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.
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ISBN
9781847658166
Publisert
2018
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Profile Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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