The Times 2 Crossword Collection 2

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These definition styled puzzles are your best companion when you have some spare time. If you are travelling or simply have some alone time at home, these puzzles can be played from anywhere. They are sure to enhance your vocabulary and knowledge at the same time. The Times Concise Crossword answers are published online on the very same day that the puzzle is released.

registered users can also test their knowledge and solve The Times Daily Quiz or the interactive quiz Word If you’re a teacher or a parent trying to learn how to create a crossword puzzle as an educational tool, it’s quite easy! HEXAM– HE + reversed MAX. Appears in Our Mutual Friend, right in chapter 1, messing about in boats on the ThamesCryptic crosswords are like normal crosswords, but the clues tend to involve wordplay and also have very convoluted, intentionally confusing hints. If you’re doing a cryptic crossword, know that the definition is typically hiding in plain sight, and don’t lose heart! Make a first pass in the other direction, usually starting with 1 Down, solving for the most obvious clues first and making sure there aren’t discrepancies. Find some obvious clues, and make sure they fit together when written out.

Fill-in-the-blank questions are typically easiest. Usually, you’ll see a common idiom, phrase, or pop culture reference that’s only missing one section. Keep in mind, though, that non-native English speakers might struggle with this because phrases can be so regional and colloquial; see this list of common idioms if you’re struggling. Since I've been following the elections in the US, Australia and the recent ones in France and the UK, 21 across is one of my favorite clues in a long time, well put setter! CROSS-POLLINATE - CROSS (mongrel) + POLL (parrot) + IN (at home) + ATE (upset, as in "his failure ate away at his confidence" or similar)I use the standard TfTT conventions like underlining the definition, CD for cryptic definition, DD for a double one, *(anargam) and so forth. Nho = "not heard of" and in case of need the Glossary is always handy On Dec. 21, 1913, in a Sunday edition of The New York World, the first-ever “word-cross” puzzle appeared. The first-ever cruciverbalist, or person skilled in the creation or solving of crossword puzzles, was a journalist named Arthur Wynne from Liverpool, who’d immigrated to the states. A few weeks after the first word puzzle of its kind appeared, a typesetting error changed the name “word-cross” to “cross-word,” and it’s been called a crossword puzzle since. Many editors like homophones, which are words that sound like other words but are spelled differently. “Their,” “they’re,” and “there” are homophones. Anagram [desperately] of LONGED. SOED: golden - of a time or epoch: characterized by great prosperity and happiness; flourishing.