Solving cryptic crosswords
By: B.J. Holmes
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: A & C Black
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9781408101704
Subjects: Crosswords; GAMES; Crossword puzzles; General
Description: This title offers hundreds of examples to illustrate how crossword clues work and helps readers understand how crosswords are created and how to interpret the clues.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 30, 2008).

Previous ed. published as: Guide to solving crosswords. 2002.
Table of contents: title: COVER; TITLEPAGE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENGLISH; title: WHAT MAKES THE LANGUAGE SO HANDY FOR CROSSWORDING; 3. THE BASIC TRICKS; 4. TYPES OF CLUE; title: COMPOUND & NESTING; 5. OTHER TYPES OF CLUE; 6. MORE ON THE SELECTION OF LETTERS; 7. COMPLICATIONS SET IN; 8. SUBSIDIARY TRICKS; 9. CONCLUSION; PRACTICE CLUES; ANSWERS; GLOSSARY.