27 янв. 2012 г. · Alan Connor demystifies each type of cryptic crossword clue for beginners and asks experienced solvers to share their favourite examples.

You will also often see 'initially' meaning the first letter of a word. 'Letter groups' - indicates groups of usually 2-3 letters. These are sometimes ...

11 февр. 2013 г. · 'initially' means to take a substring of 'babies' to get B. 'naked' is the definition. Combine 'b' and 'are' to get BARE. BARE matches 'naked' ...

'initially' suggests taking the first letters. The initial letter of 'crossword' is 'c'. 'times' with letters rearranged gives ...

INITIALLY. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the inital letter of a word. INITIALLY LACKING. Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the ...

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

See our reference table below for some of these – though there are many more, you can really only learn them all by doing lots of cryptic crosswords!

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.

4 сент. 2024 г. · This list contains the coded expressions used to select letters from a word or words in cryptic clues (eg 'a little crossword' = C).

17 янв. 2013 г. · Alan Connor demystifies the devices used in cryptic crosswords for beginners and asks experienced solvers to share their favourite examples.