Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
ALAN Cumming is making back-to-back puzzle appearances, as yesterday he was mentioned in the clue for ELI. LAYS (69A: Better Made competitor) Better Made and LAYS are companies that make potato chips.
This answer brought back some memories for me. When I was growing up my family had a Harry Belafonte record, and my sister and I spent many hours singing and dancing to "DAY-O (The Banana Boat ...
AULD (31A: "___ Lang Syne") We saw this exact clue and answer five days ago. That feels appropriate, as we are nearing the time when many people will sing "AULD Lang Syne" as they say goodbye to 2024.
Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Note that in a cryptic clue, there is almost always only one answer that fits both the definition and the wordplay, so that when one sees the answer, one knows that it is the right answer—although it can sometimes be a challenge to figure out why it is the right answer. A good cryptic clue should provide a fair and exact definition of the ...
IN PEN (29D: Confident way to solve a crossword) This clue made me chuckle! I admit that I used to solve crosswords IN PEN. Nowadays I solve most of my crosswords digitally.
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.