num_pages: 410
description: 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.
language: English
title: Puzzled: Secrets and Clues from a Life Lost in Words
publisher: Allen & Unwin