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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808618803321

Autore

Holmes B. J.

Titolo

Solving cryptic crosswords / / B. J. Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : A&C Black, , 2005

©2003

ISBN

1-281-08816-1

9786611088163

1-4081-0170-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Disciplina

793.732

Soggetti

Crossword puzzles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLEPAGE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENGLISH - WHAT MAKES THE LANGUAGE SO HANDY FOR CROSSWORDING; 3. THE BASIC TRICKS; 4. TYPES OF CLUE - COMPOUND & NESTING; 5. OTHER TYPES OF CLUE; 6. MORE ON THE SELECTION OF LETTERS; 7. COMPLICATIONS SET IN; 8. SUBSIDIARY TRICKS; 9. CONCLUSION; PRACTICE CLUES; ANSWERS; GLOSSARY

Sommario/riassunto

This title offers hundreds of examples to illustrate how crossword clues work and helps readers understand how crosswords are created and how to interpret the clues.