Never heard of cryptic crosswords before, found this yesterday and I love it. They have an introductory tutorial to practice different types of cryptic clues. Still a very hard challenge and I...
Never heard of cryptic crosswords before, found this yesterday and I love it. They have an introductory tutorial to practice different types of cryptic clues. Still a very hard challenge and I can't solve them without clues, but even with all the clues I feel very proud when I manage to get the answer.
The cryptics tutorial there is great! It always feels like I'm accessing some kind of hidden power when I manage to solve them. Another place to get good quality crosswords (mostly standard, but...
The cryptics tutorial there is great! It always feels like I'm accessing some kind of hidden power when I manage to solve them. Another place to get good quality crosswords (mostly standard, but they do cryptics on Thursdays) that I enjoy is AVCX.
The Youtube channel Cracking the Cryptic posts a solve of the minute cryptic a day behind (so as to not spoil the current day). They also will solve the Friday Times (and occasionally other...
The Youtube channel Cracking the Cryptic posts a solve of the minute cryptic a day behind (so as to not spoil the current day). They also will solve the Friday Times (and occasionally other cryptics) while also having a plethora of interesting sudoku and similar puzzles.
I've been enjoying parseword which has a nice UI to help explore the options by clicking on the words so you can see what operations they perform. I think it's a bit easier and approachable than...
I've been enjoying parseword which has a nice UI to help explore the options by clicking on the words so you can see what operations they perform. I think it's a bit easier and approachable than other cryptid options but you do only get one a day.
Holy fuck, there's actually method to the madness! Thanks for posting this, I'm pretty handy at regular trivia crosswords but cryptics always messed with my head ha.
Holy fuck, there's actually method to the madness! Thanks for posting this, I'm pretty handy at regular trivia crosswords but cryptics always messed with my head ha.
I absolutely adore Minute Cryptic. I think sometimes their clues are a bit of a stretch and would never fly in somewhere like The Times, but they've made cryptic crosswords incredibly accessible...
I absolutely adore Minute Cryptic. I think sometimes their clues are a bit of a stretch and would never fly in somewhere like The Times, but they've made cryptic crosswords incredibly accessible for a new generation IMO.
Never heard of cryptic crosswords before, found this yesterday and I love it. They have an introductory tutorial to practice different types of cryptic clues. Still a very hard challenge and I can't solve them without clues, but even with all the clues I feel very proud when I manage to get the answer.
The cryptics tutorial there is great! It always feels like I'm accessing some kind of hidden power when I manage to solve them. Another place to get good quality crosswords (mostly standard, but they do cryptics on Thursdays) that I enjoy is AVCX.
The Youtube channel Cracking the Cryptic posts a solve of the minute cryptic a day behind (so as to not spoil the current day). They also will solve the Friday Times (and occasionally other cryptics) while also having a plethora of interesting sudoku and similar puzzles.
Once you want to progress to an actual crossword, the Guardian's Quiptic Crossword is designed for beginners and a great way to get in crypics.
I've been enjoying parseword which has a nice UI to help explore the options by clicking on the words so you can see what operations they perform. I think it's a bit easier and approachable than other cryptid options but you do only get one a day.
Thanks! I helped make Parseword and am a regular here but didn’t want to shill too much.
Oh wow, fantastic job on it! It's one of only like 3 web games I keep returning to solve while on short train rides :)
Holy fuck, there's actually method to the madness! Thanks for posting this, I'm pretty handy at regular trivia crosswords but cryptics always messed with my head ha.
I absolutely adore Minute Cryptic. I think sometimes their clues are a bit of a stretch and would never fly in somewhere like The Times, but they've made cryptic crosswords incredibly accessible for a new generation IMO.