01991nam 2200553 450 991077824290332120230617040204.01-281-08816-197866110881631-4081-0170-X(CKB)1000000000482954(EBL)320224(OCoLC)191702338(SSID)ssj0000248518(PQKBManifestationID)12097766(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248518(PQKBWorkID)10201929(PQKB)11674554(MiAaPQ)EBC320224(Au-PeEL)EBL320224(CaPaEBR)ebr11039535(CaONFJC)MIL108816(OCoLC)935265035(EXLCZ)99100000000048295420150415e20052003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSolving cryptic crosswords /B. J. HolmesLondon, [England] :A&C Black,2005.©20031 online resource (129 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7136-7738-4 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; GLOSSARYThis 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.Crossword puzzlesCrossword puzzles.793.732Holmes B. J.1564841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778242903321Solving cryptic crosswords3834117UNINA