The mere mention of “cryptic” crossword clues can be enough to put an amateur puzzler off their game before pencil has hit paper. As The Telegraph celebrates its crossword centenary, is it time for ...

From beginner-friendly to brutally hard “In a poll, 64% of Americans felt that the New York Times Crossword is ...

Crosswords, inexplicably, are more popular than ever. The New York Times alone apparently has more than 28 million people playing its word games. (Speaking of which, have you tried Slate’s?) Something ...

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon start our cryptic year with a brilliant au revoir. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — According to Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, this is it — their last cryptic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But I would like to take this time to get on a hobbyhorse of mine: More people should be doing cryptic crosswords. For the ...

Our experts reveal some of the common cryptic tricks and share their top solving tips.

Among the most challenging crossword puzzles are those in which the answers are hidden in the clues themselves. These are aptly called cryptic. For example, what is the answer to Used to be healthy, ...

Welcome to Fifteen Minutes first-ever (to my knowledge) cryptic crossword. Cryptics are the trickier and weirder British cousin of normal crosswords. Whereas a normal crossword’s clues only have a ...

New Delhi, June 29 -- The global cruciverbalist community is set to witness a landmark event as the World Cryptic Crossword Championship (WCCC) 2025 takes centre stage on Sunday in London, bringing ...

Richard Silvestri delivers a doozy of a challenge. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — This is not a puzzle to zip through unless you’re an absolute whiz at cryptics. I mulled it over for a couple ...