CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS & HOW SOLVE THEM - Softcover

Piscop, Fred; Gordon, Peter; American Mensa Limited

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806977515 ISBN 13: 9780806977515

Publisher: Sterling, 1998

Synopsis

Welcome to the world of cryptic crosswords, where no clue is as simple as it seems. Here's where you can uncover the secrets to solving these tricky puzzles and then test out your new-found skills on some of the toughest examples you've ever seen! For the first part of the book, in-depth, step-by-step notes and annotations explain how to solve each type of clue. Learn how to recognize "flags" signaling hidden words, anagrams, charades, homophones, reversals, containers, deletions, and double definitions. Then, practice on the samples where the clues may appear to make sense on the surface, but dig deeper and you'll see that each one has at least two meanings. One definition is obvious--but to figure out the other, you'll have to engage in some wordplay. Once you've fully grasped cryptic logic, try the real thing with 19 increasingly difficult, bigger puzzles. 96 pages, 70 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

About this title

Synopsis:

A guide to solving cryptic crossword clues which includes examples of puzzles on which to practise.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0806977515
• ISBN 13: 9780806977515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96