![]() ![]() For example, if you see (7) at the end of a clue, it means taht the answer has 7 letters. You can only complete the puzzle by solving every clue, both ACROSS and DOWN.Īnother slight difference is that every cryptic clue tells how many letters the answer has. ![]() A cryptic looks much the same, except that most of the answers have letters that don’t cross with other answers-every ACROSS word has letters that aren’t in any DOWN word, and vice versa. I assume that everyone reading this is familiar with normal (i.e. Since I’ve been addicted to cryptics for (OMG!) more than thirty years, I thought I’d talk about them today. The other day, I met someone who had never heard of cryptic crossword puzzles.
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