You grapple with dean Mayer for a few hours.....and........they reward you with an atlas? Anyone got any opinions on this?? A book token even.....for Jaysus sake.....as if there weren't enough atlases in the world......
The atlas is for the Mephisto but it is also included among the books for first prize in the cryptic. The runners-up prizes for the cryptic are currently dictionary and thesaurus sets and for the Mephisto £20 Waterstones vouchers. I've still three of those to use.
From the blurb:-
The first correct solution opened after next Saturday wins
a collection of reference books — The Times Universal
Atlas of the World, Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus,
and Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary, published
by HarperCollins. Three runners-up win the Collins
English Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Yes 3 atlases ...each one a newer edition , but basically the same!!
Some were for Mephisto, some from Times Jumbo.....I'm sure we had 2 more which I gave away!!!
For many years the prize for the ST crossword was a Cross (geddit?) silver fountain pen - I have one. Now it's the same prize as the Saturday Times Jumbo - it's cheap for them as the atlas and reference books are published by the same group as owns the Times/Sunday times. I don't send entries anymore as I've won the books, twice!
Don't get me wrong......I love the ST puzzle.......but if they're going to give a prize they should give a decent one......not a bleedin' atlas.....rant over.