Comments on: About Us

By: Rupert

Rupert — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:28:01 +0000

Letters with a Singleton postmark?

I got the answer while assuming that Chesty Bond was an actress, but didn’t get the 2330 part until I looked it up later. I thought it might be something to do with bridge scoring.

By: RobT

RobT — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:33:12 +0000

Singleton: yes Rupert…I did although I had a couple letters.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:50:12 +0000

Oh well – not a bad way to get to know some obscure facts about one’s adopted country, I suppose. But thank goodness we’re now in the age of Google! (from which you may deduce that I go back a bit.)

By: Rupert

Rupert — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:11:16 +0000

DA and obscure Australiana: was there *anybody* that worked out 2330 was the postcode for Singleton, NSW without googling it?

By: AS

AS — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:40:24 +0000

Hey Mary,

The shoe’s on the other foot for me — I find it difficult to get going with the English setters, although I must admit I’m not one of the people who can knock over a DA in a single sitting, and sometimes not in an infinite number of sittings.

And if it makes you feel any better, DA really does mine the depths of Australiana sometimes — I’m often at a loss at what he’s referring to, especially when there’s a reference to some outback place.

Cheers,

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:42:54 +0000

Thanks, Rupert – yes, I do know about the Guardian online puzzles, and occasionally send off the prize one, just to keep my hand in.

By: Rupert

Rupert — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:34:02 +0000

Welcome, Mary. You do know you can still get all the Guardian crosswords for free on their website, right? If you like, you can just jump straight to those set by Araucaria.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:52:32 +0000

Hi guys – just found this site. Used to do the Ximenes and then Azed in The Observer in the UK, and Araucaria in The Guardian. Now in Oz I’m beginning to adjust to DA – it takes a while to get on the wavelength of a new compiler, and I suffer a bit from general ignorance about all things Southern Hemisphere (eg until today I’d never heard of the guy in this week’s 10a). My loss, and I’m learning. Have now completed two, and feel quite pleased with myself.

By: Richard Trahair

Richard Trahair — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:07:59 +0000

Thank you Rupert. I shall seek a clue from Nero Blanc.

By: Don Jordan

Don Jordan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:53:14 +0000

Had a letter published in The Age today on David’s crosswords. And yesterday morning I woke up, reached out for the crossword of 10th December, of which I’d only solved half a dozen clues, and saw all the other answers! This is such a wonderful example (to me) of the value of patience and of letting the subconscious do the work for you. I keep the puzzle on my bedside table and look at it while I’m dressing in the morning and in bed in the evening. I let the process take its course – and then the magic happens. Thank you so much, David, for the fun you provide.