Download or read book The Sydney Morning Herald Cryptic Crosswords written by David Astle and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes a quick crossword just isn't challenging enough. The Sydney Morning Herald understand this, so to satisfy your need for mind twisting puzzles, we have compiled our 2nd volume of Cryptic Crosswords. Drawn from the pages of The Sydney Morning Herald by veteran compilers David Astle, Elizabeth Palmer and David Plomley, these 75 cryptic puzzles are sure to test your skills. For those who have only recently discovered just how much fun Cryptic crosswords can be, there's an introductory chapter by David Plomley with helpful hints and tips for understanding clues and mastering these puzzles.
Download or read book Wordburger written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to be a champion word puzzler in 20 quick bites! Packed with word puzzles, tongue twisters and brain teasers, this book will give readers all the ingredients they need to solve cryptic crosswords. Kids of a certain age become obsessed with crossword puzzles: what are they? how do they work? when can I solve one all on my own? Word wizard David Astle has come up with a sneaky way to introduce children to the mechanics of cryptic crossword puzzles, by taking them through different kinds of wordplay - anagrams, pangrams, spoonerisms, tongue-twisters, homophones - before presenting them with crossword puzzles to solve using everything learnt so far. 'DA' puns and word plays abound, making this the word nerd's bible of wordy trickery and puzzling.
Download or read book Rewording the Brain written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master wordsmith and crossword guru David Astle shows how cryptic crosswords can boost your brain power and improve your memory and cognitive capacity. Recent studies have shown that puzzle-solving and wordplay are among the most effective ways to boost the power and agility of your brain. A cryptic crossword a day can help keep memory loss at bay. Why? The answer lies in the art of teasing out a clue, a discipline that calls for logic, interpretation, intuition and deduction as well as the ability to filter nuance and connotation. All these challenges and more are found in the cryptic crossword. And all are invaluable in increasing your brainpower and improving your memory and cognitive capacity. In this entertaining and essential book, cryptic crossword guru David Astle explains how your brain responds to and benefits from attempting these crosswords. A growing body of research suggests cryptic crosswords are the ideal workout for your brain, and Astle shows how regular training of this kind can be fun as well as fundamental. If you've always been intimidated by cryptic crosswords, fear not! Rewording the Brain is an accessible guide to developing and sharpening your puzzle talents. Novices and expert solvers alike will gain plenty of cryptic insights. There has never been a better time to start solving, nor a better teacher than the legendary DA. Also included are 50 cryptic crosswords hand-picked to keep your brain abuzz, ranging from beginner-friendly to fiendishly complicated!
Download or read book Cluetopia written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the 100th birthday of the crossword puzzle.
Download or read book Excel Spelling and Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles written by Nancy P. Sibtain and published by Pascal Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sydney Morning Herald Cryptic Crosswords written by Rose McGinley and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sydney Morning Herald is pleased to present another collection of seriously challenging Cryptic Crosswords. Drawn from the pages of newspaper by veteran compilers Nancy Sibtain, Rose McGinley and David Sutton, these 75 cryptic puzzles are sure to test your skills. For those who have only recently discovered just how much fun Cryptic crosswords can be, there's an introductory chapter by David Plomley with helpful hints and tips for understanding clues and mastering these puzzles.
Download or read book Riddledom written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are ladies like arrows? When is a bird not a bird? What do you call a nun with a washing machine on her head? Welcome to the weird new word adventure from David Astle, plunging into the realm of riddles, chasing down and prising open 101 curious questions from around the planet. A mindtrip across time and place, Riddledom uncovers relics from over 50 cultures, delving into language and deception, sampling Pompeii walls and Dothraki warriors. Readers can unravel each mini-chapter, wrestling with riddles from Wonderland or Zanzibar, Oedipus Rex or Harry Potter. Come meet French acrobats, coffee slaves, lusty maids and many more along the way. Riddledom is your chance to roam Tasmania and Mongolia, Fiji and Peru, seeking riddles on clay tablets and Popsicle sticks. As David opens Riddledom: 'If you think riddles are solely the stuff of schoolyards and Christmas crackers, you're about to have your head refurbished.'
Download or read book Puzzles and Words 2 written by David Astle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puzzles and Words 2 is the second pocket-sized puzzle book from Australia's best known puzzle-maker and word nerd, David Astle. There are over 175 original puzzles from anagrams to riddles and quizzes for all ages and all levels. Accompanying these are some 250 of David's entertaining word stories - What does zemblanity mean? How does cosmic link to cosmetic? Where does a seahorse sleep each night with an almond? Puzzles and Words 2 will keep your brain active and entertained for hours.
Download or read book A Lifetime in Gal pagos written by Tui De Roy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated and deeply personal chronicle of De Roy's lifelong connection with these spectacular islands Tui De Roy was a year old in 1955 when her family left Europe, boarding a banana boat bound for the Pacific to lead a different sort of life in Galápagos, one of self-sufficiency and living close to nature. She grew up on the islands and returned to them often over the next five decades. Discovering photography at a young age, she has dedicated her life to recording the islands' natural history in infinite detail. A Lifetime in Galápagos is De Roy's intimate portrait of one of the most spectacular places on Earth, presenting the wildlife and natural wonders of Galápagos as you have never seen them before. Featuring hundreds of breathtaking color photos, this stunning book guides you into labyrinthine mangroves to observe nesting herons, to misty cloud forests to glimpse flycatchers and orchids, high onto erupting volcanoes, and into the ocean to swim with hammerhead sharks. De Roy's lens provides up-close encounters with orca and sperm whales, colonies of iguanas, and the giant tortoises of Alcedo Volcano. She paints unforgettable portraits of her childhood in Galápagos—the islands at night under the stars of the Milky Way, sea lions at play and on the hunt, the diverse birdlife of Galápagos, and much more. Blending striking images with vivid prose, A Lifetime in Galápagos also discusses the threats that global warming and other environmental challenges pose to the archipelago's unique wildlife and fragile habitats.
Download or read book The Word Spy written by Ursula Dubosarsky and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Readers, I'm back again with a brand new book. Yes, it's The Word Spy Activity Book! You might have read The Word Spy and The Return of the Word Spy. This one is different because now YOU get to write and draw in it as well. It's full of new discoveries, crazy games and playful puzzles, which all have one thing in common: WORDS! Inside the pages of this book you'll meet the mad word inventor, put on a shadow puppet play, learn how to solve cryptic crosswords, make up your own bingo lingo, create your own font - oh, there's just so much, you'll just have to open it up and find out for yourself!
Download or read book SAT Vocabulary Express written by Jacqueline Byrne and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun way to build vocabulary and boost SAT scores Word puzzles are a proven tool for building vocabulary. They nudge the puzzler gently toward shades of meaning, synonym recognition, contextual interpretation, and making educated guesses--all the mental tricks needed to do well on the SAT verbal section. In SAT Vocabulary Express, a top test-prep coach teams up with a leading crossword puzzle author to offer students a fun, effective alternative to standard vocabulary builders. A unique learning tool for breaking the code in the SAT verbal section, this book features: Dozens of crosswords, anagrams, acrostics, cryptograms, and other fun, skill-building puzzles Brainteasers that stimulate vocabulary mastery Tips and techniques for using the puzzles to pump up vocabularies to unprecedented levels--painlessly!
Download or read book Tui Street Tales written by Anne Kayes and published by . This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¿The bird flapped its wings and rose into the air, its long, white-feathered tuft flowing from its neck like a beard. Louie felt the world tilt beneath him. He held on tightly to Cloudbird¿s neck, as his house and Tui Street became smaller¿¿ There is something mysterious happening on Tui Street. One by one, the Tui Street friends are swept up in a series of adventures, each with a strangely familiar fairy-tale feel.
Download or read book Mungo s Cryptic Crosswords written by Mungo MacCallum and published by Black Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be delighted, be infuriated, be inspired - but above all be entertained! This is the ultimate puzzle book: a year's worth of Mungo MacCallum's cryptic crosswords from The Saturday Paper, plus a preface from the maestro himself. MUNGO MacCALLUM wrote cryptic crosswords for the Bulletin and the Weekly. He is the author of The Whitlam Mob and The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers. He has long been one of Australia's most influential and entertaining political journalists, in a career spanning more than four decades. He has worked with the Australian, the Age, the Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald and numerous magazines, as well as the ABC, SBS, Channel Nine and Channel Ten.
Download or read book Giant Crosswords written by Daily Mail and published by Hamlyn. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test your mental-might against a brand new collection of the Daily Mail's Giant Crosswords, the king of the Saturday Coffee break section. 100 gigantic grids offer you hours of entertainment as you attempt to find the 88 missing words on each page, with their two-speed format making them ideal for crossword lovers of all ages and abilities - choose to use either 'Cryptic' or 'Quick' clues to surmount the colossal challenge and prove to your peers that you're anything but clueless. Perfect for lazy weekends and tiresome train journeys, Giant Crosswords Volume 4 is sure to keep your mind firing on all cylinders.
Download or read book 2011 Archibald Prize written by Jo Litson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 April - 26 June 2011, and travelling to regional galleries in New South Wales and Victoria from July 2011 to April 2012.
Download or read book The Secrets of Strangers written by Charity Norman and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authr of Richard and Judy Book Club pick After The Fall comes a gripping and moving novel, perfect if you love books by Jodi Picoult. 'Tautly plotted, gripping and emotional' - Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of After the End A regular weekday morning veers drastically off-course for a group of strangers whose paths cross in a London café - their lives never to be the same again when an apparently crazed gunman holds them hostage. But there is more to the situation than first meets the eye and as the captives grapple with their own inner demons, the line between right and wrong starts to blur. Will the secrets they keep stop them from escaping with their lives? Shortlisted for 'best novel' in the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards
Download or read book Silliness written by Peter Timms and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silliness is to be savoured. It exposes the cracks in our reasoning, raising a gleeful two-finger salute to convention and common sense. In a world awash with stupidity and cruel politics, silliness is childish, anarchic, mischievous, rude and sometimes shocking. But it's not new. This delightful yet informative book reveals the surprisingly rich history of silliness, going all the way back to the madcap plays of Aristophanes in the fourth century BC. Medieval fools and jesters, strange 'epidemics of silliness' in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, and the charming nonsense of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, lead us to the often dark and nihilistic silliness of modern times, including Buster Keaton, Monty Python and 'Cats that Look Like Hitler.
