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How to read a cryptic crossword clue: Beginner video

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Simon discusses a few clues from today's crossword in The Times and explains, from first principles, how to read them correctly.

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Cracking The Cryptic published this 10:30 video tutorial on October 25, 2018. It has been watched 3,174 times on YouTube.

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  • Guide: How To Solve Cryptic Crosswords crosswordsolver.org

    The first thing to understand is that all cryptic clues tend to be made up of what are called the Ximenean principles – which say that all cryptic clues can be divided into three basic parts: 1. An exact definition, in…

  • Beginner's guide to solving cryptic crosswords - the Guardian theguardian.com

    A t first glance, cryptic crossword clues can appear daunting, but what no one ever tells you is this: the answer is right in front of you – by definition.Every crossword clue contains a ...

  • 4 Ways to Solve a Cryptic Crossword - wikiHow wikihow.com

    Unlike standard or “New York Times-style” crosswords, cryptic crossword clues almost never have a literal meaning. Instead of reading such a clue to determine its answer, you must carefully decode it in order to reveal…

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