Puzzling

Even Griff is amazed ... yesterday I was called by a lovely ABC radio producer, to ask if I would be the new weekly 'captive cruciverbalist' on Statewide Afternoons with Chris Coleman! I quickly said yes, and started immediately — you can now hear me on your local ABC radio throughout regional NSW (so not Canberra or Sydney, but everywhere else), on Wednesday afternoons, just after 2:30 pm. Each week I'll pose one cryptic clue in the session and chat with listeners about their answers, and pose a harder cryptic clue to ponder over the week. The harder clue gets discussed the week after. And so on! I also reveal secrets to solving cryptics, and generally chat about the mad world of crosswords with Chris. The harder clue is posted on the ABC NSW Facebook Page , and my sessions are available to listen to again on the ABC's blog , too.

On Friday 31 August I was interviewed by Louise Maher on ABC 666 Canberra's Drive program, for their "Lesson 101" slot. You can read about and hear the interview here.

On Friday 18 May, I was interview by Russell Woolf on his Drive program, on 720 ABC Radio Perth. It was the first time I've been interviewed about my work, so was rather exciting (and only a bit nerve-wracking!). I have just got a copy of the interview, and you can listen to it too via my website. It's only about 8 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it! I've had a lovely holiday at Jervis Bay with my husband; we even found heaps of fossils at the beach, which was very exciting! These are just a couple of examples. This week I've started a copyediting job for a federal government department, just for one month; so if I'm a little absent over June, this is why. I will do my best to keep up with the cryptic crossword lessons as time permits.