26 апр. 2016 г. · The main clue devices that should always use indicator words are anagrams, containers, hidden words, reversals, deletions and homophones. Double ...

WHAT MAKES A CROSSWORD CRYPTIC? For those new to the game, we reveal the secret in a nutshell: The clues each have two parts. One part is a normal definition ...

BOARDING · BOXED · BREAKING · BRIDGED · CAUGHT · CIRCLED · CONTAINED · CONTENT · CONTENTS · COVERED · CLUTCHED · DIVIDING · EMBRACED · ENCIRCLED · ENFOLDED

9 февр. 2009 г. · COVERED CLUTCHED DIVIDING EMBRACED. ENCIRCLED ENFOLDED ... Consider variants of the word as well – e.g. COVERS => COVER, COVERING etc.

This is an incomplete list of container and contents indicators; in general, they can be mixed and matched by careful use of 'by' (eg "X eating Y" = "Y eaten ...

A hidden clue is one where the letters of the answer are presented to you, in uninterrupted order, within a word or words in the clue.

A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom. Popularity · How cryptic clues work · Types of cryptic clues

12 авг. 2020 г. · While a crossword may provide respite from what's being reported in the rest of the paper, the relationship between puzzle and host is strong.

(Other definitions for insured that I've seen before include "Covered against accident" , "Protected against risk" , "Covered for losses" , "Covered for ...

For example, HOOD can mean "gangster" or "a cover for the head." So a clue for HOOD might read: "Cover for the head gangster (4)." (The number in parentheses ...