Guess the companies and win a year's free subscription to Champion Shares.
August starts tomorrow and the holiday season is well and truly upon us, so to prove it's not all work and no pleasure, we've come up with a Foolish summer cryptic quiz.
Below are cryptic clues to 30 different FTSE 100 companies. All you have to do is solve the clues and email your answers, name and address to The Fool's editor Stuart Watson by 4:30pm on Friday 7 August. The first lucky winner drawn out of the hat will win a free year's subscription to our Champion Shares newsletter (or a year's extension if you're already a subscriber).
Good luck!
1) Wise gathering of software suppliers (4,5)
2) Waste product of winged insect is heard in big oil (1,1)
3) Rent kite out for safety measures (8)
4) A good bank – other than ceramics (8)
5) More reasons to shop here we hear (9)
6) County drug group (5)
7) An oral examination for an insurance company? (5)
8) Following clothing retailer (4)
9) Back foresighted pals for life cover (7,9)
10) Former layers form mining group (7)
11) Food retail company downsized following setback (5)
12) Identical users are crazy for real estate giant (4,10)
13) New graduate, we hear, makes soap and food (8)
14) Morrissey’s former band is now big industrial (6,5)
15) Sounds like North Wales town in packaging? (5)
16) Close lorry out for big engine maker (5,5)
17) Regal company from Holland does no business -- other than oil (5,5,5)
18) Crazy eel is revered in publishing (4,8)
19) Can Zeta's ear be fixed by drug giant? (11)
20) Flatboat buyer uncertain in building (7,6)
21) Big broker in electric appliances (4)
22) Spare no editions in publishing (7)
23) Robin Gibb & Co. heard supplying gas? (1,1,5)
24) Average existence for insurer? (8,4)
25) Crazy Johnny hates Tom the chemist (7,7)
26) Inter bounder in chocolate mix (7)
27) Port café conglomerate services oil industry (8)
28) Renters vent fury over water provider (6,5)
29) The main star out in the world of mobile telecoms (8)
30) I hear mixed up suicidal pilots are digging for copper! (9)
We'll post the answers and the name of the prizewinner in an article next Friday afternoon.
Finally, here's some boring stuff about the rules of the competition.
- ENTRY:
1. Entrants must email their answer along with their name and address to Stuart Watson. His email address is our contacts page.
2. All entries must be received no later than the date specified above.
3. Only one entry per email address.
4. Only one entry per person.
- ELIGIBILITY:
5. This competition is open only to UK residents over the age of 16.
6. This competition is not open to employees or contractors of The Motley Fool and their families.
- WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION:
7. All correct entries will be entered into a draw. The first entry drawn from all correct answers will be the prizewinner.
8.If there are no correct entries, the person or persons with the closest correct entry will be entered into a draw and the first entry drawn will be the prizewinner.
9. The Motley Fool's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. The Motley Fool will announce the prizewinner in an article at 5pm on Friday 7 August. By entering this competition, entrants consent to such disclosure should they be the prizewinner.
- PRIZES:
11. The winner will receive a year's free subscription to our Champion Shares newsletter, or a year's extension to their subscription if they are already a subscriber.
12. The prize must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred.
13. The Motley Fool reserves the right to substitute the prize with one of equal or greater value.
- ENTRANT CONDUCT:
14. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition.
15. Entrants must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the prize.
16. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
- COMPETITION INFORMATION:
17. The Motley Fool is promoting this competition.
18. The Motley Fool reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.
