Solving Cryptic Crosswords For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9780730384700 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 208 str.

Denise Sutherland

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Diving Into the World of Cryptic Crosswords 5Chapter 1: Introducing Cryptic Crosswords 7Chapter 2: Untangling Anagrams 23Chapter 3: Charade Clues: Piecing Together Linked Words 33Chapter 4: Putting Words Inside Words 45Chapter 5: Using Subtraction 53Chapter 6: Examining Reversals 61Chapter 7: Decoding Homophones 69Chapter 8: Interpreting Double Definitions 79Chapter 9: Revealing Hidden Words 89Chapter 10: Letter Gathering: Abbreviations and Other Oddments 97Chapter 11: Enjoying Cryptics Around the Globe 111Part 2: Sample Cryptic Crosswords 119Chapter 12: Easy Peasy Cryptics 121Chapter 13: Challenging Cryptics 139Chapter 14: Treacherous Cryptics 149Part 3: Hints and Answers 159Chapter 15: Hints 161Chapter 16: Answers 167Part 4: The Part of Tens 173Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Being a Better Solver 175Chapter 18: Ten (Plus Two!) Puzzling Resources 181Appendix: Word Lists 187

O autorze

Denise Sutherland is a syndicated puzzle author. Her crosswords, word searches and other puzzles appear in a range of publications around the world, and she has written many puzzle books, including Cryptic Crossword Puzzles For Dummies and Word Searches For Dummies.