17 дек. 2008 г. · The entire clue is one single definition, worded in a misleading way and you need to use some out-of-the-box reasoning to solve it.

A clue like this breaks the cardinal rule of cryptic clues: there is only one way to get to the answer, rather than the standard two (definition and wordplay).

15 мар. 2021 г. · “How on earth do these things work?” is a reasonable question when faced with a cryptic clue. The answer goes “Well, half of it is a definition ...

27 дек. 2022 г. · A cryptic definition clue has no wordplay. Instead, it defines the answer in a misleading way, usually by exploiting at least one word with an ...

A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom.

The hitch is that a good cryptic clue is worded misleadingly. The definition may appear before or after the wordplay, often with no punctuation to mark the ...

One part is a normal definition of the answer; the other is an additional hint using wordplay. Having two hints in each clue might seem a big giveaway to.

A cryptic clue is any crossword clue in which the answer is hidden or, to quote Chambers, mysteriously obscure. Various types of cryptic clue construct have ...

A cryptic clue generally consists of two parts: Definition – this is synonymous with the answer and is usually positioned at the beginning or end of the clue.

5 июл. 2012 г. · We're looking at clues where you discover a bunch of letters from the wordplay, then imagine them running backwards to get your answer.