Cryptic Crosswords
- Redneck
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Cryptic Crosswords
I am trying to learn to do cryptic crosswords.
This is a great online one to do each day
https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzl ... crossword/
I have it on a permanent tab on my browser to ensure I dont forget!
Any of you fans of cryptics?
This is a great online one to do each day
https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzl ... crossword/
I have it on a permanent tab on my browser to ensure I dont forget!
Any of you fans of cryptics?
- Black Orchid
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
I used to do cryptic crosswords but haven't for a long time. I also did the larger street view jigsaws until I started going cross-eyed.
https://www.thejigsawpuzzles.com/
https://www.thejigsawpuzzles.com/
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
My puzzle addiction is Sudoku.......never really got into cryptic crosswords, but I'll check out the tutorial and give it a go.
- Redneck
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
They are not easy but your brain starts to pick up the clues after a while!Alinta wrote:My puzzle addiction is Sudoku.......never really got into cryptic crosswords, but I'll check out the tutorial and give it a go.
My wife is the suduko and bloody jigsaw player to the point i have to move my keyboard to eat breakfast at my PC as the family dining room table is covered by a bloody jigsaw!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
- Black Orchid
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
I did the jigsaws online. I couldn't stand little bits of puzzle everywhere it would drive me nuts.Redneck wrote:They are not easy but your brain starts to pick up the clues after a while!Alinta wrote:My puzzle addiction is Sudoku.......never really got into cryptic crosswords, but I'll check out the tutorial and give it a go.
My wife is the suduko and bloody jigsaw player to the point i have to move my keyboard to eat breakfast at my PC as the family dining room table is covered by a bloody jigsaw!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
- Neferti
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
You should make your wife a jigsaw "board".Redneck wrote:
My wife is the suduko and bloody jigsaw player to the point i have to move my keyboard to eat breakfast at my PC as the family dining room table is covered by a bloody jigsaw!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Tells you how to make one here.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/index/hom ... puzzle.htm
Then, when she has finished for the day she can take it off the table and put it on the floor or somewhere else.
- Redneck
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
She has one but needs all these other boards to put all the extra bits not yet allocated a spot!Neferti~ wrote:You should make your wife a jigsaw "board".Redneck wrote:
My wife is the suduko and bloody jigsaw player to the point i have to move my keyboard to eat breakfast at my PC as the family dining room table is covered by a bloody jigsaw!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Tells you how to make one here.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/index/hom ... puzzle.htm
Then, when she has finished for the day she can take it off the table and put it on the floor or somewhere else.
- Neferti
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
She needs a bigger board so that she can leave the bits beside the puzzle.
My sister was into jigsaw puzzles and crosswords. I am not really but I used to play Adventure Games and they had lots of puzzles, including slider puzzles which I like. Many people found the slider puzzle in the Adventure Game Nibiru to be difficult, I found it easy. In this puzzle you have to get all the marbles in line ... all the red ones and so forth, like the second picture. Lots of moving marbles. LOL
My sister was into jigsaw puzzles and crosswords. I am not really but I used to play Adventure Games and they had lots of puzzles, including slider puzzles which I like. Many people found the slider puzzle in the Adventure Game Nibiru to be difficult, I found it easy. In this puzzle you have to get all the marbles in line ... all the red ones and so forth, like the second picture. Lots of moving marbles. LOL
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- Neferti
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
Right, so nobody got the significance of playing ADVENTURE GAMES up against the shootems ...
Here you go. Try it.
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27466
Here you go. Try it.
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27466
- Super Nova
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Re: Cryptic Crosswords
Hate them. probably because i am not wordy and better at logic and numbers.Redneck wrote:I am trying to learn to do cryptic crosswords.
This is a great online one to do each day
https://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzl ... crossword/
I have it on a permanent tab on my browser to ensure I dont forget!
Any of you fans of cryptics?
Also i have a character flaw, if i am not naturally good at something.... I don't bother.
I admire your efforts to get better at them. One day, when i am old and retired, I may give it a go.
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