Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics, we look at the times when clothes are not what they seem In the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each one: there is a definition of the answer and there is some wordplay - a recipe for assembling its letters. In a genuine puzzle environment, of course, you also have the crossing letters, which should alleviate your solving load. Hence "crossword". Also, the setters' names tend to link to profiles of the individuals be...
Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics, we look at the times when clothes are not what they seem In the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each one: there is a definition of the answer and there is some wordplay - a recipe for assembling its letters. In a genuine puzzle environment, of course, you also have the crossing letters, which should alleviate your solving load. Hence "crossword". Also, the setters' names tend to link to profiles of the individuals be...
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