Sly Twine 6
And the titles are….
RAJ - Romeo And Juliet
LIB - Life Is Beautiful
TAUT - The Air Up There
TAG - The Ancestor Game
HAD - Heat And Dust
LOP - Life Of Pi
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BEG - Brown Eyed Girl
BIP - Brass In Pocket
BOB - Beast Of Burden
HOG - Heart Of Gold
JAG - Just A Girl
LILO - Love Is Like Oxygen
LOTE - Livin’ On the Edge
LOG - Love Over Gold
OIL - One I Love
PAS - People Are Strange
ROTS - Rain On The Scarecrow
SITS - Spirit In The Sky
TALL - Take A Long Line
I’ll be back from winter’s beach next week with a few fresh postings and a new verbal twist. In the meantime, enjoy the usual Bird Brains. Ooroo, DA
August 19th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Hi David Astle,
I just came across your website tonight having Google-searched your name, having prior to that come across your name in an Age Crossword book in a Melbourne bookstore…
I love your site, particularly your accidental acrostics, and will be back for more. Thanks.
You may also enjoy my Gridless Crosswords. The first was published in last month’s COLOSSUS (published by LOVATTS CROSSWORDS) and the next comes out early next month.
If you have the time and are willing, let me know what you think. I would love the advice or feedback from a real puzzle expert!
Sincerely,
Craig
PS Try Gridless Crossword 003. The earlier instalments are instructive only and probably not so rewarding for a puzzle expert such as yourself.
August 19th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Thanks Craig - I’ll check out your latest gridless, no less, when the current colossus (of paper) thins out on my desk.
Cheers, DA
September 21st, 2007 at 9:22 am
Finally grabbed a Colossus Xword magazine (No 112) and no sign of the Gridless you mentioned.
I found Starhunts and Bafflers and Wizwords. I bumped into The Skeleton, and possibly the worst cryptic clue I’ve ever seen:
Very large snakes constrict nothing inside boars (3,12)
Pretty hard to trump that for enormity. I’ll keep a weather eye on future issues.