Cryptic Crosswords &
How to Solve Themby Fred Piscop

Uncover the secrets to solving these tricky puzzles and then test your newfound skills on some of the toughest examples you've ever seen! The first part of the book features in-depth, step-by-step notes and annotations explaining how to solve each type of clue. Learn how to recognize "flags" signaling hidden words, anagrams, charades, homophones, reversals, containers, deletions and double definitions. Practice on the samples where the clues may appear to make sense on the surface, but dig deeper and you'll see that each one has at least two meanings. Once you've grasped cryptic logic, try the real thing with 19 increasingly difficult, bigger puzzles.  Buy this book now!