Hello there! It’s time to announce the winners of the issue 14 crossnumber competition! Before we reveal the winners, here is the solution of the crossnumber.
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
The sum of the across clues was 7419.
There were 111 entries, 98 of which were correct. The randomly selected winners are:
- Katie Lee, who wins a £100 Maths Gear goody bag,
- Mitch Goldman, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Laurence O’Toole, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt,
- Robin Adey, who wins a Chalkdust T-shirt.
Well done to Katie, Mitch, Laurence, and Robin, and thanks to everyone else who attempted the crossnumber. Keep your eyes peeled for issue 15’s puzzle, which will be released very soon…
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