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How to Solve Cryptic CrosswordsCryptic Crosswords Cryptic crosswords can look very daunting to the uninitiated, and indeed also to the initiated! However, knowing more about what cryptic crosswords are and how they work, together with solving experience, can make them a conquerable...
Added: 30 Oct 2021
How to Solve Skeleton Crosswords
One of the more popular crossword variants is the skeleton crossword - which you may also know under names such as diagramless crosswords.
The word 'skeleton' is apt as, unlike a normal crossword, you are just given a few scant details about a grid,...
Added: 19 Jun 2020
How to Write a Themed Crossword
Writing a themed crossword puzzle can be a time-consuming and tricky process, and depends on a few different factors:
- The grid pattern and grid size being used to create the puzzle
- The fill requirements: essentially the more themed entries you...
Added: 11 May 2015
One Hundred Years of the Crossword
Did you know that the crossword has just turned 100 years old? The puzzle was first published in what would be recognised as a modern form on 21st December 1913 in the USA. The puzzle was created by a British journalist, Arthur Wynne. And it has gone...
Added: 23 Dec 2013
Your Favourite Crossword Clue
What is your favourite crossword clue?
For most people who solve general knowledge or cryptic crosswords, there are clues that stand out from time to time as being particularly memorable.
This could be because they were quite involved and hard to...
Added: 16 Nov 2010