The guardian cryptic crossword

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The guardian cryptic crossword

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The guardian cryptic crossword

In the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each one: there is a definition of the answer and there is some wordplay — a recipe for assembling its letters. In a genuine puzzle environment, of course, you also have the crossing letters, which should alleviate your solving load. Here are five to keep in mind. The fastest solver in the world of cryptics, Mark Goodliffe, may not care whether he solves in pen or pencil , or which kind of pen he uses, but sometimes it helps to be specific. Finally, the crossword you may be looking at has been written. The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book by Alan Connor, which is partly but not predominantly cryptic, can be obtained from the Guardian bookshop. Poe Edgar Allan Poe, Eco Umberto Eco at Bologna University.

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