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	Solving Cryptic Puzzles - Personal pages of Samuel Murray, translator in Afrikaans and English
		The secret about a two-part clue is that the clue is made up of two parts, each of which is a synonym for the answer.
		A classic three-part clue is made up of the following: one part of the clue is a synonym for the answer, and the other two parts of the clue are synonyms for one part of the answer each.
		There are two-part clues, in which each part of the clue is a synonym for the answer, and three-part clues, in which one part of the clue is a synonym for the answer, and the other two parts are synonyms of parts of the answer.
	www.leuce.com /translate/cryptic.html (3335 words)

	Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cryptic crosswords are a particular type of crossword which have become widely popular in the UK, and several other Commonwealth nations such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India.
		One part of the clue is a definition, which must exactly match the part of speech and tense as the answer.
		Cryptics were gradually taken up by other newspapers, appearing in The Manchester Guardian from 1929 and in The Times and The Listener from 1930.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cryptic_crossword (2851 words)

	YAGCC - Clue Types (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hidden word clues are usually easy to solve once you've spotted that a clue is of this type (and doing so is often easy as well, because the SI has to include something to indicate that part of a sequence of words is needed).
		These clues are ones where the whole clue is a definition of the solution and a SI at the same time.
		The Times sometimes used quotation clues in the past, and also permitted (possibly still permits) the use of plain definitions - either as the ultimate bluff, or in cases where no satisfactory cryptic clue could be found.
	www.biddlecombe.demon.co.uk /yagcc/YAGCC2.html (1856 words)

	Introduction to cryptic crosswords - crossword tools .com - Online tools for crosswords and more
		All cryptic clues have a definition and this definition is almost always at one end or another of the clue.
		This is one of the rare breeds of clue that doesn’t have a subsidiary indication.
		Although it is unlikely that the clue solver will fully understand the clue in these situations it will often get the answer from the definition or as a last resort from the checked letters.
	www.crosswordtools.com /cryptic-crosswords.php (1762 words)

	Puzzlecrypt: Puzzles with Cryptic Clues. Cyptic Clue Guide
		Cryptic clues have two parts: a definition of the answer word and some wordplay.
		Cryptic clues have none of the ambiguity of standard crossword puzzle clues, because wordplay and definition independently confirm the answer.
		It's true that writers of cryptic clues do their best to mislead you, but at the same time they try very hard to be fair.
	www.puzzlecrypt.com /clue_guide.htm (1049 words)

	Mind Toys: Cryptic Scrambler
		The word to which the clue points can be found amongst the answer options given.
		Cryptic clues function whereby one part of the clue (a word or phrase at either the beginning or the end of the clue) refers to the word's meaning, while the rest of the clue indicates the structure of the word.
		In this case, the last word in the clue ('fish') provides the meaning of the word.
	www.queendom.com /mindgames/mindstretching/mindtoys/mt-quiz1.html (151 words)

	Solving Cryptic Puzzles - Persoonlike bladsye van Samuel Murray, vertaler in Afrikaans en Engels
		When tackling three-part clues the trick is first recognising the three parts of the clue, and then identifying the full word synonym part (Gilbert calls it the "key").
		Finally it is always possible that the clue writer can simply give us one part of the word, as is. In "Try getting at lure (7)" the clue part "at" happen to be the actual word used in the answer.
		The word to be reverted can either be in the clue, as in "Cut buns up (4)" or be something that needs to be deciphered first and then reverted, as in "Cut the little cakes up (4)".
	www.leuce.com /translate/cryptic-a.html (3316 words)

	Cryptic crossword tips
		Deciphering the clues is the charm of the cryptic crossword, since each clue is a sort of self-contained puzzle.
		With two routes to the answer, you might expect cryptic clues to be easier to solve than the ordinary clues in standard crosswords.
		Cryptic clues are, by tradition, followed by the enumeration of the answer.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/7762/cryptic.html (2195 words)

	solving:cryptics [NPL Wiki]
		The constructor tries to challenge you with clues whose surface meaning puts you off the scent – for example, with a clue whose parts split in the middle of a common two-word phrase, or by seeming to use a word as a verb that is really meant as a noun.
		Cryptic clues may also use punctuation in whatever manner seems most likely to deceive; solvers are warned to ignore punctuation.
		Cryptic clues generally direct you (albeit deceptively) to the type of wordplay involved.
	www.puzzlers.org /dokuwiki/doku.php?id=solving:cryptics (751 words)

	Clue Solver FAQ - crossword tools .com - Online tools for crosswords and more
		Type the clue into the "Clue" area exactly as you see it printed in the crossword and including the length description in brackets if there is one.
		The general principle for the syntax of clues is that the clues should look as close as possible to how they appear in printed crosswords.
		All clues must have a length description at the end in brackets, if you omit one when entering crossword clues you must enter a letter pattern of the right length, even if it is all '?' characters.
	www.crosswordtools.com /cm/faq.php (2519 words)

	What is a cryptic crossword? in The AnswerBank: Phrases & Sayings
		A cryptic crossword puzzle is one in which each clue is a little puzzle in itself, as distinct from the more straightforward question-and-answer crosswords.
		The secret to solving the cryptic clue is that the word is actually clued twice: once as a standard crossword clue and the again as a punned clue featuring some sort of wordplay.
		The secret to deciphering a cryptic clue is to determine where one half the clue ends and the other half begins.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /article1041.html (610 words)

	How to solve cryptic crosswords \| Crossword \| Guardian Unlimited
		To help you, every fair clue will contain a 'definition' of the answer (usually at the beginning or the end), or the whole clue will be the definition.
		The definition should still be at the beginning or the end of the clue, but a disguised anagram indicator will tell you that the answer is to be found by rearranging the letters of other words contained in it.
		The occasional clue (usually aimed at producing a chuckle) where the definition and the whole clue are the same thing.
	www.guardian.co.uk /crossword/howto/rules/0,4406,210643,00.html (590 words)

	Cryptic Thoughts
		Since the majority of cryptics published in the US appear in Games and Dell publications, their editors' views are well-known among constructors, and any alternative perspective must be defined in terms of theirs.
		Cryptics are great places to discover the latter, since if they are clued fairly and checked adequately, there are ways to get to them other than through an unfamiliar definition.
		If the clues are forced to include a certain letter, then some other constraint, such as the quality of the surface meaning, may need to be relaxed.
	www.picciotto.org /hot/cryptic-thoughts.html (4144 words)

	Theresa's Cryptic Crosswords: Solving Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Each clue in a cryptic crossword is actually a little puzzle of its own.
		Cryptics were invented in Britain, and continue to be extremely popular there.
		The charm of a cryptic clue is that it's deceptive at first, yet ultimately unambiguous.
	www.crypticross.com /cryptics/solvingguide/solvingguide.html (389 words)

	Puzzle that makes you weep softly and twitch: Cryptic crosswords \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cryptic crosswords are mostly unappreciated on US shores, but those who have learned to seek them out have struck upon perhaps the best wordplay puzzles ever.
		Instead of rewarding a solver's grasp of trivia, cryptics are truly a battle of wits in which each clue is a riddle that plays by a few simple rules.
		Cryptic crosswords have always been on my lifetime to-do list, along with jazz and classical music, but my grandparents were tremendous fans of cryptic crosswords, and my understanding is that the Sunday Times crossword is the bitch of the bunch.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/23114 (2826 words)

	Hints and Tips for Solving Cryptic Crosswords
		The other clue may be simply another synonym or one or two devices which assist in divining the correct answer.
		In the clue "Take the chair before the team" the answer is "preside" - to preside is to take the chair but in the second part of the clue - "before the team", "pre" represents "before" and "side" represents "team".
		The key to solving cryptic puzzles is the use of reasoning processes and the recognition of several devices commonly used.
	www.puzzlepeople.com.au /cryptic_about.htm (785 words)

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		Ideally, the two definitions are physically separate — one at one end of the clue and one at the other.
		Puzzle-makers will try all sorts of tricks to confuse you about which part of the clue is the straight definition and which is cryptic, but they should never mix them.
		The straight definition might be at the beginning or the end of the clue, but it should never be in the middle.
	www.carolinescryptics.com /intro.htm (653 words)

	The New Yorker's Guide to Solving Cryptic Crosswords
		Cryptics were invented in Britain, where they appear in every sort of publication, from the snootiest literary weeklies to the brassiest popular tabloids.
		This clue indicates that a word meaning "plumes" is found inside "knife at her side." The answer is "FEATHERS." In a hidden word clue, the answer is spelled out in correct order in the clue; no rearranging of letters is required.
		In reversal clues the indicator is always beside the definition of the word being reversed, not the definition of the answer.
	www.primate.wisc.edu /people/hamel/newyorker.html (1784 words)

	CrypticTypes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Each cryptic clue has two parts: a definition of the answer and an indication of that answer through
		routes to the answer, you would expect cryptic clues to be easy to solve.
		clues include some word or phrase -- a 'container indicator' -- telling you which part goes inside the other.
	hometown.aol.com /pandorasd/CrypticTypesindex.html (642 words)

	Cryptic Crossword Puzzles
		The dictionary-definition clues in vogue in the States were too straightforward for British solvers.
		Explain a particularly clever clue to someone who doesn't understand cryptics, and you'll be greeted with a vacant stare.
		Each cryptic clue is is a self-contained puzzle, divided into two halves: a literal definition of the answer, and an indication of the answer through wordplay.
	www.garisonpiatt.com /puzzles/cryptics/intro.html (686 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Chambers Crossword Manual (Crossword): Books: Don Manley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The clue explanations have many examples, and progress from the more basic up to the kinds which are found in the more difficult, barred crosswords.
		He covers all the basic cryptic clue types in fewer than forty pages, and nearly a third of those are taken up with tutorial puzzles.
		It provides a history of the cryptic crossword; it is a manual on how to solve them; it provides annotated examples of 100 crosswords of different types; it tells you how to set them, and provides suggestions for further reading.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Chambers-Crossword-Manual-Don-Manley/dp/0550120068 (1259 words)

	help in making a crossword puzzle custom cryptic crosswords
		Not only are the clues cryptic, but they are also personalized and entertaining.
		If your intended recipients are not already cryptic crossword fans, our help in making a crossword puzzle online will not be successful unless you are prepared to take the time to teach them how to solve cryptic clues.
		Since Custom Cryptic Crosswords are tailor made for each customer, there are no economies of scale in production.
	www.custom-cryptic-crosswords.com (485 words)

	help on making a crossword puzzle custom cryptic crosswords
		Note how there is more blank space than in a crossword from the newspaper, since a Custom Cryptic starts with cryptic solutions, not with the puzzle layout.
		A Custom Cryptic Crossword will have many kinds of cryptic clues often including anagrams, riddles, double meanings, hidden words, and so on.
		A Custom Cryptic is especially entertaining since the answers relate to the individual personally, to the educational material they are learning, or to the business event they are involved in.
	www.custom-cryptic-crosswords.com /Sample.htm (170 words)

	New Statesman - Cryptic clue
		He appreciates how a good clue can provide a cultural insight, quite possibly in a context that has nothing to do with the way in which the clue has to be worked out.
		He draws parallels between the oddities of life and the oddities of clues, using them to explain various types of clue construction.
		As for the significance of the title - well, it is a crossword clue and the answer is "rebelled".
	www.newstatesman.com /200303310042 (423 words)

	Cryptic clue (for those who thirst for adventure) · Chatter · UpYourBudget Treasure Hunt 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cryptic clue (for those who thirst for adventure)
		this weeks cryptic clue is like a teaser from a bad horror movie...
		Roxie, I hit the "print scrn" key, opened MS Paint and hit paste, to grab snapshots of the cryptic clues.
	www.upyourbudget.com /chatter/cryptic_clue_not_for_1 (566 words)

	Random House \| Books \| National Puzzlers' League Cryptic Crosswords by Edited by Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
		Now, for the first time, a selection of the league's favorite cryptic crosswords is available in book form for puzzle fans everywhere to enjoy.
		Unlike "regular" crossword puzzles, each clue in a cryptic crossword has two parts--one that's straightforward and one that involves one or more types of wordplay--and part of the fun is determining which part is which and what type of wordplay is involved.
		One of most fascinating things about cryptics is that the clues are a combination of tremendous creativity and imagination, on one hand, and strict, formal rules, on the other.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812936605 (350 words)

	Cryptic Crosswords Puzzles Games
		For frustrated crossword fans, help is at hand in An introduction to Cryptic crosswords which will reveal the simple secrets of clue structure and decoding.
		He reminds us that the 'cryptic' crossword is a very British institution (perhaps...
		Times cruciverbalists, still smarting from the last move of their beloved cryptic from the back...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Puzzles/Crosswords/Cryptic (377 words)

	Cru - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Lastly, the finer aspects of cryptic clue syntax are discussed, mostly from the point of view of constructors-in-training, as well as airing out preferences as solvers.
		Cru Cryptic puzzles should be a.txt file or a.puz file of a block-style cryptic puzzle of any size from 9 x 9 to 15 x 15.
		A clue and its answer must match approximately in formalness — which means that a slang answer will have a slangy clue, and a nonslang answer will have a nonslangy clue.
	home.earthlink.net /~nytcru/faq.html (10997 words)

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