You do need to know roughly how cryptic crosswords work; we work together and manage to solve an 'easy' Times or Guardian or Telegraph Puzzle. Most of us are still in the learning mode and bounce the answers off each other!

Cryptic means 'mystifying or having secret meaning', so in these crosswords the answers to the clues are deliberately hidden. In every clue there are two ways to get the answer – There's the true definition and the sneaky way round. It's just a matter of knowing how to look at each clue to unlock the answer.

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Lovatts Free Online Cryptic Crossword - Updated Daily. lovattspuzzles.com › online-puzzles/competitions

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online cryptic crossword that's not too difficult - just right for solving during your coffee break.