![]() ![]() The meaning of the answer is ‘animal’ and the pointer is ‘ultimately’. Pointers include: endings, ending with, ultimately, lastly, etcĮXAMPLE: Ultimately foun d th e tim e fo r the animal (4) Deer The answer (the word) is again found in the clue, but the letters are the last letters of successive words in the clue. They’re usually put there simply to make the clue easier to read or to mislead, rarely if ever to help. Tip: ignore punctuation marks such as commas. The meaning of the answer is ‘bitter’ and the pointer is ‘initially’. Pointers include: firstly, to begin with, starts to, initially, at firstĮXAMPLE: Bitter initially, but extremely enjoyable refreshment (4) Beer Just like hidden word clues, the answer (the word) is found in the clue, but the letters are the first letters of successive words. Hidden clues include a pointer indicating a hidden word, such as: in, some, within, holds, contains.ĮXAMPLE A: Confront them in the tob acco store (6) AccostĪnother form of the hidden word clue is the reversed hidden word where the word (the answer) is hidden in the clue, but in reverse order.ĮXAMPLE A: The dog is held back in the b ig Rockies (5) CorgiĢ.1 A hammer featured in the small etching (6)Ģ.2 The publican adamantly revealed the country (6)Ģ.3 Piece of news that’s back in prime time (4) With hidden clues, the answer is found in the clue itself, amongst other words. In example A above, the meaning is at the end of the clue and in example B, the meaning is found at the beginning of the clue.Įxamples to try (the meaning of the answer is highlighted and answers are found at the bottom of this blog page).ġ.2 Hankered for the deanery to be repaired (7) Tip: the meaning of the answer is usually found at either the beginning or the end of the clue. Poach is an anagram of ‘a chop’, the anagram pointer being ‘another way’. ‘Executives’ is the meaning of the answer.ĮXAMPLE B: Cook a chop another way (8) Poach The answer, m anagers, is an anagram of Ms Reagan, the anagram pointer being ‘upset’. In the examples below, the meaning of the answers are highlighted (ie, the solver should be looking for a synonym of the words in bold).ĮXAMPLE A: Ms Reagan is upset by the executives (8) Managers There are many pointers and you’ll never learn them all. Common pointers include: about, upset, another way, moving, troubled. The clue includes a pointer suggesting some sort of movement to tell you it’s an anagram. For example swore is an anagram of worse. An anagram is a word (or words) that, when rearranged, forms a different word or phrase. I’ve started with anagrams as they’re one of the easier and more common clue types. When this was written it never occurred to me that anyone other than New Zealanders would read it.)Ģ Hidden Words (and reversed hidden word clues)ģ Letter clues (Initial letters, End letters and Alternate letters) (I am a New Zealander so apologies to those of you from other countries for some clues featuring New Zealand people or places. Welcome, whether you’re new to cryptic crosswords, or just needing a refresher.Ĭryptic crosswords are made up of a variety of clue types and each is listed below and then explained a little further below. ![]()
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