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77CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE Lesson # 1 ANAGRAMS
Anagram Lesson #1 by The Cryptic Pro Excerpt from THE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE To solve a cryptic crossword puzzle you have to know how to break down the clues. SOLVING...
1 comment70CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 4 ABBREVIATIONS
LESSON # 4 ABBREVIATIONS A CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE Can you solve this simple cryptic clue? Edward is in the car to get wood. [5] This is an example of...
1 comment71CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 2 WORD CONNECTIONS
A CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE By the Cryptic Pro In this lesson you will realize that cryptic crossword solving is not as difficult as it appeared to be at first glance. ...
1 comment68CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 3 CONTAINER WORDS
A CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE Placing one word inside another is a clever cryptic trick used regularly by the puzzle creators. This is called a container word. Container word clues...
1 comment69CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 8 FAMOUS PERSONS NAMES
A CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 8 FAMOUS PERSONS NAMES This lesson deals with famous names being part of the clues or answers in a cryptic puzzle. As explained in previous...
1 comment70CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 5 SOURCES OF DOUBLE LETTERS
LESSON # 5 SOURCES OF DOUBLE LETTERS Double letter combinations, like single letters are used extensively by puzzle creators to...
2 comments79CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE INTRODUCTORY LESSON
HOURS OF INEXPENSIVE ENTERTAINMENT PLUS INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION AND MENTAL ALERTNESS GUARANTEED “Eat mush for a beverage” [3] Can you solve this simple cryptic clue and come up with the...
3 comments59Cryptic Crossword learning Game # 2
CITIES OF THE WORLD See Game # 1 in this series for the rules and a full explanation on how to make this a group pastime. Cities are quite often given as solutions to clues. When dealing...
0 comments70CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE LESSON # 6 DOUBLE DEFINITIONS
LESSON #6 DOUBLE DEFINITIONS The English language has thousands of words and phrases that have the same spelling but differ entirely in context. Help could mean assist but it can also mean the hired...
1 comment71THE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
LESSON # 16 DELETIONS The context of deletions is similar to that of ‘add or remove a letter’ which has been explained in Lesson # 11. Examine the following examples; take...
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