The following competitions are run jointly across both Take a Crossword and Take a Puzzle magazines.
£1000 Cash
Issue 07 2025: A Cronin, Huddersfield.
Issue 06 2025: Ms M Jones, Kendal, Cumbria.
Issue 05 2025: Mrs Hunt, Ascot, Berkshire.
Issue 04 2025: L Tait, Strathaven, Lanarkshire.
Issue 03 2025: K Shake, London.
Issue 02 2025: L Bell, Shrewsbury.
Issue 01 2025: S Draycott, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
£500 Cash
Issue 07 2025: J Calton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. P Hogeweg, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Issue 06 2025: Mrs S Beaven, Norwich. Mr D Izod, Erith, Kent.
Issue 05 2025: J Edwards, Newton Abbot, Devon. E Wallis, Hampton, Middlesex.
Issue 04 2025: J Mcgeary, Dundee. K Morrison, Glasgow.
Issue 03 2025: S Jones, Wrexham, Clwyd. M Lindley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Issue 02 2025: N Bannerman, Maidenhead, Berkshire. I Hutchinson, Leeds.
Issue 01 2025: T Preston, Grimsby, North Lincolnshire. T Taylor, Banbridge, County Down.
£250 Cash
Issue 07 2025: P Brown, GERRARDS CROSS, Buckinghamshire. Miss V Chisholm, GATESHEAD, Tyne and Wear. M Jones, KENDAL, Cumbria. K Turner, CROWTHORNE, Berkshire.
Issue 06 2025: M Chell, Newcastle, Staffordshire. H Harper, Sidmouth, Devon. P Newport, Thetford, Norfolk. J Ross, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
Issue 05 2025: C Bingham, Chorley, Lancashire. Mrs J Blaylock, Carlisle. Mr E Jones, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Mrs J Poole, St.Helens, Merseyside.
Issue 04 2025: D Angus, Bedford. J Cosgrove, Oldham. P Rose, Wymondham, Norfolk. H Williamson, Glasgow.
Issue 03 2025: R Duncan, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. L Griffith, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. S Stevenson, Mansfield. P Tempest, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Issue 02 2025: S Cummings, Wimborne, Dorset. V Henneberry, Sutton, Surrey. M Higgins, Loughton, Essex. C Tee, Epping, Essex.
Issue 01 2025: A Crocker, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. T Fisher, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Mr D Kelly, Rochdale, Lancashire. Mr A Pratt, Ipswich.
£100 Cash
Issue 07 2025: V Connolly, LIVERPOOL. M Hawthorn, WARRINGTON. M Heffernan, GRETNA, Dumfriesshire. J Markey, LEICESTER. J Wallace, SEVENOAKS, Kent.
Issue 06 2025: N Evans, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. S Ewan, Wrexham, Clwyd. F Pearson-Jones, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancs. K Perentidis, Manchester. P Wilkins, Burntwood, Staffordshire.
Issue 05 2025: K Cocking, Bristol. A Forbes, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. K Jones, Wokingham, Berkshire. L Russell, Waltham Abbey, Essex. J Shorthouse, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire.
Issue 04 2025: R Cable, Coventry. A Preece, Shrewsbury. K Serjeant, Haslemere, Surrey. J Stonard, Oxford. C Turnbull, Duns, Berwickshire.
Issue 03 2025: L Blair, Belfast. A Emett, Southport, Merseyside. S Hills, Folkestone, Kent. B Lansdon, Newcastle Upon Tyne. B Simpson, Bromley.
Issue 02 2025: M Cantagrel, Ipswich. A Hoyland, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. C Jarman, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. J Reddish, Colne, Lancashire. L Winstanley, Rochdale, Lancashire.
Issue 01 2025: S Best, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. L Comb, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. G Davies, Newport, Gwent. G Edwards, Slough. J Sherwood, Malvern, Worcestershire.
The following competitions are run in Take a Puzzle only.
£2000 Cash
Issue 07 2025: R Gluth, REDRUTH, Cornwall.
Issue 06 2025: Z Marsh, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon.
Issue 05 2025: M Tanner, Sandown, Isle Of Wight.
Issue 04 2025: Mrs L White, Cheddar, Somerset.
Issue 03 2025: Mr P Chantler, Battle, East Sussex.
Issue 02 2025: Mrs P Coote, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Issue 01 2025: L Phillips, Looe, Cornwall.Issue 06 2025: Z Marsh, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon.
£250 Cash & £25 for 10 runners-up
Issue 07 2025: Winner: C Gilmore , BARNSLEY, South Yorkshire.
Runners-up: C Clark, BURNTWOOD, Staffordshire. S Heath, LICHFIELD, Staffordshire. M Heaton, BRISTOL. E Hutchinson, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire. K Jones, WOLVERHAMPTON. D Le Page, GUERNSEY. L Mortar, LEIGH-ON-SEA, Essex. I Perriman, GLASGOW. L Tait, STRATHAVEN, Lanarkshire. D Taylor, BIRMINGHAM.
Issue 06 2025:
Winner: T Whitfield, Haverhill, Suffolk.
Runners-up: R Anstey, Bristol. C Baldry, Milford Haven, Dyfed. M Grzybek, Lincoln. Mrs R Harrison, St. Andrews, Fife. P Lenthall, Sheffield. T Lewis, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex. M McGowan, Heywood, Lancashire. J Ogilvie, Woking, Surrey. Mrs G Profit, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Mrs A Smith, Birmingham.
Issue 05 2025:
Winner: A Clarke, Knighton, Powys.
Runners-up: S Allen, Stockport, Cheshire. Miss L Barrows, Falmouth, Cornwall. Mr P Chowney, Woking, Surrey. H Datema, Mitcham, Surrey. J Eyre, Bedford. Ms D Jenner, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Mrs P Lang, Staines-Upon-Thames, Middlesex. R Walah, Bundoran, Ireland. Mrs C Weir, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. J Wolfe, Thetford, Norfolk.
Issue 04 2025:
Winner: D Eccles, Manchester.
Runners-up: G Baker, Wrexham, Clwyd. A Cahill, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. S Colohan, Rhyl, Clwyd. M Dixon, Coventry. L Gaylor, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. S McDevitt, Bexley, Kent. J Nickson, Liskeard, Cornwall. A Parkhouse, Norwich. Mrs V Saville, Feltham, Middlesex. Mrs P Thorburn, Towcester, Northamptonshire.
Issue 03 2025:
Winner: K O’Sullivan, Romford.
Runners-up: G Crouch, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. K Fisher, Glenrothes, Fife. M Heald, Matlock, Derbyshire. R Hill, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. B Hobdell, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. J Jackson, Harlow, Essex. Mrs C Leach, Cambridge. D Mackay, Dumfries. D Rowles, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. J Skelton, Sheffield.
Issue 02 2025:
Winner: Mrs S Beeden, Dover, Kent.
Runners-up: R Allen, Teignmouth, Devon. L Booty, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Mr D Evans, Mold, Clwyd. Mrs V Fitzsimons, Uxbridge, Middlesex. M Fletcher, Preston. W Harper, Ipswich. P Lucy, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. T Mooney, Shipley, West Yorkshire. J Norris, Bromley. S White, Croydon.
Issue 01 2025:
Winner: D Westwood, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Runners-up: J Brooke, London. L Brown, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Miss T Collins, Crediton, Devon. C Cox, Harrow, Middlesex. V Cunningham, Didcot, Oxfordshire. J Giles, Cardiff. R Hewison, Banbury, Oxfordshire. P Linfield, Worthing, West Sussex. C Peters, Bristol. Miss J Purdham, Stanley, County Durham.
£100 Cash (4 Winners)
Issue 07 2025: V Fortune, BECCLES, Suffolk. M Innes, GLASGOW. B Riddy, WEYMOUTH, Dorset. R Sinner, LIVERPOOL.
Issue 06 2025: L Brown, Falkirk. Mrs E Heaney, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. M McMahon, Blackburn. A Murby, Northampton.
Issue 05 2025: S Daniels, Calne, Wiltshire. S Gray, Hull. L Maddox, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. R Whitear, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex.
Issue 04 2025: B Allen, Saxmundham, Suffolk. A Bethell, Manchester. T Highland, Preston. P Sutcliffe, Carnforth, Lancashire.
Issue 03 2025: J Bayley, Stoke-On-Trent. G Hayes, Blackburn. I Sparrow, Norwich. D Wilson, Keighley, West Yorkshire.
Issue 02 2025: S Adams, Newport, Gwent. S Elliott, Worthing, West Sussex. J Harris, Durham. A Young, Colchester.
Issue 01 2025: E Alexander, Paisley, Renfrewshire. P Avery, Warwick. J Haigh, Brighouse, West Yorkshire. K Sullivan, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.