bluemoo2...congrats to you as well !
I have been talking about this in Another Place this morning. Getting the puzzle correct isn't that difficult, ( with help, of course ! )
But getting yours picked out of the hat first is something we don't have much in the way of control over. I have been using pastel envelopes for years, in the hope that it might catch the pickers eyes, but I am not 100% convinced.
Does anybody know how many entries something like the Sunday Times attracts each week ?