Crossing words (RoPeCast #063)
Channel: RoPeCast
Date: 2016-02-18

Crossword puzzles are fascinating. In Britain even more so than in the rest of the world. Listen to this episode to unrevel the mysteries of British cryptic crosswords.

They are really hard, but once you know what to look for, you can solve them, too!

Read about British-style crosswords on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_crossword

Try yourself at these crosswords. There's also a solution so you don't despair: http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc2/Cryptic_Arcx.html

Via F-Droid you can get an app for your mobile that provides you with several English crossword puzzles per day: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Shortyz&fdid=com.totsp.crossword.shortyz

Originally published 16th Oct 2012

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