The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword :Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy - The Telegraph Puzzle Books
The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword :Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy - The Telegraph Puzzle Books
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4 June, 2020
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Description
Have you always wondered how to do a cryptic crossword?
Solving one maybe easier than you think thanks to this book.
The Telegraph's Puzzle Editor, Chris Lancaster, shows how to crack cryptic crosswords in an easy-to-follow way.
This simple-to-use guide will help you solve any cryptic crossword, whether you're a complete beginner or a puzzler seeking to expand your knowledge. This book features:
- Explanations of the common clue devices, including double definitions, hidden clues, charades, subtractions, homophones and container-and-contents clues
- Work-throughs of practice crosswords
- Tips for spotting each variety of clue
- The top 10 solving tips you need to know
- Advice on reference materials and taking your puzzling to the next level
- Chris's top-12 solving tips
- Appendices of useful lists including single-letter abbreviations and a glossary of common 'crosswordese'
Whether you're a novice or an inveterate puzzle lover, this is the perfect crossword solving guide for all.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780600636632 |
| ISBN10 | 0600636631 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 168 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 196 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
The Telegraph is the one of the UK's most popular daily broadsheets, with a daily circulation of over 350,000 readers. It was the first quality newspaper in the UK to publish a daily crossword, in 1925. The new Telegraph Puzzles site is at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/, offering access to their archive of over 17,000 puzzles.