Any clues on what books to use?
I enjoy your Cluewords, Starhunts and really do like the Maxis but have yet to complete the Baffler. Any clues on what books to use? It certainly keeps my mind active.
Dulcie Heffernan
Mansfield, Qld
Internet Opens Up Whole New World
For Christmas my daughter Kate gave me her old laptop and signed me up to the internet for a year! After learning how to use it, for the first time ever I have been able to complete the Demon! Wow the world has opened! Win or not this is by far the best [more…]
The Tale of Sisyphus, King of Corinth
King Sisyphus, as Ive heard tell,
Died and went down straight to hell.
Stan said O, welcome sire,
For you Ive punishment most dire,
Because youve been a bad, bad boy.
Youve never brought your people joy.
Up that great hill youll push this stone
And mind, youll do it all alone.
Youll push and shove, then near the top
The stone will [more…]
Demon from the Dungeon
BIG was a special treat with the Demon from the Dungeon. I hope this will be a regular from now on? May we all have many more years of puzzling ahead.
Linda Watson
Warnbro, WA
Soggy Puzzles
Just a suggestion! What about a simple plastic covering for subscribers books?
Because of bad weather my last two issues of BIG arrived in a soggy condition taking a fair amount of time to dry out the pages, and leaving the paper somewhat crumpled and in some cases difficult to write on.
Otherwise, no complaints. I [more…]
Lovely Suprise!
I received a lovely surprise in the mail today, one address book and keyring, a prize for being successful in Jan BIG Wordygig. These are fun doing, not always easy to find the outcome! Just before Christmas I won a soft neck pillow so am feeling all the hours spent, head down, and on [more…]
From the USA
I have been subscribing to many of your wonderful puzzle books for some time now and the pleasure they give me is just fabulous. I can hardly wait for them to arrive in my mailbox.
I am an Aussie, born in Warrnambool, Victoria and also lived in Melbourne, and now Im living in the U.S, [more…]
Kowtow
Another word for grovel or ‘bow and scrape’ is kowtow.
Chinese ke tou is the act of deep respect shown by bowing so low as to touch your head to the ground.
Ke means ‘bump’ and tou means ‘head’. A subject would kowtow to the Emperor or other superior.
Kowtow came into English in the early [more…]
