Telegraph Cryptic Crossword
The Telegraph's daily cryptic crossword, on the web and in the app.
Every day: The Telegraph's daily cryptic crossword, a new grid every day in the paper and in Telegraph Puzzles, with wordplay clues. New puzzle: Once a day; the site does not state the time.
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The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword is the paper's daily cryptic, in print and in Telegraph Puzzles: each clue hides its answer in wordplay as well as a definition. It needs a Telegraph Puzzles subscription; a free Mini Cryptic is offered daily.
About Telegraph Cryptic Crossword
The Telegraph's Cryptic is one of Britain's best-known daily cryptic crosswords, published every day in the paper and in Telegraph Puzzles. Every clue has two parts: a definition of the answer, and wordplay that leads to it through anagrams, hidden words, sounds-like and other devices. Finding where one part ends and the other begins is the craft of solving.
In the app and on the web you fill the grid with the clues beside it, with check and reveal options, an archive of earlier puzzles, streaks and achievements. A free Mini Cryptic is offered every day for those who want a taste, and The Telegraph's hardest crossword, the Toughie, sits beside it.
The full Cryptic is part of the Telegraph Puzzles subscription. It suits experienced solvers and anyone learning cryptics, who can start with the Mini Cryptic and the Quick Crossword.
How to play Telegraph Cryptic Crossword
- Open the Cryptic Crossword in Telegraph Puzzles.
- For each clue, find the definition at the start or end and the wordplay in the rest.
- Fill in the answers across and down.
- Complete the grid, using check or reveal if you are stuck.
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Tips
- Look for anagram indicators such as broken, mixed or wild.
- The definition is almost always at one end of the clue.
- Try the free Mini Cryptic first if cryptics are new to you.
Questions
How often is there a new Cryptic?
Every day, as in the paper.
Is it free?
It is part of the Telegraph Puzzles subscription; a free Mini Cryptic is offered daily.
Is there a harder one?
Yes. The Toughie is The Telegraph's hardest crossword.
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