Hi Jacquie, thanks, I was pleased too lol. I really like doing these, but wish I could win from doing comps too. Have you seen the new puzzle book called That’s Life we Love Puzzles? Sheila said about it on another thread, I bought it today, and looks really good. But I think its just online or text/phone entry, as cannot see a coupon. Closer puzzle book is the same, and a few weeks ago, Bella stopped the postal entry. Wonder why? I know stamps are going up, but there’s so many options now, and its nice to have the choice of posting too xx
I think I shall have to do some of these too, but never seem to be able to find subjects on Facebook when looking on posts. Perhaps I should be more patient. To me, these are the same as competitions, you win money for them, so don’t worry 😉 too much.
I too got new puzzle book That’s Life We Love Puzzles. Entered online yesterday, but hope that too many magazines don’t change to online entry as I think you stand more chance with post. You won an online competition recently though, so never know! Good luck.xx
Hi Sheila, I had trouble finding the new magazine too, but eventually got it in local newsagent, hidden next to weird puzzle magazines. Have you tried Smiths, as this is where I got it.xx
Hi Sheila, glad you managed to get yours in Tesco. I got mine in Asda and i saw it in Smiths today, sometimes the supermarkets do seem to have them in first before the newsagents. Good luck to you and Jacquie and everyone else xx
Hi Lynda
Did you manage to find the new magazine l mentioned. l went
to Morrisons yesterday especially but did not see it. l will have to
look elsewhere.
Hi Sheila, thanks for info about new mag, i didn’t know about it, but will certainly be buying it as i love to see new puzzle books. Hopefully we may be the first winners of it haha. Have you had any wins lately? the last i had was in April £150 from Hearst so not too long ago xx
Hi Lynda
l have not had a win since Feb 2019, sure lm ready for one Ha
Did you win with Best Magazine in April? The reason l know about the new magazine is it was advertised in my copy of Take a Crossword which l have on sunscription.
Hi Sheila, I hadn’t even noticed you wrote sun instead of sub until you pointed it out, shows how unobservant I am haha. I thought I won with Best, because it was from Hearst, but now I think its from Inside Soap, only because I won two prizes in one cheque, and have seen others that won that amount with Inside Soap too. I think although there are two puzzles, its one winner for both. Also I entered it by email as I left it too late to post, I always think its only postal entries that win, but obviously free email ones win too. I buy Take a Puzzle from the shop and have bought my copy on Thursday, but haven’t done them yet. Good luck, hope you have a win soon, you are definitely due one! xx
Hi Lynda
Just wondering if you managed to buy that new magazine l mentioned. l went to Morrisons especially for it but did not see
it. l will have to look elsewhere.
I still buy PMU as like to read it too but can understand why others have stopped. I think rather than stopping the prizes altogether they could have given smaller prizes or less prize comps. Some of the mags like Tv Times only have one cash prize. Maybe instead of the current prizes they had up to last week, they could give say five £50 cash prizes?
Hi Lynda
Did u know there is a new magazine coming out on 4th July?
Its called That’s Life We love Puzzles and is a monthly magazine.
lt costs £2.60 and from what l can see there are 10 chances to win cash ha. I think its similar to Take a Break My Favourite Puzzles.
Don’t know about you but lm going to buy it to see what its like.
Pick Me Up have had a lot of criticism for stopping their prize puzzles, but they aren’t the only mag who have reduced or changed comp prize money. All the mags have been doing it over the last few years including Take a Break. One example of this is the supermarket vouchers in the monthly special is now £200 and it was £300 not long ago. Also, in some mags, for things like letters pages, beauty, and tips they are now only giving the star letter a prize whereas before every letter received one. It is disappointing that PMU have stopped prizes but they aren’t the only ones x
Hi Lynda
You’re right Take aBreak have recently reduced both the prize amount and also the number of winners of some of their weekly competitions.
As for the supermarket vouchers in the monthly special, it was a misprint it should still be £300 I had a reply from their customer service department after I queried it as there are both amounts £200 and £300 showing on the same page.
What a pity P.M.U from this Issue 26… will no longer be doing Puzzles to win… Next week will be only for fun… so sad Love to do these puzzles and the chance to win is a bonus… Just as well have other magazines so I can still be in it to win it
I am disappointed at this, will no longer buy it, they suggest doing the comps in the Chat ~ but I already buy Chat and do the all
the comps.
I recall some time ago a Daily paper had cancelled the post
competition but that only lasted three weeks because of the
outcry, be interesting to see what happens in the next few
weeks.
A local magazine stopped the prize puzzles as they were getting more entries than they sold magazines!! In the end the started up again but you could not enter on- line but only by sending in an entry on the coupon inside the magazine. Maybe P.M.U. Mag are having the same problem.
I totally agree, some people never buy the paper/magazine
and just copy the answers from those who went and bought
their issue and sit and do all the brain work, and rarely
even say Thank you.
New issue of Real People: A Time to kill is on sale today, just noticed it on Facebook, though didn’t see it in Asda this morning. I knew it was due out around now, so been keeping an eye out for it x
Picked it up yesterday in the local Morrisons. The answers are:
01. The Great Escape
Q1: Sentence – THREE YEARS
Q2: Crime – MONEY LAUNDERING
Q3: Star Sign – TAURUS
Q4: Name – DONALD FRUMP
02. Question 1 – A) JANE
03: Question 2 – A) FIRE-EATER
04: X Sighting – X=16
05: Spoilsport – EAT CHOCOLATE
06: The Ringer – BERLIN
07: Russian Roulette – DICK TURPIN
08: Bag The Swag – HIT
09: Search Party – HEMLOCK
Hi Midnighter, got mine today yay, but have yet to start the puzzles, many thanks for your answers. You are very fast each week with your answers for Love it etc, a great help. Best of luck to you! xx
See other peoples answers and my comment under the Other Comps Tab on the left. The online entry form shows 9 spaces for answers you have 13 ? and answer types don’t match either
Sorry, the answer to Puzzle 3 should be the grid number, which is 3, rather than the city hidden within the grid.
As mentioned over on Other Comps the first four answers are all one comp to win £500. On the entry form there are spaces for all four answers, but there’s only the one space on the online form. Presumably you put all four answers within that space.
I’ve checked Bag the Swag, the puzzle there’s disagreement about answer-wise, and have HIT.
01. The Great Escape: THREE YEARS, MONEY LAUNDERING, TAURUS & DONALD FRUMP
02. Question 1: A) JANE
03: Question 2: A) FIRE-EATER
04: X Sighting: X=16
05: Spoilsport: EAT CHOCOLATE
06: The Ringer: C
07: Russian Roulette: DICK TURPIN
08: Bag The Swag: HIT
09: Search Party: HEMLOCK
Hi Jacquie, no way! I’ve bought the mags and just got home, not looked through them yet lol, what a lovely surprise, will have a look now 😀 I came on the site to tell the other compers about the new Take a Break pets mag, you beat me to it haha. I’ve not got a pet since my dog passed in October, but hoping to have one in the near future. Mag and prizes look great, I’ve bought it too, was hoping to sit in the garden and read the mags, but its just started raining! Was supposed to be a blue sky day too grrr lol 😉 xx
Dear Lynda, Thanks for your messages. I tried entering TAB Pets by phone yesterday, but recorded message did not give me enough speaking time. Then I could not find TAB Pets online anywhere! That’s my grrrh!
We have your rain this morning, it is pouring! Hope your weather is better. Glad you are getting, hopefully, another pet……UNCONDITIONAL 💕. Will it be a doggie? If so what type were you thinking of?
I have terror of Rescue Border terrier, now 8. Must go because she is patiently waiting for me to play with her. Good Luck with comps.xxh
Hi everyone who loves pets. Take a Break Pets magazine is launched tomorrow (June 6th). It is £1.99 and has fun puzzles as well as some competitions. Naturally, stories are about pets, plus advice, etc etc
Hi Jacquie, thanks for info about the mag, I spotted it in Asda when I was looking for the regular TaB. Looks really good. Not got a pet atm, but hoping to in the near future. Will enjoy reading it and entering comps too 😀 xx
Whoop whoop!
£100 cheque today from “Pile Up” in That’s life
Welcome after a very barren year of comping !
Keep the faith guys and gals and thanks for the contributions from all
😊
Anyone else having problems with entering Bella TV Choice Take a Break, and That’s Life comps online? None of the mags have the magazine covers on the respective websites, I go on them every Monday to enter them online, but haven’t been able to yesterday or today so don’t know if they were OK before the weekend. May be a problem with Bauer. Anyone else had issues before? Thanks x
Hi Lynda – I entered last weeks Bella and TV Choice on line yesterday and it was showing ok – have you tried clearing your cookies etc to re-boot your PC. X
Hi Lorraine, Thanks yes I am using IE, I just went on the Bella website via IE and the mag covers are now up. I do have Chrome on my toolbar, but never use it, and I didn’t think of it before. Comps have now closed lol. Never mind, as I know what to do next time, thanks again 🙂 xx
This might help all of you with your anagrams, go to anagram-solver.net, put all the letters into the grid, & press enter, it’ll come up with possibly several answers, but usually the one you’re looking for is obvious.
Hope that helps & good luck with all your entries.
Did anyone manage to figure out what the answer to crossword no17 is please? It’s driving me nuts. The clue is a British reality show and the letters I have are dwieeskbnaerie 5-9 many thanks 🙏
Gm Josephine have you managed to find the answer out for this yet?
I am trying so hard to solve this for you at present i, believe the first word is Naked i have been looking at British Tv Reality shows and the only one that begins with the word Naked is Naked Attraction really struggling here but i don’t like to be defeated and would love to help you crack this am i too late??
Hi Deany Thinking of you today, thank you so much for keeping your site going, you are doing an amazing job. I am sure Michael is smiling down and giving you a huge thumbs up. Love and best wishes Lynda xxx
Hi Jacquie thanks and yes opening the post was the best bit lol! Yes Pick Me Up pay £25 for each comment, look for the Dilemma post on their Facebook page. Take a break do it too, that page where there’s eight comments on a topic with a mix of yes and no opinions. Seems to be easier to win cash this way than entering the comps! I was surprised i was first to post the Tap answers as someone usually has them up before i’ve done them all. Good luck to you and everyone else i always like to see names on the winners wall 🙂 xx
Thanks for your reply Lynda. Now you have broken ice with Pick Me Up and Thats Life I should think you stand more chance of being published again soon. You are onto nice little earner – I find it easier to make up puzzles than win them, though I shall certainly try dilemmas etc for fun. You never know! I look every day at winners wall too!! 🌹xx
Hi Jacquie wow you must be psychic! The first LWE came yesterday which was also my 45th birthday so was an added bonus! It was £50 from that’s life for my comment in the March 21st issue so very quick as only two weeks ago 😀 xx
Hi again Lynda, That is great news and well done on reaching epic birthday yesterday. Trust you enjoyed yourself, especially opening post! Does Pick Me Up reward you for appearances too, it doesn’t say on magazine page. If they do, you should be on way to tidy sum!
Thanks for the monthly answers you posted the other day. You were quick too!! 😉Xx
Hi Jacquie, thank you! I was honestly not expecting to be in the mag again as they didn’t private message me like they did for the first two, so it was a lovely surprise. People are going to say i’m popping up more than Phil and Holly lol! No LWE’S have come yet but they usually take about six weeks or so, so that’s something to look forward to 😀 XX
Hi compers, Just to let you know there is a new magazine in the shops Inside Soap Puzzles and there is a postal entry comp to win £500 cash. Mag costs £2,50 and plenty to read too, comp closes 31st May so plenty of time to enter x
Hi Lynda,
Thanks for info – always like to know of new puzzles. YAY! I saw you again on Thursday, well done, must have been nice surprise. Keep the LWE’s rolling! Jacquiexx
Hi Sheila, no problem, I didn’t know about it, I spotted it by chance when I was getting Take a Puzzle. You may be lucky and find it in your local Co-op, sometimes I don’t see a puzzle book in Smiths, but find it in Morrison or Asda. Good luck xx
Hi Lynda
The new magazine you are talking about. ls the competition a Crossword or Wordsearch? lve not been able to buy it at
my local Coop.
Thanks Sheila
You didn’t say which comp, but if you mean the usual mag or puzzle books, they normally close at 11.59pm on the day of closing, My weekly text entry closes at 9am, but most are just before midnight, hope this helps, good luck xx
Hi Jacquie thank you, that’s all for now though as nothing else is due to be printed. Hope i won’t be nicknamed the new Donna Grey for appearing in the mags every week! Lol xx
Dear Lynda, Of course you won’t. Good luck to the Donna Grey if she appears in the mags every week or occasionally. Anyway, I took the Over to You space in Chat this week. It’s a thrill to be published isn’t it?!! Lalolxxx
Well done again Lynda for making Piick Me Up [Your Dilemmas page 19) more interesting reading. I also noticed your picture and opinion in last weeks That’s Life. Hope you are well rewarded for these appearances! Jacquiexx
A lot of people are putting comments here and Magazine Help Tab saying what is the answer too xxx, when the answer is already here. Being a helpful chap I point them in the right direction. Can I suggest however before you load these pages with unnecessary questions check the TABS down the side 9 times out of 10 the answer is already there.
When one puts up a crossword with answers, it takes a while for
it to appear, so a person asking a question few minutes later the
answer is not there, also two people can be posting at the same
time.
Hi Cretona, yes true, I have had cross posts too, but I think Peter is referring to posters who ask where something is, when its already been posted several days ago. Your answers are always clearly marked with the issue date, so I find your posts a great help, many thanks xx
Hi Peter, well said, I agree with you 100%, I have noticed this too. Deany has been working hard on her site to provide separate tabs to make it easier for people to find what they’re looking for, and some people are still not looking before asking where something is! You are a great help pointing the correct page out to them, as is Deany who often copies and pastes the requested page under the poster’s question. Another thing that annoys me, is when posters post the list of answers in a particular tab, but do not post at the top the mag issue number. Sometimes if there are two different sets of answers in the same tab, this can be very confusing, as hard to see which answers are for which issue.
Ron Unsworth, Midnighter, Cretona, and Phyllis are among the ones who clearly write the issue nos and find their answers very helpful and easy to check my own answers with, so many thanks to them and others who are equally helpful.
HELP!!!! Re: Real People Issue 11…. Can anyone please share a link or tell me what week the Test your knowlege item is on PLEASE??? Its been posted that the answer is £920, but I like to find the picture and this week its driving me nuts…. Ive tried looking at the item pics, 1 found 2 items on feb 17, but not all of them especially not the Marconi navel ships directional finder…. sigh……
Thank you Jacquie and Deany! I was so excited when I saw I was in the mag, I used to send loads of stuff in tips etc to Chat and Pick me up mainly, but not bothered for ages, this has given me fresh motivation 😀 xx
March that’s life puzzle 1 molar puzzle 2 hip hop puzzle 10 soothsaying . As 1 has only 5 letters and 10 has 11 . Puzzle 2 the answer to 1 across is horn
It appears I may be wrong in puzzle 2 Kitsound Speakers
I had put IPhone but the letters I have now are I P H O P
still missing one letter which is 1a Bean – Cream – French
= ?o?n
Sorry about that.
Hi Cretona, I haven’t done the Patchwork yet, I couldn’t figure out where to start lol, it looks harder this week, and I didn’t want to mess it up as I do sometimes, so was leaving it til I can give it my full attention. Hope someone else knows the answer as I could do with help myself with it 🙂 xx
Have a look at Monthly Mags Mix Thats Life February Tab. Knight Puzzler has put March in there and has several different answers from you and I have seen HIP HOP for the “iphone” one
01…The Whopper pg11 = MARTIN KEMP.
02…Roulette pg18 = QUINCE
03…Go & Arrow pg26 = PRIME
04…Boxing Match pg28 = REGION
05…Lost in Moo-sic pg30 = A
06…Moo Am I? pg30 = B
07…Take your Pick pg31 = A
08…Playing the Field pg37 = MISS
09…Question 1 pg38 = RED ARROWS
10…X-Factor pg41 = 16
11…Small Wonder pg42 = HECTOR
12…Nothing for a pair pg42 = 4
13…Nice little earner pg42 = EXCESSIVE
14…I’m too Hex-y pg42 = NARROW
15…Diabolical pg46 = NO SMOKING DAY
Sending hugs your way Deany, I believe it’s getting near to Michaels anniversary – I remember that it wasn’t long after I lost my fiance Ray, yesterday was his anniversary.
Hope you are managing ok, it’s so hard to lose a close friend.
Big hugs
Debbie 💞💔💞
Thank you so much Debbie, that’s really kind of you to think about me especially when you’re dealing with own grief with losing Ray ❤️ Michael died on 11th April, I can’t believe that nearly a year has passed already, I bet you feel the same. Time seems to whizz by so fast. Big hugs to you too and i wish you lots of love and luck for the future, thanks again Deany xx ❤️🤗🦋
Hi Sheila, I just looked on the Real People website, and its listed for online entry, and closes 3rd April. There are 7 prizes, a voodoo knife set, a theatre break, and the other 5 comps are all cash prizes x
Hi Midnighter, thanks for posting I saw something about this mag, but didn’t know it was out already. I will buy it this week, I like the prizes as listed online, good luck to you too xx
It was supposed to be out on Tuesday, but I found it in the local Morrisons on Monday. I looked at my receipt earlier and it seems to have scanned at lower than the advertised cover price!
Its not a monthly, and the closing date is a couple of months, so may be an occasional mag like That’s life Crime Scene. I saw an advert for it on Facebook in the Real People feed, that’s how I knew about it. My self scan charged the full price though! I got mine in Asda
i had been doing online puzzles for Express, Daily Star, OK Mag Star Mag & New Mag – (same comps in each) obviously all from same Media Company but they have closed 2 sites and fazed out the competitions over last few months. Looks like there policy is to drop competitions. Hope not and that yours resume next week.
Dear Lynda, I buy the express each day. Like you, was rarin’ to go but very very disappointed this morning. I will let you know of any development in Express competitions field. I think they are going to still carry them on as fun puzzles. As one cheerful person on Answerbank pointed out saves about £4 a week in postage stamps. On my own calculation, this means a win of £48 every 3 months. I know it’s not the same, but……!!!? Love 💕 Jacquie
I’ve done all the comps and just realised that its just for fun!!!
Its the only reason I buy the Express on a Friday. Oh well, I wont be doing that anymore.
They did this once before with the Monday crossword If I remember correctly. That didn’t last long as sales dropped like a stone.
Hi Jason, I hope they’ll bring them back, I look forward to them every week! Poor you did them for nothing, they’ve got the answers printed at the bottom of the right hand page. The only reason I noticed, rather than just doing them is because I always look at the winners first to see if I’ve been lucky, and it all looked different, then noticed there was no address to send entries in etc. It sucks 🙁
Hi Jacquie, thanks for your reply, that’s so annoying isn’t it haha. I wonder why they’ve stopped them, I noticed straight away there was a new puzzle on the spot where they usually put the competition details, and even the new one isn’t a comp grrr. I’d rather enter the comps and have a chance of winning £50 than saving the cash. Never mind, there’s still plenty of cash prizes to be won in the weekly mags and monthly puzzle books/special mags 🙂 xx
WOW! Lynda, Well Done on the appearance in Take a Break last week and That’s Life this week. You are really doing well. More Lwes! XxJacquie
Hi Jacquie, thanks, I was pleased too lol. I really like doing these, but wish I could win from doing comps too. Have you seen the new puzzle book called That’s Life we Love Puzzles? Sheila said about it on another thread, I bought it today, and looks really good. But I think its just online or text/phone entry, as cannot see a coupon. Closer puzzle book is the same, and a few weeks ago, Bella stopped the postal entry. Wonder why? I know stamps are going up, but there’s so many options now, and its nice to have the choice of posting too xx
I think I shall have to do some of these too, but never seem to be able to find subjects on Facebook when looking on posts. Perhaps I should be more patient. To me, these are the same as competitions, you win money for them, so don’t worry 😉 too much.
I too got new puzzle book That’s Life We Love Puzzles. Entered online yesterday, but hope that too many magazines don’t change to online entry as I think you stand more chance with post. You won an online competition recently though, so never know! Good luck.xx
Hi Jacquie and Lynda
Where did you both see the new magazine, as l have not been able to get it?
Hi Sheila, I had trouble finding the new magazine too, but eventually got it in local newsagent, hidden next to weird puzzle magazines. Have you tried Smiths, as this is where I got it.xx
Hi Jacquie
Thanks l managed to get the new
magazine at Tesco Express
Hi Sheila, glad you managed to get yours in Tesco. I got mine in Asda and i saw it in Smiths today, sometimes the supermarkets do seem to have them in first before the newsagents. Good luck to you and Jacquie and everyone else xx
Hi Lynda
Did you manage to find the new magazine l mentioned. l went
to Morrisons yesterday especially but did not see it. l will have to
look elsewhere.
Yours 327 1/estate 4/harmless10/track record 11/era 12/manin13/the street 14/grocer 16/rotator 19/on board 21/Sartre 24/guy Fawkes 26/night 27/Ada 28/trades Union 29/endorsed 30/Ostend down.1/entomb 2/trainer 3/taken 5/adore 6/meditator 7/Everest 8/star turn 9/restored 15/character 16/resister 17/long face 20/boyband22/ragtime 23/stoned 25/knave26/nouns .
I will not buy again. Just annoyed I had already paid for issue 27 😉
Hi Sheila, thanks for info about new mag, i didn’t know about it, but will certainly be buying it as i love to see new puzzle books. Hopefully we may be the first winners of it haha. Have you had any wins lately? the last i had was in April £150 from Hearst so not too long ago xx
Hi Lynda
l have not had a win since Feb 2019, sure lm ready for one Ha
Did you win with Best Magazine in April? The reason l know about the new magazine is it was advertised in my copy of Take a Crossword which l have on sunscription.
Hi Lynda
I meant to say subscription typing error or maybe an age thing!!!
Dear Sheila, it would only be an age thing if you said that you had Take a Crossword on prescription!! Good luck for win soon. Jacquiex
Hi Jacquie
Ha ha very funny .
Hi Sheila, I hadn’t even noticed you wrote sun instead of sub until you pointed it out, shows how unobservant I am haha. I thought I won with Best, because it was from Hearst, but now I think its from Inside Soap, only because I won two prizes in one cheque, and have seen others that won that amount with Inside Soap too. I think although there are two puzzles, its one winner for both. Also I entered it by email as I left it too late to post, I always think its only postal entries that win, but obviously free email ones win too. I buy Take a Puzzle from the shop and have bought my copy on Thursday, but haven’t done them yet. Good luck, hope you have a win soon, you are definitely due one! xx
Been doing it for 20 years never won so thi k yourself lucky
Hi Lynda
Just wondering if you managed to buy that new magazine l mentioned. l went to Morrisons especially for it but did not see
it. l will have to look elsewhere.
I still buy PMU as like to read it too but can understand why others have stopped. I think rather than stopping the prizes altogether they could have given smaller prizes or less prize comps. Some of the mags like Tv Times only have one cash prize. Maybe instead of the current prizes they had up to last week, they could give say five £50 cash prizes?
Hi Lynda
Did u know there is a new magazine coming out on 4th July?
Its called That’s Life We love Puzzles and is a monthly magazine.
lt costs £2.60 and from what l can see there are 10 chances to win cash ha. I think its similar to Take a Break My Favourite Puzzles.
Don’t know about you but lm going to buy it to see what its like.
I’m definitely going to be buying this one, I love that’s life puzzles
Hi Donna
Did you manage to buy the new magazine.? l have not seen it yet, looked in Morrisons but no luck. l will have to try elsewhere.
Pick Me Up have had a lot of criticism for stopping their prize puzzles, but they aren’t the only mag who have reduced or changed comp prize money. All the mags have been doing it over the last few years including Take a Break. One example of this is the supermarket vouchers in the monthly special is now £200 and it was £300 not long ago. Also, in some mags, for things like letters pages, beauty, and tips they are now only giving the star letter a prize whereas before every letter received one. It is disappointing that PMU have stopped prizes but they aren’t the only ones x
Hi Lynda
You’re right Take aBreak have recently reduced both the prize amount and also the number of winners of some of their weekly competitions.
As for the supermarket vouchers in the monthly special, it was a misprint it should still be £300 I had a reply from their customer service department after I queried it as there are both amounts £200 and £300 showing on the same page.
Good luck with any competitions you enter.
What a pity P.M.U from this Issue 26… will no longer be doing Puzzles to win… Next week will be only for fun… so sad Love to do these puzzles and the chance to win is a bonus… Just as well have other magazines so I can still be in it to win it
I am disappointed at this, will no longer buy it, they suggest doing the comps in the Chat ~ but I already buy Chat and do the all
the comps.
I recall some time ago a Daily paper had cancelled the post
competition but that only lasted three weeks because of the
outcry, be interesting to see what happens in the next few
weeks.
Take a break no26 sad like to do the com
A local magazine stopped the prize puzzles as they were getting more entries than they sold magazines!! In the end the started up again but you could not enter on- line but only by sending in an entry on the coupon inside the magazine. Maybe P.M.U. Mag are having the same problem.
I totally agree, some people never buy the paper/magazine
and just copy the answers from those who went and bought
their issue and sit and do all the brain work, and rarely
even say Thank you.
Hi Compers,
New issue of Real People: A Time to kill is on sale today, just noticed it on Facebook, though didn’t see it in Asda this morning. I knew it was due out around now, so been keeping an eye out for it x
Picked it up yesterday in the local Morrisons. The answers are:
01. The Great Escape
Q1: Sentence – THREE YEARS
Q2: Crime – MONEY LAUNDERING
Q3: Star Sign – TAURUS
Q4: Name – DONALD FRUMP
02. Question 1 – A) JANE
03: Question 2 – A) FIRE-EATER
04: X Sighting – X=16
05: Spoilsport – EAT CHOCOLATE
06: The Ringer – BERLIN
07: Russian Roulette – DICK TURPIN
08: Bag The Swag – HIT
09: Search Party – HEMLOCK
Hi Midnighter, got mine today yay, but have yet to start the puzzles, many thanks for your answers. You are very fast each week with your answers for Love it etc, a great help. Best of luck to you! xx
See other peoples answers and my comment under the Other Comps Tab on the left. The online entry form shows 9 spaces for answers you have 13 ? and answer types don’t match either
Sorry, the answer to Puzzle 3 should be the grid number, which is 3, rather than the city hidden within the grid.
As mentioned over on Other Comps the first four answers are all one comp to win £500. On the entry form there are spaces for all four answers, but there’s only the one space on the online form. Presumably you put all four answers within that space.
I’ve checked Bag the Swag, the puzzle there’s disagreement about answer-wise, and have HIT.
*Puzzle 6 should be the grid number*
01. The Great Escape: THREE YEARS, MONEY LAUNDERING, TAURUS & DONALD FRUMP
02. Question 1: A) JANE
03: Question 2: A) FIRE-EATER
04: X Sighting: X=16
05: Spoilsport: EAT CHOCOLATE
06: The Ringer: C
07: Russian Roulette: DICK TURPIN
08: Bag The Swag: HIT
09: Search Party: HEMLOCK
Lynda, Was delighted to see your appearance in That’s Life today. Well done. Lol Jacquiex
Hi Jacquie, no way! I’ve bought the mags and just got home, not looked through them yet lol, what a lovely surprise, will have a look now 😀 I came on the site to tell the other compers about the new Take a Break pets mag, you beat me to it haha. I’ve not got a pet since my dog passed in October, but hoping to have one in the near future. Mag and prizes look great, I’ve bought it too, was hoping to sit in the garden and read the mags, but its just started raining! Was supposed to be a blue sky day too grrr lol 😉 xx
Dear Lynda, Thanks for your messages. I tried entering TAB Pets by phone yesterday, but recorded message did not give me enough speaking time. Then I could not find TAB Pets online anywhere! That’s my grrrh!
We have your rain this morning, it is pouring! Hope your weather is better. Glad you are getting, hopefully, another pet……UNCONDITIONAL 💕. Will it be a doggie? If so what type were you thinking of?
I have terror of Rescue Border terrier, now 8. Must go because she is patiently waiting for me to play with her. Good Luck with comps.xxh
Hi everyone who loves pets. Take a Break Pets magazine is launched tomorrow (June 6th). It is £1.99 and has fun puzzles as well as some competitions. Naturally, stories are about pets, plus advice, etc etc
Hi Jacquie, thanks for info about the mag, I spotted it in Asda when I was looking for the regular TaB. Looks really good. Not got a pet atm, but hoping to in the near future. Will enjoy reading it and entering comps too 😀 xx
thank you
Whoop whoop!
£100 cheque today from “Pile Up” in That’s life
Welcome after a very barren year of comping !
Keep the faith guys and gals and thanks for the contributions from all
😊
Well done Helen, I’ve put you on the winners wall 😀👍
Well done Helen. Hope it’s the first of many.
Hi Helen
Well done on your win. Was it an online entry or postal entry which won?
Fantastic Helen Well done make sure you treat yourself xx
Well done you x
Anyone else having problems with entering Bella TV Choice Take a Break, and That’s Life comps online? None of the mags have the magazine covers on the respective websites, I go on them every Monday to enter them online, but haven’t been able to yesterday or today so don’t know if they were OK before the weekend. May be a problem with Bauer. Anyone else had issues before? Thanks x
Hi Lynda – I entered last weeks Bella and TV Choice on line yesterday and it was showing ok – have you tried clearing your cookies etc to re-boot your PC. X
Lynda are you using internet explorer? try using Chrome, Safari or edge (info from Bella website) x
Hi Lorraine, Thanks yes I am using IE, I just went on the Bella website via IE and the mag covers are now up. I do have Chrome on my toolbar, but never use it, and I didn’t think of it before. Comps have now closed lol. Never mind, as I know what to do next time, thanks again 🙂 xx
Please can you give me the answer to the crossword on page 97 here are the letters dwieeskbnaerie
What’s the clue, Josephine? And is it an anagram?
Could anyone please help me with the answer to the what’s on tvcom. 17? The letters are dwieeskbnaerie. Many 🙏 thanks.
Posted By Georgea
What’s on tv issue 17.
1. Crossword (pg11) WARREN
2. Spot the Shot (Pg82) PAGE 8
3. £500 Crossword (pg97) IBIZA WEEKENDER
Good luck all
Georgea x
Thank you so much. I have never heard of this show. I can now relax and stop wracking my brain once again thank you Georgia x
Here’s me trying to solve this without a ‘Z’ that would have helped
Posted by Georgea
What’s on tv issue 17.
1. Crossword (pg11) WARREN
2. Spot the Shot (Pg82) PAGE 8
3. £500 Crossword (pg97) IBIZA WEEKENDER
Good luck all
Georgea x
This might help all of you with your anagrams, go to anagram-solver.net, put all the letters into the grid, & press enter, it’ll come up with possibly several answers, but usually the one you’re looking for is obvious.
Hope that helps & good luck with all your entries.
I am struggling with the crossword on page 97 also the crossword on page 11
Please can you solve the clue to this crossword issue 17 of the TV times dwieeskbnerie
Please can you solve this crossword puzzle in issue 17 of the TV times page 97 here are the letters dwieeskbnaerie
Did anyone manage to figure out what the answer to crossword no17 is please? It’s driving me nuts. The clue is a British reality show and the letters I have are dwieeskbnaerie 5-9 many thanks 🙏
Gm Josephine have you managed to find the answer out for this yet?
I am trying so hard to solve this for you at present i, believe the first word is Naked i have been looking at British Tv Reality shows and the only one that begins with the word Naked is Naked Attraction really struggling here but i don’t like to be defeated and would love to help you crack this am i too late??
Emma, the answer was IBIZA WEEKENDER, Rosemary missed out the ‘z’
Hi Deany Thinking of you today, thank you so much for keeping your site going, you are doing an amazing job. I am sure Michael is smiling down and giving you a huge thumbs up. Love and best wishes Lynda xxx
Hi Jacquie thanks and yes opening the post was the best bit lol! Yes Pick Me Up pay £25 for each comment, look for the Dilemma post on their Facebook page. Take a break do it too, that page where there’s eight comments on a topic with a mix of yes and no opinions. Seems to be easier to win cash this way than entering the comps! I was surprised i was first to post the Tap answers as someone usually has them up before i’ve done them all. Good luck to you and everyone else i always like to see names on the winners wall 🙂 xx
Thanks for your reply Lynda. Now you have broken ice with Pick Me Up and Thats Life I should think you stand more chance of being published again soon. You are onto nice little earner – I find it easier to make up puzzles than win them, though I shall certainly try dilemmas etc for fun. You never know! I look every day at winners wall too!! 🌹xx
Hi Jacquie wow you must be psychic! The first LWE came yesterday which was also my 45th birthday so was an added bonus! It was £50 from that’s life for my comment in the March 21st issue so very quick as only two weeks ago 😀 xx
Hi again Lynda, That is great news and well done on reaching epic birthday yesterday. Trust you enjoyed yourself, especially opening post! Does Pick Me Up reward you for appearances too, it doesn’t say on magazine page. If they do, you should be on way to tidy sum!
Thanks for the monthly answers you posted the other day. You were quick too!! 😉Xx
Hi Jacquie, thank you! I was honestly not expecting to be in the mag again as they didn’t private message me like they did for the first two, so it was a lovely surprise. People are going to say i’m popping up more than Phil and Holly lol! No LWE’S have come yet but they usually take about six weeks or so, so that’s something to look forward to 😀 XX
Hi compers, Just to let you know there is a new magazine in the shops Inside Soap Puzzles and there is a postal entry comp to win £500 cash. Mag costs £2,50 and plenty to read too, comp closes 31st May so plenty of time to enter x
Hi Lynda,
Thanks for info – always like to know of new puzzles. YAY! I saw you again on Thursday, well done, must have been nice surprise. Keep the LWE’s rolling! Jacquiexx
Hi Lynda
Where did you buy the new magazine Inside Soap Puzzles from please?
Hi Sheila, I got it from WH Smiths, it was with the Take a Break puzzle books not with the TV mags x
Hi Lynda
Thanks for replying. l bet l cant get the magazine at my local Cooperative. Mind you the closing date is a long way off.
Hi Sheila, no problem, I didn’t know about it, I spotted it by chance when I was getting Take a Puzzle. You may be lucky and find it in your local Co-op, sometimes I don’t see a puzzle book in Smiths, but find it in Morrison or Asda. Good luck xx
Hi Lynda
I couldn’t get the new magazine
at the Coop or Tesco Express. I
will have to try Morrison’s .
i got my from asda
Hi Lynda
The new magazine you are talking about. ls the competition a Crossword or Wordsearch? lve not been able to buy it at
my local Coop.
Thanks Sheila
can anyone tell me is there a specific time of day when the competition closes, i would really appreciate to know this.
You didn’t say which comp, but if you mean the usual mag or puzzle books, they normally close at 11.59pm on the day of closing, My weekly text entry closes at 9am, but most are just before midnight, hope this helps, good luck xx
Hi Jacquie thank you, that’s all for now though as nothing else is due to be printed. Hope i won’t be nicknamed the new Donna Grey for appearing in the mags every week! Lol xx
Dear Lynda, Of course you won’t. Good luck to the Donna Grey if she appears in the mags every week or occasionally. Anyway, I took the Over to You space in Chat this week. It’s a thrill to be published isn’t it?!! Lalolxxx
Yay Jacquie I see you, I agree it is a thrill, but even better is the LWE’s plopping onto the mat 😀 xx
Well done again Lynda for making Piick Me Up [Your Dilemmas page 19) more interesting reading. I also noticed your picture and opinion in last weeks That’s Life. Hope you are well rewarded for these appearances! Jacquiexx
A lot of people are putting comments here and Magazine Help Tab saying what is the answer too xxx, when the answer is already here. Being a helpful chap I point them in the right direction. Can I suggest however before you load these pages with unnecessary questions check the TABS down the side 9 times out of 10 the answer is already there.
When one puts up a crossword with answers, it takes a while for
it to appear, so a person asking a question few minutes later the
answer is not there, also two people can be posting at the same
time.
Hi Cretona, yes true, I have had cross posts too, but I think Peter is referring to posters who ask where something is, when its already been posted several days ago. Your answers are always clearly marked with the issue date, so I find your posts a great help, many thanks xx
Hi Peter, well said, I agree with you 100%, I have noticed this too. Deany has been working hard on her site to provide separate tabs to make it easier for people to find what they’re looking for, and some people are still not looking before asking where something is! You are a great help pointing the correct page out to them, as is Deany who often copies and pastes the requested page under the poster’s question. Another thing that annoys me, is when posters post the list of answers in a particular tab, but do not post at the top the mag issue number. Sometimes if there are two different sets of answers in the same tab, this can be very confusing, as hard to see which answers are for which issue.
Ron Unsworth, Midnighter, Cretona, and Phyllis are among the ones who clearly write the issue nos and find their answers very helpful and easy to check my own answers with, so many thanks to them and others who are equally helpful.
Can you make the answers to the competitions clearer thank you
HELP!!!! Re: Real People Issue 11…. Can anyone please share a link or tell me what week the Test your knowlege item is on PLEASE??? Its been posted that the answer is £920, but I like to find the picture and this week its driving me nuts…. Ive tried looking at the item pics, 1 found 2 items on feb 17, but not all of them especially not the Marconi navel ships directional finder…. sigh……
Hi Marie i found it on week 3rd Feb Lot number 547 I don’t know hw to do the website thing LOL Hope this helps you
Many thanks.
It is so nice to see a picture of our Lynda and read her opinion in this weeks Pick Me Up (page 19). Well done Lynda…….a winning smile.
Well done Lynda 😀
Thank you Jacquie and Deany! I was so excited when I saw I was in the mag, I used to send loads of stuff in tips etc to Chat and Pick me up mainly, but not bothered for ages, this has given me fresh motivation 😀 xx
That’s Life March
1 – MOLAR
2 – HIP HOP
3 – ASTOUNDING
4 – PERRY
5 – PAVING
6 – DARCEY BUSSELL
7 – 488
8 – GALLANTRY
9 – LUCKY
10 – SOOTHSAYING
March that’s life puzzle 1 molar puzzle 2 hip hop puzzle 10 soothsaying . As 1 has only 5 letters and 10 has 11 . Puzzle 2 the answer to 1 across is horn
That’s life March. I make page 48 sudoku 488 and godoku gallantry .solved on sudoku solver so hope these are correct.
Just a quick reminder for all compers. That’s Life 2019 Crime Scene came out today. Jacquiex
any answers for thats life march special
I make Molars not iphone
The letters I had were I P H O
the I coming from 9a Image
the P coming from 6d Wipe
the 0 coming from 16d Radio
the H coming from 17d Horse
perhaps I phone is wrong because I notice there is
a second P and that is coming from 18d Sleep.
the 1a goes Beam – Cream – French (4) ?o?n
Hi Cretona, thanks for posting, I make puzzle 6 Darcey Bussell, Puzzle 7: 488, Puzzle 8: Gallantry and Puzzle 10: Soothsaying
Good luck! xx
Hi Lynda,
Thank you, am still stuck Puzzle 4 Patchword.
It appears I may be wrong in puzzle 2 Kitsound Speakers
I had put IPhone but the letters I have now are I P H O P
still missing one letter which is 1a Bean – Cream – French
= ?o?n
Sorry about that.
Hi Cretona, I haven’t done the Patchwork yet, I couldn’t figure out where to start lol, it looks harder this week, and I didn’t want to mess it up as I do sometimes, so was leaving it til I can give it my full attention. Hope someone else knows the answer as I could do with help myself with it 🙂 xx
Have a look at Monthly Mags Mix Thats Life February Tab. Knight Puzzler has put March in there and has several different answers from you and I have seen HIP HOP for the “iphone” one
anyone have the answers to Real people issue 10 and take a puzzle issue 3 please
Real People Issue 10
01…The Whopper pg11 = MARTIN KEMP.
02…Roulette pg18 = QUINCE
03…Go & Arrow pg26 = PRIME
04…Boxing Match pg28 = REGION
05…Lost in Moo-sic pg30 = A
06…Moo Am I? pg30 = B
07…Take your Pick pg31 = A
08…Playing the Field pg37 = MISS
09…Question 1 pg38 = RED ARROWS
10…X-Factor pg41 = 16
11…Small Wonder pg42 = HECTOR
12…Nothing for a pair pg42 = 4
13…Nice little earner pg42 = EXCESSIVE
14…I’m too Hex-y pg42 = NARROW
15…Diabolical pg46 = NO SMOKING DAY
Test your knowledge pg41
A (£200)
Good luck
Sending hugs your way Deany, I believe it’s getting near to Michaels anniversary – I remember that it wasn’t long after I lost my fiance Ray, yesterday was his anniversary.
Hope you are managing ok, it’s so hard to lose a close friend.
Big hugs
Debbie 💞💔💞
Thank you so much Debbie, that’s really kind of you to think about me especially when you’re dealing with own grief with losing Ray ❤️ Michael died on 11th April, I can’t believe that nearly a year has passed already, I bet you feel the same. Time seems to whizz by so fast. Big hugs to you too and i wish you lots of love and luck for the future, thanks again Deany xx ❤️🤗🦋
Congratulations Cretona X
Left hand column **Monthly Mags**
Sorry I can find the answers for fate and fortune magazine it’s not on the monthly list
Answers To February Monthly Issue
Page 3 RAIN
Page 9 BUTTER
Page 12 HUGH GRANT
Page 16 WOOLLY
Page 18 OVERCAME A STUTTER
Page 24 WANDER
Page 29 HEATING
Page 36 LAMP
Page 42 HOOKED
Page 52 ROUGE
Page 54 FRAME
Page 60 HEART
Page 67 CHURCH
Page 69 REGAL
Page 70 SNORKEL
Page 72 TURBOT
Page 77 FORK
Well done Cretona Congratulations xx
Real People: Time To Kill No 1
01. WALLANDER
02. A) KENNETH BRANAGH
03. HERBERT
04. ARSON
05. X=14
06. MISS
07. RESERVOIR DOGS
C/d 3rd April
(Wasn’t too sure where to post this one as it’s not a monthly.)
Hi Midnighter
Is lssue 1 for February please? Do u know the closing date?
Hi Sheila, I just looked on the Real People website, and its listed for online entry, and closes 3rd April. There are 7 prizes, a voodoo knife set, a theatre break, and the other 5 comps are all cash prizes x
The closing date is 3rd April and you can enter here:
https://comps.realpeoplemag.co.uk/puzzle/135-TTK-Feb-2019
Hi Midnighter, thanks for posting I saw something about this mag, but didn’t know it was out already. I will buy it this week, I like the prizes as listed online, good luck to you too xx
It was supposed to be out on Tuesday, but I found it in the local Morrisons on Monday. I looked at my receipt earlier and it seems to have scanned at lower than the advertised cover price!
Its not a monthly, and the closing date is a couple of months, so may be an occasional mag like That’s life Crime Scene. I saw an advert for it on Facebook in the Real People feed, that’s how I knew about it. My self scan charged the full price though! I got mine in Asda
https://www.deanysdesigns.co.uk/magazines/take-a-break/take-a-break-4/
Well done Cretona, that’s brilliant! Its a lovely feeling when a LWE drops through your letterbox! Enjoy spending it 😀 xx
Oh fabulous news Cretona congratulations 😀🥂🍾
i had been doing online puzzles for Express, Daily Star, OK Mag Star Mag & New Mag – (same comps in each) obviously all from same Media Company but they have closed 2 sites and fazed out the competitions over last few months. Looks like there policy is to drop competitions. Hope not and that yours resume next week.
Hi Peter, looks like you may be right, but hope as Jason suggested above, they bring them back if sales drop
Dear Lynda, I buy the express each day. Like you, was rarin’ to go but very very disappointed this morning. I will let you know of any development in Express competitions field. I think they are going to still carry them on as fun puzzles. As one cheerful person on Answerbank pointed out saves about £4 a week in postage stamps. On my own calculation, this means a win of £48 every 3 months. I know it’s not the same, but……!!!? Love 💕 Jacquie
I’ve done all the comps and just realised that its just for fun!!!
Its the only reason I buy the Express on a Friday. Oh well, I wont be doing that anymore.
They did this once before with the Monday crossword If I remember correctly. That didn’t last long as sales dropped like a stone.
Hi Jason, I hope they’ll bring them back, I look forward to them every week! Poor you did them for nothing, they’ve got the answers printed at the bottom of the right hand page. The only reason I noticed, rather than just doing them is because I always look at the winners first to see if I’ve been lucky, and it all looked different, then noticed there was no address to send entries in etc. It sucks 🙁
Hi Jacquie, thanks for your reply, that’s so annoying isn’t it haha. I wonder why they’ve stopped them, I noticed straight away there was a new puzzle on the spot where they usually put the competition details, and even the new one isn’t a comp grrr. I’d rather enter the comps and have a chance of winning £50 than saving the cash. Never mind, there’s still plenty of cash prizes to be won in the weekly mags and monthly puzzle books/special mags 🙂 xx