THE SUN TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD BOOK 1: 80 two-in-one cryptic and coffee time crosswords (The Sun Puzzle Books)

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These puzzles are indicated by a hint word such as “muddled”, “strange”, “wild” or “drunk” – so look out for these words.

You then look at the other words to reach the answer “tar”, as celebrity is also known as a “star” and you “behead” the first letter. Double definitions In this case, “Do legal owners” is the anagram fodder, “birds” is the definition hint, so the answer is “Long-eared owls”. CharadesWith cryptic definitions, these consist of just a definition and are phrased to be deliberately confusing.

Homophones are pairs of words or phrases that have indicators referring to sound, like “so we hear” or “it’s said” or “speech”.

How can I solve a cryptic crossword?

However, with this new category, you have to wrap the outer word around the inner word (Container) or you have to put the inner word within the outer word (Content).