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Sydney Queues and Clues

20 October, 2010

A shout to any Sydney browsers. You will catch me signing copies of Puzzled in the Dymocks store on George Street next Friday 29/10, from 12.30 till 1.30. Come and say gday. Or tell me why I’ve upset your breakfast with one of the year’s strangest crosswords.

And if you’re extra quick, why not book your place at a unique clue clinic in Gleebooks the day after, from 4 till 6? More details here – and to come.

Including one detail concerning the BYO crossword. At the moment, Gleebooks is asking all comers to arrive with Saturday’s puzzle. Of course, Saturday’s puzzle belongs to my esteemed colleague, DS, or David Sutton. While I admire and enjoy the DS wrangle, I think our session will be the merrier for tackling a crossword to which I’m answerable.

So bring in Friday’s bizarro crossword, and let’s chew on that. And next, to fire up your brain cells, I will give you all a brand-new crossword, tailor-made for the session, teasing you with clue recipe by recipe. Should be a lot of fun, and be great to put a few faces to aliases.

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Rewording The Brain

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