A list of the clue types used in cryptic puzzles. Solving tips General advice about solving puzzles. Puzzle sources Where to find good cryptic puzzles, and information about some famous setters. Some resources for solvers. UK references Some assistance with cricket terminology, names of British rivers, and other stuff that's likely to baffle non-Brits.
Every page includes a link to an e-mail address at the bottom.
Some text is really me musing on cryptic puzzles. Unqualified references to 'newspaper puzzles' really mean 'UK newspaper puzzles'. When practice differs substantially in other countries, I'll try to indicate this. I'll also try to avoid unexplained local references in the examples. Although it's possible to have cryptic crosswords in languages other than English, there is nothing about those puzzles here.