David Astle is hanging up his boots and presents his final puzzle for the Footy Almanac. For all his fans on this site, please leave a comment below for a man who has tortured the minds of many (and left them craving more).
DA Puzzle of the Round (11)
June 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
This week’s puzzle from the best in the business, David Astle.
DA Puzzle of the Round (10)
May 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Another mind-melter from the best in the business, David Astle.
DA Puzzle of the Round (9)
May 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
Three current players are hidden in DA’s wordplay. The entire trio hails from the one club, with clues arranged from tame to tough. Who’s up this week?
DA Puzzle of the Round (8)
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
DA has selected three new players from the one club to be clued. Remember, these clues rely on wordplay only, without any definition. Likewise, the level of difficulty climbs with each clue. Which club has been targeted, and who is the current trio?
DA Puzzle of the Round (7)
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here’s another trio of clues, pointing to current players from the one club. Keep in mind the clues are purely wordplay, with no definition. You’ll also find that the clues are ordered – in Brownlow style – from easy (1) to fiendish (3). Good luck.
DA Puzzle of the Round (6)
May 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Three current players are hidden in DA’s wordplay. The entire trio hails from the one club, with clues arranged from tame to tough. Who’s up this week?
DA Puzzle of the Round (5)
April 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Three more current players to figure out this week, hidden in DA’s wordplay. All three play for the one club, with clues arranged from friendly to fiendish.
DA Puzzle of the Round (4)
April 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
Three more current players to figure out this week, hidden in DA’s wordplay. All three hail from the one club, with clues arranged from mild to masochistic. Who’s in this week’s lineup?
DA Puzzle of the Round (3)
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
DA has selected three new players from the one club to be clued. Remember, these clues rely on wordplay only, without any definition. Likewise, the level of diffulcty climbs with each clue. Which club has been targeted, and who is the current trio?
DA Puzzle of the Round (2)
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
David Astle has created another trio of clues, pointing to current players from the one club.
DA Puzzle of the Round (1)
March 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
He’s back! David Astle returns for the season and his opening puzzle has set a high benchmark. Can you solve it?
DA Puzzle of the Round (23)
August 29, 2012 by 4 Comments
David Astle signs off with his final puzzle of the season.
DA Puzzle of the Round (22)
August 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? Time for some code-cracking 101 this week. Can you identify this bloke, head and shoulders above most current players? Battery/R S 49 S Last week’s question and answer: This week suits master manipulatora. Changing the right letter per word, can [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (21)
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? This week suits master manipulatora. Changing the right letter per word, can you join the new combo to spell a current AFL player? DAM + INHALE, say, can be DAV + IDHALE = Hawthorn’s DAVID HALE. Along with David, these [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (20)
August 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? What player in this week’s press owns a vowel-free surname of seven letters? And sifting the lists across the league, I dug up two prominent players – both hailing from SA originally – who brag all five vowels [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (19)
August 1, 2012 by 2 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? There’s a current senior coach with a well-known nickname. Bizarrely, two current players in the coach’s former team, have surnames rhyming with that nickname. Unmask the trio. (Burkie is quick off the mark with the answer this morning – [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (18)
July 25, 2012 by 10 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? How weird’s this? There’s a quick-handed player running around whose first name is a team-mate’s surname. Who is he? (While I reckon this fluke is unique, here’s a test to make sure you found the right bloke: mix [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (16)
July 10, 2012 by 6 Comments
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? From AFL to LA This week is where we play. Our footy fixture has ample venues, But we’re asking you to choose One in particular (take your pick) And so reveal a Spielberg flick. And before you yell a [Read more]
DA Puzzle of the Round (15)
July 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
Discover the world of David Astle here. But first, can you solve this week’s puzzle? This week we give you six straight clues. Solve them correctly and you can then string your answers together in a new sequence (with no letter mixing needed) to sound out a major AFL name. As an added help, the [Read more]
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