Many a puzzle solver has battled against the devilish mind of long-time crossword maker and wordaholic David Astle, known to many as DA. In Puzzled he holds out a helping hand to the lost and perplexed taking us on a personal tour into the secret life of words. Clue by clue, chapter by chapter, we step through a central puzzle, uncovering and unravelling word-secrets as we go. The Steve Irwin Fluke, the Swastika Accident, the Abracadabra Pyramid - hidden meanings, anagrams, reversals - all the Dark Arts are finally revealed. More than a how-to manual, more than a memoir, Puzzled enlightens us about cryptics and delights in the quirky realm of wordplay. It is a book for word junkies everywhere.
About the Author
David Astle has written two novels, Marzipan Plan and Book of Miles, plus two non-fiction works: One Down, One Missing and Offbeat Australia.
This is a book for anyone interested in learning something about deciphering the 'mysteries' of cryptic crosswords. Australian readers of the 'Sydney Morning Herald' will probably be familiar with the fact that the Friday cryptic crossword has developed a reputation of being the most difficult to crack. This Friday puzzle is the creation of one DA, the initials of David Astle. Now DA has provided us with a rather comprehensive explanation of the devious mind-games devised by Cryptic Crossword compilers. The book appears to be very comprehensive, and gives many examples of the different types of clues used by the compilers, all designed to lead one through the complexities of what some people might consider 'twisted minds', and provide a kind of text-book reference work into their mysteries. Along the way we are given insights into Astle's development as a compiler, as well as lots of tidbits of information on the history of and some of the great names in cryptic crossword compilers. What more could one want?
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