British Crossword Puzzles
Can these be solve by mortals? Are they actually psychology experiments to test frustration levels?On a good day, I can do 1/3 of a NYTimes Sunday puzzle. With the wife or a dictionary, maybe 2/3. The...
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Seven letter word for "fuggy heat"... (this may not be difficult for some)
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British cryptic crossword clues are full of `codewords` which reveal which type of clue it is. Once familiar with these, you`ll find the going a lot easier, although still a rewarding challenge.The...
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And when you've got the hang of *that*, you can try *this* (thanks, Spike Milligan):one across: the indefinite articleone down: the first letter of the alphabetBeats me.
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Never had the patience/intelligence to do one of any sort. Beats me how otherwise normally sane, intelligent mortals spend many happy hours poring over a little printed grid. Mind you, I can cope with...
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Before reading Ohdan's "hints", I suggest everyone have a look at some of the PUZZLES (links on the left of same page). Unfortunately, I am still in library-limbo, and cannot see them myself, but I...
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I have been doing British-style crossword puzzles for a few months now, trying to figure out the logic and way of thinking. I can usually get about 6 answers in an average puzzle :-) Part of what...
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I was around 21 (30 odd years ago) when I first attempted the Times (London) crossword puzzle. I had no idea at all what I was doing, but by dint of trial and error, poring over the solution the next...
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I can do the British-type crosswords that appear in New York magazine -- sometimes even finish them. But the actual Guardian puzzles are beyond comprehension.
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Aldiboronti has impressed me no end - common mortal Brits simply can't/don't do The Times crossword. I most certainly cannot.Unfortunately, The Times crossword is misrepresentative of most BCP's (aka...
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Games magazine features "cryptic crosswords" of the British type. I was pretty proud of myself for solving them (they're rated 3 out of 3 stars for difficulty), until I tried the puzzle in The Nation...
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*I save the Sunday NY Times crosswords to do on airplanes. Sometimes it will take me several trips to finish one. Once I got the whole row of passengers involved in a tattered 2-month-old puzzle, and...
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These puzzles confound you because they include so much Brit slang, which we don't know. Get started by looking for Cryptic Crossowrds at your local book store. Henry Hook is one prolific creator, but...
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A search on google confirms something that I vaguely remember reading a long time ago. The original Torquemada was a Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition and guilty of its worst excesses. An...
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Well, I've been whacking away at some of these "British-style" cryptic puzzles for a while, and I must admit that sometimes even the explanations of the clues in the back of the book leave me nearly...
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