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sent in oodles of crosswords and never won a thing. Must admit I always do them very neat,but I have sent them with corrections, don't know if it makes any difference.Iv'e also tried posting them on different days.waiting till the last minute but to no avail.Ah well i'll just have to keep trying. maybe one day.Would be nice to hear of someone on here winning.Anyway good luck to everyone on A B.
Val
I honestly dont know for sure but I dont think neatness counts although corrections/ tippex and spelling mistakes might.
Dont think you are doing anything wrong there are thousands of people that send these things in so the chances of your name coming out of the hat are not good.
Don't despair.
I always photocopy the grid first, and fill it in in pencil, then transfer the answers as neatly as possible to the original grid. I STILL manage to mess it up occasionally, which makes me so wild, and I hate having to use Tippex. I feel quite sure that the judges would take one look at the splodge of Tippex and throw it in the bin.
If I were a judge, I think I would be very fussy about neatness, corrections etc. myself.
As I've said on here before, I have won the Sunday Times puzzle prize once. Also, a prize, many years ago, for supplying a cryptic clue in a daily mail competition.
Wish you luck, Jenny. :)
i have also sent many in and wondered if it would be acceptable ,if drawn .
but once the crossword is done , what the hell ,go for it !!!
i send in about 40 competitions per week , and have won a few thing's through the years .
nothing fantastic ...but have just won last weeks daily express birthday quiz !! ( �250 ) wont sleep until the cheque comes !!
so my philosophy is , as long as they can see what the answer is , send it in and hope for the best .......good luck !
no , seriously .i do all the mail & express puzzles .
saturday , daily record , star .
i rescue a lot of puzzles from my mother , chat ,womens own take a break .....etc ......
along with local rag .....( when i find a job , i'll be knackered )!!
.......b...b
Hello Jenny,
I used to do Lovatt's competition crosswords from their Colossus magazine and if I remember rightly they actually stated that Tippex corrections were allowed.
I must admit I send any competition crosswords in with Tippex corrections anyway if I've made a mistake.
I had a few wins with Lovatt's but no large cash prizes, I won a watch and some pens etc. I was thrilled to bits though to win the Saturday Times Cryptic competition a few years back which netted me �100. Still waiting to win a nice large cash prize like the �1500 offered by the Mail On Sunday General Knowledge crossword!
Good luck and happy puzzling!
I do the Mail on Sunday �1,500 GK every week, and the You magazine, and I also help my Mum with the Radio Times and Telegraph GK. Never won anything yet, though. I will keep trying. Best of luck to you all, and thanks for taking the time to answer.
There is a new kind of tippex - it is shaped like a mouse and you press out a little flat piece which is much tidier and more accuate than the liquid. It does cost a bit more but you use every last bit of it and you don't need to wait for it to dry.
I have won the Scotsman 5 times (14 ct gold pens) but I have a friend who has done the same crossword for as many years and is still to win.
�100 was my best win (Times on-line club monthly) and I must have won 7 or 8 dictionaries. Three guesses what grandchildren get for Christmas!