guy_du_sable : Sunday Times Cryptic 5005, by Robert Price — Take 2 puzzles and call me in the morning (just once!) [+19] Master “crosswordese.” Learn some of the most commonly used crossword answers. See if you can fit any of the “crosswordiest” words, or words not found in everyday speech but often used in crosswords, in your puzzle. CodyCross: A fun app that’s not quite Scrabble or a crossword, CodyCross is an updated version of the classic word puzzle. See our special cheats for winning at CodyCross for help. One Clue Crossword: Answers can be difficult to figure out when you only get one clue, which is typically a picture. Deletions involve deleting one or two letters to get a different answer. For instance, “mend” minus a letter could be “end” or “men.”

UNCHASTE - UNC(l)E replaces L='a bit' of Lunch, by HAS + T. I don't like the use of 'a bit' to mean 'the first letter'. I don't see where that comes from. TRIFID—T[-imes] R[-eview] + IF, “provided” + ID, “papers”; Merriam-Webster: Latin trifidus split into three, from tri- + findere to split …Looked to me like a noun, but lo, it is an adjective. WSJ Crossword: The Wall Street Journal’s puzzles are, in their words, “America’s most elegant, adventurous, and addictive crosswords.” They’re frequently themed and can be quite difficult to figure out crossword solutions for. crosswords, which are often particularly difficult due to their word puzzles. This type of crossword puzzles was CONFETTI - Another CD, A eference to the littering that often takes place as the happy couple emerge from the church, or registry office.Famed lyricist Stephen Sondheim (of Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and A Little Night Music) introduces Americans to the British-style cryptic crossword in New York magazine. Matt Gaffney likes to start with the theme and then use a divide-and-conquer approach to create his crosswords. This engaging and all inclusive crossword puzzle by Times group has gained a lot of popularity owing to its simplicity and interesting choice of words. These puzzles are very different than the usual cryptic puzzle where the clue is itself a puzzle and so is the solution. These are more definition based and the players are expected to choose the best possible word they can find and fit it into the given number of boxes. While there may be many possible words for one definition, only the one that will fit can be the winning answer.

informal café session at the annual Cheltenham Literature Festival. There, the Northern Ireland native helps If you really want to get fancy with your crosswords, you can also create a crossword puzzle with a program like Crossword Compiler for Windows or CrossFire by Beekeeper Labs. The Times group has a list of renowned puzzle setters but they follow the anonymity rule and maintain in high esteem, the complete list of all their setters.STAR{e} (look hard for) [missing English - e]. 'Stare meaning 'look hard' is fine but I'm having a problem equating it with 'look hard for'. Perhaps there's a context I haven't thought of?

The prolific Margaret Farrar is succeeded at The New York Times by Will Weng, who is later succeeded by Eugene T. Maleska. Even as a child, Rogan was fascinated by the symmetrical grid of crossword puzzles and loved the way they all

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The Cryptic crosswords are published from Monday to Saturday and on the last day that is Saturday, there is a prize crossword. SET UP - S(mall) E(nglish) + TUP, your ram. "Our Yorkshire Farm," Channel 5's most popular series ever, is my go-to source for tups, tegs, yows and all related farming vocabulary. If you haven't watched it you have a real treat in store. Definitions underlined in italics, (ABC)* indicating anagram of ABC, {} deletions and [] other indicators. Across

No fewer than four double definitions (DDs) here and plenty of deletion too, certainly contributory factors to making this a rather easy offering. Only the papal mini-bull held me up to any extent, but even that was pretty tractable. As a bull - of whatever size - should be.Repeat these steps, taking breaks occasionally to look at the crossword quiz answers in a new way. Do this until you’re done. Keep considering the theme, look out for anagrams, and consider consulting a synonym and antonym finder to find new words that are similar to the clues. Remember to think outside of the box when trying to fill in those boxes! It can be hard to understand a crossword clue because crossword-writers are absolutely notorious for being cryptic. A good crossword player is typically a master riddle-solver, as one has to really think outside of the box to figure out some of these more difficult hints. Here are a few crossword-solving tips: