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Where to Stay at London Crosswords Quiz Event: Top Hotel Options

London is a vibrant city known for its rich history, iconic landmarks, and a thriving cultural scene. If you’re planning to attend a crossword quiz event in London, you’ll want to make sure you have comfortable and convenient accommodation. To help you find the perfect place to stay, we’ve compiled a list of top hotel …

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Word Constructions

Word construction clues, as my name for them suggests, require a solution that is made up of two or more separate word solutions. An extremely simple example (that you’ll probably never see in The Times) is ‘rainbow’. The clue for this solution would have one part that gave you the word ‘rain’ and another providing …

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Straight

In ‘The Basics’ I said that there is really no such thing as ‘a’ cryptic clue. Well to be honest this type is as close as you might get to that definition. With the types we’ve looked at so far there was a ‘trick’ or a ‘hint’ to how the solution could be found and …

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Initials

I feel like I’ve said this before but initials clue types are really very easy, it’s just a matter of identifying them. As the name suggests, the solution to an initial clue is formed from the initial letters of some or all of the words in the clue itself. Place amorous romance is started initially? …

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Cryptic Crossword Guides

Whether you’re one of those people who claim cryptic crosswords are ‘impossible’ or looking to improve your completion rate or time, hopefully these pages will provide some useful tips. First we’ll look at the basics of tackling a cryptic crossword, then types of clues that you’ll see, then some strategies for tackling a ‘clean’ puzzle. …

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