The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords: Hints and tips to help every solverChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzles An updated edition from expert crossword setter and experienced tutor, Tim Moorey, including 24 brand-new annotated practice crosswords. Cryptic crosswords are no longer the preserve of the elite: in this easy-to-use guide, Tim demonstrates that anyone who enjoys words and word play can learn to solve a cryptic crossword clue. With clear pictorially presented explanations for many clues, you can revel in the deep satisfaction that comes from finishing cryptic crossword puzzles. Designed to apply to the solving of any cryptic crossword, this book develops and expands Tim’s first book, How to Master The Times Crossword, and is designed to guide the cryptic crossword beginner to an enriched solving experience.
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Contents
Tips for Solving Clues | 4 |
Part | 15 |
General | 32 |
Ten Especially Troublesome Words | 54 |
Practice Clues by Type | 9 |
Difficulty Ranking in Newspapers | 15 |
Practice Puzzles | 27 |
Thanks | 14 |
Other editions - View all
The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords (the Times Crosswords) Tim Moorey No preview available - 2014 |
The Times How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords (the Times Crosswords) Tim Moorey,Collins Puzzles No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
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