For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model ...

25 апр. 2022 г. · ... eg” in a clue might also mean you're being given an example of the answer. The quickest way of doing this job is the question mark. Here's ...

8 дек. 2011 г. · Alan Connor demystifies each type of cryptic crossword clue for beginners and asks experienced solvers to share their favourite examples.

1. DOUBLE DEFINITIONS. The simplest kind of wordplay hint in a clue is a second definition. For example, HOOD can mean “gangster” or “a cover for the head.”

26 апр. 2016 г. · Indicator words are vital words that are found in many (but not all) cryptic clues for crosswords. These are words that indicate the type of wordplay being ...

For example, the word putter in a clue may appear to refer to a golf club but actually mean dawdle or even one who puts. Cryptic clues are followed by a number ...

10 нояб. 2022 г. · For the people who are saying it implies more than "for example" (that it's likely to be a unusual or punny example, or something otherwise like ...

Sometimes called a pun, a cryptic definition is one that appears to mean one thing, but when read differently means something else. Homonyms are frequently ...

Cryptic crossword clues conform to certain rules and patterns, and spotting the nature of the clue will give you the key to solving it.

For example, the cryptic part might be all of the words but the definition part is all but one of the words. When a double duty clue has the entire clue as the ...