Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Baffler

The Baffler is bafflier,
The Stinker’s demonic.
Our searches are deeper,
We need a MNEMONIC.

El Camino’s trail REAL
We found was quite royal.
We love being baffled.
To Lovatts we’re loyal!

If your sand sea’s an ERG,
Then you’re in the SAHARA.
If your tree seeds are wingèd,
It’s M for SAMARA.

FIACRE? A French word
For an old-fashioned coach.
Don’t GYBE in your yacht
If you don’t [more…]

Perfect prize poem

The weather becomes mighty cold down here,
Normal for this time of year,
When I need a ‘cheerer-uppa’,
My first instinct is to make a ‘cuppa’,
So to win a Bodum mug and teapot,
Which keep my beverage piping hot,
Is a definite plus – they look good too,
And when I settle down to do,
A Lovatts puzzle – or maybe [more…]

Hello – August 2009

Now that winter’s here, how tempting it is to stay at home and rug up warm and cosy. Wrapped up in a duvet*, perhaps. What if you could actually wear your duvet?

Sounds too good to be true, especially if you’re one of those hothouse plants that really feels the cold, but a small Australian [more…]

Crossword solution for recession

The UK Daily Express reported that Britons believe doing crossword puzzles is the answer to beating the recession.

As many as 76%  reckon finding ways to occupy themselves is the key to getting through the credit crunch, a survey found.

And 86% of the 1000 people polled said they found traditional crossword puzzles more stimulating than [more…]

Star Grazing — Starhunts celebrities (Issue 51)

CELEBRITY PROFILES FROM CODE CRACKER STARHUNTS ISSUE 51 – PLEASE MAKE A SELECTION:

 Bill Oddie
James Fleet

 Michael Cera
Michelle Williams

Seth Rogen
 

» Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie, also known as ‘Britain’s best-known birdwatcher’ is an English actor, author, comedian, artist, musician and most recently conservationist and television presenter. 

Bill performed in several Cambridge Footlights productions before writing scripts [more…]