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How To Solve A Cryptic Crossword

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How To Solve A Cryptic Crossword

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Simon walks through the solve of today's cryptic crossword from The Times.

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We sometimes use Duncan's Sudoku Solver, which is available at littlegogs.com/index.shtml
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▶ABOUT US◀
Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the eleven-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.

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Cracking The Cryptic published this 34:51 video tutorial on October 25, 2019. It has been watched 5,306 times on YouTube.

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