The Telegraph Cryptic Crosswords 1 (The Telegraph Puzzle Books)

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DWELL: Take a D(aughter) and next to it put a word for conveniently. Not 100% certain about this one. ICING ON THE CAKE : An all-in-one clue. The first word can be a synonym for freezing and the other two the definition. POINT: The tip of a writing instrument is also another word for value. I wonder if I’m missing something here? MINISKIRT: A type of car that, like the solution, was particularly popular in Britain in the 1960s precedes a synonym of bypass or circumvent

Deletions involve deleting one or two letters to get a different answer. For instance, “mend” minus a letter could be “end” or “men.” MAYPOLE: A cryptic definition of the central feature of a group dance which is seen around this time of the year

How Do You Solve Crossword Puzzles?

makes The Telegraph the first newspaper ever in the UK to publish crosswords. In the beginning, the crosswords ATHLETES: The letter for adult precedes a word for permitted that’s contained by (to be hugged by) a word from the clue without its last letter (most of) Good morning. A fairly brisk solve with perhaps a greater proportion of straightforward clues than we usually see on a Tuesday, but plenty of well-disguised deception and clever exploitation of multiple meanings to keep us on our guard.

Consider abbreviations carefully. If a clue is abbreviated, the answer will likely be, too. Memorize popular abbreviations, including names of events like WWI, military abbreviations like NCO, and titles like Mr. and Ms. Also memorize common suffixes, as they’re quite popular among crossword writers.ISLANDERS: The IVR code for Italy with a verb meaning “lies about” The say indicates that the definition is by example FLASH IN THE PAN: An anagram ( bad) of HANNAH’S I FELT containing ( keeping) the musical abbreviation for quiet