Take a Break Puzzle Magazines - REGULARLY UPDATED

One-Eye

The competitions in the Take-A-Break puzzle magazines are posted in this thread. A list of competitions that are currently live is maintained below. For further information see posts #2 and #3.

Please do not "chat" or make unnecessary posts in this thread

posted on-sale
 05/06   05/06 Arrowwords 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 02/07   19/06 Arrowwords 8 ending 28/08 LINK
             19/06 Arrowwords Collection 7 ending 31/07
             17/07 Arrowwords Collection 8 ending 28/08
 19/06   19/06 Codebreakers 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 17/07   17/07 Codebreakers 8 ending 28/08 LINK
 19/06   19/06 Criss Cross Collection 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 17/07   17/07 Criss Cross Collection 8 ending 28/08 LINK
 07/07   19/06 Crosswords Collection 7 ending 31/07 LINK
             17/07 Crosswords Collection 8 ending 28/08
 01/07   26/06 Hide 'n' Seek 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 15/07   26/06 Mega Monthly Wordsearch 7 ending 31/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Arrowwords Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Codebreakers Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Crosswords Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Puzzle Mix Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Sudoku Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 19/06   19/06 Mini Wordsearch Collection 7 ending 24/07 LINK

 17/07   17/07 Mini Arrowwords Collection 8 ending 21/08 LINK

 17/07   17/07 Mini Codebreakers Collection 8 ending 21/08 LINK

             17/07 Mini Crosswords Collection 8 ending 21/08

 17/07   17/07 Mini Puzzle Mix Collection 8 ending 21/08 LINK

 17/07   17/07 Mini Sudoku Collection 8 ending 21/08 LINK

 17/07   17/07 Mini Wordsearch Collection 8 ending 21/08 LINK
 15/07   10/07 My Favourite Puzzles 8 ending 14/08 LINK

 15/06   12/06 Picture Arrowwords 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 12/07   10/07 Picture Arrowwords 8 ending 28/08 LINK
             04/07 Puzzle Collection 6 (Holiday) ending 18/08
             12/06 Puzzle Selection 7 ending 31/07
             10/07 Puzzle Selection 8 ending 28/08
 25/06   05/06 Su-doku issue 7 ending 31/07 LINK
 05/07   03/07 Su-doku issue 8 ending 28/08 LINK
 20/06   19/06 Take a Crossword 7 ending 24/07 LINK
             17/07 Take a Crossword 8 ending 21/08
 21/06   19/06 Take a Puzzle 7 ending 24/07 LINK
             17/07 Take a Puzzle 8 ending 21/08
             12/06 Wordsearch 7 ending 31/07
             10/07 Wordsearch 8 ending 28/08
             19/06 Wordsearches Collection 7 ending 31/07
             17/07 Wordsearches Collection 8 ending 28/08

One-Eye

Thanks to all posters past and present for your time & effort in buying the mags and doing the puzzles.

Please leave the posting of answers in this thread to our regular posters - they spend a great deal of time and money providing answers and they also arrange cover when they will be away.

Our regular posters are:-

• Arrowwords - Stob
• Arrowwords Collection - JamboDP
• Code Breakers - Stob
• Criss Cross Collection - Stob
• Crossword Collection - ej2k3
• Hide 'n' Seek - starrydust1907
• Mega Monthly Wordsearch - compingtinkertink2010
• Mini Arrowwords Collection - Stob
• Mini Codebreakers Collection - Stob
• Mini Crosswords Collection - Stob
• Mini Puzzle Mix Collection - Stob
• Mini Sudoku Collection - Stob
• Mini Wordsearch Collection - Stob
• My Favourite Puzzles - Scungybear
• Picture Arrowwords - Heavier
• Puzzle Collection - ***************************** Volunteer Needed
• Puzzle Selection - lyns1986
• Sudoku - gorgeouscrystal
• Take a Crossword - KJ1986
• Take a Puzzle - One-Eye
• Wordsearch - diesel06
• Wordsearches Collection - ???

One-Eye

1) Please do not "chat" or make unnecessary posts in this thread

2) To thank posters just click the "Comp-liment" button below the post - you do not need to post a reply and "bump" the thread. 

3) The links in each post in this thread will take you directly to the competition.

4) Many compers use their browser's "bookmark" or "favorites" feature and check it once a week or so for any new competitions. The way to do this varies according to the browser you use - if you are unsure of the procedure look up "bookmarks" or "favourites" in your browser's HELP (often accessed by pressing the F1 function key).

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6) Links to previous T-A-B threads, now closed:-

March 2011 - August 2011
August 2011 - January 2014
January 2014 - August 2021

Stob

E: 26/08 T-a-B Mini Wordsearch Collection Issue 131

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/wordsearches/issue-131-mini-wordsearch-collection-competitions/

Win £750 - Answer is - SCRAMBLE

Good luck everyone

One-Eye

E: 23/08 Puzzle Collection issue 108 (Holiday)
                                             shows as issue 7 on the entry form

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/mixed/issue-108-holiday-puzzle-collection-competitions/

Win £500 - answer = AEROPLANE

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gorgeouscrystal

26/08 T.A.B. SU-DOKU Issue 9

Prize £500

Answer -  914238765

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/sudoku/issue-9-su-doku-competitions/

good luck all

One-Eye

E: 02/09 My Favourite Puzzles issue 8

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/mixed/issue-8-my-favourite-puzzles-competitions/

p4 - £50 - answer = NEEDLE

p9 - £50 - answer = PRAYER

p17 - £50 - answer = CHRIS EVANS

p23 - £50 - answer = DOODLE

p34 - £50 - answer = MOTTE

p39 - £50 - answer = RACKET

p53 - £50 - answer = BLOTCH

p56 - £50 - answer = PRACTISE REIKI

p67 - £50 - answer = COARSE

p75 - £50 - answer = STEVEN SPIELBERG

Scungybear

I would be happy to subscribe to My Favourite Puzzles and then post the answers if a volunteer is still needed for this magazine?

Scungybear

Scungybear said:

I would be happy to subscribe to My Favourite Puzzles and then post the answers if a volunteer is still needed for this magazine?

Oops - I just noticed that the comp I just entered was my favourite puzzles, so I guess a volunteer is no needed! 

Scungybear

E: 30/09 My Favourite Puzzles issue 9

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/mixed/issue-9-my-favourite-puzzles-competitions

p4 - £50 - answer = WINDOW

p9 - £50 - answer = POTATO

p17 - £50 - answer = JEREMY CLARKSON

p23 - £50 - answer = HOLLOW

p34 - £50 - answer = WRAP

p39 - £50 - answer = PENCIL

p53 - £50 - answer = PALACE

p56 - £50 - answer = FAILED THEIR FIRST DRIVING TEST

p67 - £50 - answer = LEARNS

p75 - £50 - answer = KATE MOSS

Stob

E: 23/09 and 30/09 Codebreakers Issue 9

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/puzzles-magazines/codebreakers/issue-9-codebreakers/

Win £100 - Answer is - LOVE IS THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL  ( c/d 23/09 ) page 3

Win £3000 - Answer is - JOVIAL ( c/d 30/09 ) page 7

Good luck everyone