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French Isn’t Always The Language
on Oct 28, 2009 in words In the earlier post about French words in crosswords, we saw many clues in which the presence of words like "France", "Paris" indicated a French translation of the adjacent word. This is likely, but not always true. Some examples...
Cryptic Crosswords A Threat To Criminal Justice?
on Oct 27, 2009 in humour Do you keep forgetting people's faces, or find yourself saying "Hello Vinod" whenever you meet Tony? According to a study by Michael B Lewis, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University, cryptic crosswords are to blame for this. In its seri...
French Words In Crosswords
on Oct 26, 2009 in words beginners Cryptic clues sometimes make use of foreign language words in the wordplay, of which French is most common. Example: NIE 12-Oct-09: Go up to the French peers amorously (5) In this clue, "peers amorously" is the definition, and "...
Best & Worst Of M.Manna's Current Series (THC 9663-9669)
on Oct 23, 2009 in evaluation the hindu M.Manna, a compiler of The Hindu Crossword, holds the dubious distinction of having both the most brilliant clues in his grids, as well as the lamest ones. Of his current run of seven puzzles (The Hindu Crossword 9663 to 9669), my picks for the bes...
How Many Words In The Grid?
on Oct 20, 2009 in grid Suppose you want to count the number of answers in the crossword grid. How will you do it? ["Why will I want to do such a thing", you ask? Dozens of reasons. You find the clue-sheet unusually large and suspect it's because there are more...
Numbering The Clue Slots In The Grid
on Oct 18, 2009 in grid In the previous article, guest writer Chaturvasi took us through the process of creating a crossword grid. In this post, he describes how to number the clue slots in the grid. In the previous post we set a crossword grid from scratch, b...