How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords

How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords

Paperback (10 Apr 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.

Expert crossword solver and setter, Tim Moorey, seeks to dispel the myth that cryptic crosswords are the preserve of the elite. In this easy guide, he demonstrates that anyone who enjoys words and word play can learn to solve a cryptic crossword clue.

With clear pictorially presented explanations for many clues, you can revel in the deep satisfaction that comes from finishing cryptic crossword puzzles.
Designed to apply to the solving of any cryptic crossword, this book develops and expands Tim's first book, How to Master The Times Crossword, and is designed to guide the cryptic crossword beginner to an enriched solving experience.

 Contains 15 new practice puzzles from 15 different newspaper and magazine sources.
 Many new hints and tips to help every solver
 Greatly expanded lists e.g. of those all-important abbreviations you should know
 A completely new demonstration of how one solver tackles a typical daily cryptic
 Up-to-date sections on the latest help available online eg smartphone and tablet apps
 In-depth and clear explanations of every clue and puzzle answer
 Previously published as 'How To Master The Times Crossword: The Times Cryptic Crossword Demystified'. This book is a revised and updated version.

Book information

ISBN: 9780007546527
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Times Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 793.732
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 180g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 15mm