Puzzled by David Astle
As a child, David Astle's hero was the Riddler. Figuring out brainteasers like 'Where is a man drowned but still not wet?' (quicksand) and 'How many sides has a circle?' (two - the inside and the outside) became an obsession and, eventually, his life: his cryptic crosswords now appear in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald every week, to the delight and frustration of thousands. In Puzzled, Astle offers a helping hand to the perplexed and the infatuated alike, taking us on a personal tour into the secret life of words. Beginning with a Master Puzzle, he leads us through each of the clues, chapter by chapter, revealing the secrets of anagrams, double meanings, manipulations, spoonerisms and hybrid clues. More than a how-to manual and more than a memoir, Puzzled is a book for word junkies everywhere.
A fascinating and cleverly original collection of brain-teasers into which we can all (including me!) dip with great pleasure-- Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse
I used to regret not being born Catholic because it meant I'd been denied the joys of self-flagellation. Then I discovered DA and he solved my problem. -- Bill Leak, cartoonist for The Australian (and anagram of Killable)
He's the Sergeant Pepper of cryptic crosswords. A complete mindf**k. -- Geoffrey Rush, actor and anagram of 'Gruffy Heroes'
I used to regret not being born Catholic because it meant I'd been denied the joys of self-flagellation. Then I discovered DA and he solved my problem. -- Bill Leak, cartoonist for The Australian (and anagram of Killable)
He's the Sergeant Pepper of cryptic crosswords. A complete mindf**k. -- Geoffrey Rush, actor and anagram of 'Gruffy Heroes'
David Astle is a Melbourne-based writer of non-fiction, fiction and drama. He co-hosts Letters and Numbers (the Australian version of Countdown) as the dictionary expert, and his crosswords appear in Australian papers The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846685422 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846685427 |
| Title | Puzzled |
| Author | David Astle |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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