falling apart.Not as good as Chambers obviously , but easier and quicker to use I find.

[boxtops]

You could have sold the books on Amazon, tried to get some money so you could buy something you wanted with the proceeds! Well done though, for the win, even though the prize was disappointing.

[ludwigvan]

Thanks boxtops,you seem to be a glass half full type of person,very commendable.

[nerja2007]

Flipping wonderful to complete that crossword anyhow
It is more than challenging
So well done!!
I manange [with help] the Observer but never bother sending it in any more as I have never won a thing!

[davidas]

I agree. I've stopped sending in because of the paucity of prize. At least book tokens would give us a chance to get something worthwhile. It's typical of the mixture of arrogance and "chancer" element that characterises this paper. Shame on their heads.

[davidas]

I agree. I've stopped sending in because of the obvious remaindered attributes of the prize. At least book tokens would give a chance to get something worthwhile. It's typical of the mixture of arrogance and "chancer" quality that characterises this paper. Shame on their heads. Not that they'll give a damn.