Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution.

30 авг. 2010 г. · The standard advice for punctuation in cryptic clues is "Ignore it". That is good advice in most cases, like these -.

16 февр. 2015 г. · The short answer to the question “What should I make of the punctuation in a cryptic crossword clue?” is: ignore it. All of it.

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.

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3 мая 2010 г. · 1. Read the clue. Then read it backwards. Either the first word or the last word (or phrase, or even the whole clue) defines the solution.

26 апр. 2016 г. · Cryptic definition clues don't use indicator words, although they are often indicated with a question mark or exclamation mark. (

A collection of elements commonly used in the wordplay of cryptic crosswords. ; posh, U (upper-class) ; presenter, DJ (Disk Jockey); MC (Master of Ceremonies).

A good part of the trick to solving a cryptic clue is figuring out which part of the clue is the definition and which part is the wordplay.

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.