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The Daily Telegraph How to Crack a Cryptic Crossw (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Reference; 2 edition (21 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330488457
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330488457
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,882 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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If you've ever looked at cryptic crossword clues and wondered how anyone even begins to solve them, then here is your answer. This easy to follow fun guide shows how anyone can learn the logic behind these puzzles and become cryptically expert. It covers all aspects of cryptic clues, from anagrams and homophones to synonyms, and includes explanatory articles, sample clues and some simple practice crosswords, with full analysis of the solutions.

Crosswords are an endless source of entertainment and a wonderful way of exercising the mind. Learn how to tackle a cryptic crossword - and join the hundreds of thousands of people who are already addicted!

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really helpful approach and FUN!, 3 April 2003
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I have been doing quick crosswords for years and although I was beginning to find them a bit simple I had always thought the cryptic ones too daunting, and all my previous attempts to learn had failed in confusion and disillusionment... but I decided to give them another go, using this book to start. What i really appreciated is that she weans you from quick crosswords onto the different sorts of cryptic clues one at a time, so that you can use the skills you already have to build on, and to verify your own progress. This book was really helpful and suited perfectly to someone who enjoys quick crosswords already, as you can enjoy the achievement of the example crosswords using many of the skills you already have, rather than spending ages staring at the page getting baffled and dissillusioned without really knowing where to start(which had been my previous experience of trying to learn cryptic technique.) An excellent gap-bridger.
Lots of example crosswords too, (30 altogether) and all with well explained answers in the back (an absolute must to have the explanation as well as the answer to every single clue if you're trying to learn, by the way- something to look out for!) It also contains a few "word banks" of commonly occuring oddities peculiar to cryptic crossword solving- again, worth looking out for in other books.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Will help crossword beginners, 1 Oct 2001
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This book is an introduction to completing cryptic crosswords, with special reference to the Daily Telegraph's (one of the more tractable). All the different types of clue are explained and illustrated, and there are special crosswords for you to practise on, where the types of clue are flagged. As ever, I'd have liked more examples, and more on the approach to take when tackling a crossword, and as yet I still haven't managed more than half a crossword - but that's more than a couple of weeks ago...it's a bargain.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last, something to fill my weekends with!, 11 May 1999
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This review is from: How to Crack the Cryptic Crossword (Daily Telegraph) (Paperback)
I've been desperately trying to crack the world of cryptic crosswords and now it's possible! As a project manager, this book helped me to take a methodical approach to tackling the otherwise daunting crossword and proved that it's all based on logic, not intelligence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ace if you want to begin solving cryptic crosswords
A few friends at work have a go each day at the times crossword and i was interested in how they came to the answers. so i bought this... and it's a brilliant book! Read more
Published 4 months ago by megamarble

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Crack the Cryptic Crossword (Daily Telegraph)
Very easy to follow, a great introduction to cryptic crosswords. Well worth it.

Be carefull - there are two editions of the same book

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Published 4 months ago by R. Whittle

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend
My daughter & I took this book on holiday to learn how to crack the cryptic crossword. We enjoyed working our way through the lessons and both felt we understood the basics by the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. M. Wilson

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Published 7 months ago by H. Nash

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for cryptic crossword 'training'
I got this book for my wife who is an avid Telegraph crossworder so this is very much her review!
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Published 7 months ago by Mr. Jon Forster

5.0 out of 5 stars Shining a little light in the darkness
Bored with the quick crosswords, I tried to fathom the cryptics. Oh dear. This book and to a lesser extent the similar book by Kevin Skinner have helped open up this fascinating... Read more
Published 10 months ago by dyfthegog

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb introduction to cryptic crosswords
This is an excellent introduction for the novice on how to solve cryptic crosswords. Obviously geared towards the (supposedly easier) Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword, this book... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Regulus

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