Three crossword puzzle setters talk about their all-time favourite cryptic clues and their advice to newcomers.

The October 18, 2026, Minute Cryptic puzzle challenges you to find a familiar expression of acceptance through clever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Telegraph has just launched Mini Cryptic, a blend of cryptic and quick clues perfect for new and more experienced solvers. So, ...

The quickest way to feel dumb, in my experience, is to attempt a cryptic crossword. As Simon Parkin explains in the New Yorker: American, or “concise,” crosswords are typically exercises in trivia ...

Every day, Minute Cryptic puts out a single crossword clue, and solving it comes down to reading it as two separate pieces working together. One piece is the definition, a plain synonym for the final ...

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 ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I find it satisfying ...

Each Minute Cryptic clue has two main components: a definition that points toward the answer's meaning and wordplay that provides the recipe for its letters. The easiest route in is to find the ...

The Telegraph has just launched Mini Cryptic, a blend of cryptic and quick clues perfect for new and more experienced solvers. So, is it time for you to finally learn how to decode our compilers’ ...