In this post we shall stick to Anagrams. This is a very common type of clue and you can expect most cryptic crosswords to carry at least 5 or 6 […]

In this post, we shall look at acrostics. Acrostics are word puzzles in which a word is formed from certain letters in each word of a phrase or sentence. ‘Acrostic’ […]

We shall look at Cryptic Definitions (CD) in today’s post. In this type of clue, the entire clue is the definition, and knowing common expressions and some general knowledge will […]

In today’s post, we shall look at the &lit type of clue. This symbol stands for “and literally so”. What makes this clue unusual (and challenging) is that the entire […]

In today’s post, we shall look at the ‘Container’ type of clue. In this type, the setter will give us the meaning, as always, and will also give us a […]

Today’s post is different – instead of introducing a new category of clues, this post will give you all a mental workout. Fear not: all the clues given here use […]

We shall take a stab at REVERSALS today. These are clues which contain the meaning of the answer, as always, and where the answer is also either hidden or indicated […]

We shall look at DELETIONS today. In this category of clues, we need to remove a part of the clue to get the answer. This erasure can happen at the […]

Today, we shall look at “Charades”, a very common category of clues in Cryptics. The clue, as with all cryptic clues, will contain a definition/meaning part and a puzzle part. […]

Today, we shall look at “Double Definitions”, DD in short. This is when the setter is cluing the answer with two definitions. So the answer will have two different meanings […]