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When it comes to the prize crossword, I do the Times I will not submit a completed grid unless I have solved it for myself. I use the crossword solver on this site regularly when I get completely stuck just so I can find out what the answer could be. I would get no joy out of winning a prize I hadn't won completely on my own merit. I am not knocking this site. I'm happy to do a little google research for answers and I don't consider that to be "cheating" however I actually typed an entire clue into Google and I found a site called Danword, and I later discovered that it just gives you the answer. I'm assuming this must be some kind of bot site as this person has every answer to every clue and to be honest it makes a mockery out of prize crosswords. Hopefully most people are like me and prefer to submit their own work!

Scribelle - I am completely on your side.

Don't submit for a prize if you have used a cheat site. I am particularly annoyed by the fact that the solutions to The Times Monthly puzzle (prize £100) are freely availalable online. It's a stinker and requires a lot of word searches, but satisfying to get to the full solution under your own steam.

On the plus side, the Viz Craptic gets these sites Bothered.