A winner!

[dwil]

Won �10 book token Saturday DT cryptic. Very pleased it wasn't the first prize which was a fountain pen. Is it just me that thinks that these pens are a waste of time and that book tokens are preferable? I'm going to write to the Daily & Sunday Telegraph to express that view.

[valerieb1254]

Well done dwil.
Val.

[paulineward]

Brilliant! Well done...depends on individuals I suppose..I write my personal letters with a fountain pen still, as I like to, but am sure not many do now.
Anyway at least another winner on AB...great!

[goldenfield]

Yes, well done dwil but I cannot quite see your reasoning why you didn't want to win the pen. You would certainly get more than �10 for it were you to sell it (on ebay for example) and could then buy more books (or anything else) than you can with your token. Personally I have ben trying to win the pen for years so I hope the Telegraph continues with it.

[jan1956]

congratulations! hope you get a good book with your token heres to many more wins, are the drinks on you tonight?
jan

[shaneystar2]

Well done dwil ..mines a large gin !!

[Alibobs]

Well done dwil, I have entered many times over the years but never won. Is it me or has this particular x word got more difficult of late?

[teacher1]

Nice "won" dwil!

[Muzz]

Congratulations!
My husband does the Cryptic and I do the General Knowledge. He would be happy with any prize (he has never won to date) but I think a book token is a good idea, as one tends to have a pen already.

[BigMac]

Yes, well done.

When (if) lucky enough to win, I want the fountain pen to replace the one I received on my 18th birthday, which has sadly died. It had only had two new barrels and three nibs when it completely gave up. I wouldn't have minded, but I did my A and S levels with it, and my degree, so it has a history ....

[Arabesque]

I won the Telegraph 'super' pen a couple of years ago. It's nothing special and I find it 'scratchy' and prefer my Parker pen. I'd much rather have won the book token.

[porilo]

I surprisingly won the fountain pen a few years ago (but nothing since) and wouldn't sell it for anything. I find it an excellent quality pen.

Gregory

[geo0939]

Congratulations dwil, it's always nice to hear of someone having a win, however , having won this pen myself, I really don't understand your attitude toward this prize.
I find it a very well made piece of equipment and a constant reminder of my win, I'm sure there are lots of puzzlers who would appreciate it. Are you really going to suggest to the newspaper that no-one else be allowed to win the pen? surely not.

[dwil]

I'm very pleased to have won anything and I was really guaging people's thoughts on the prize before/if I wrote. I didn't realize so many people put such a store on fountain pens not having used one myself for many years so I won't bother writing. I agree it's a nice reminder of one's success - it's just a personal view that I prefer tokens. Yes Alibobs I think the crossword has got more difficult over the past 6 months.