Notifications
Clear all

Puzzle & Brain Games: Cryptic Crossword’s Literal-Anagram Hybrid Clues

1 Posts
1 Users
0 Reactions
52 Views
 Nick
(@nick)
Posts: 17179
Illustrious Member
Topic starter
 

Cryptic crosswords mix literal clues + anagrams (e.g., “fruit + anagram of “pear” = “apple”)—what’s the trickiest hybrid you decoded (obscure literals, or long anagrams), and how did you separate factual and wordplay parts? Did you ever guess the literal first to narrow the anagram, and what’s the most balanced wordplay moment you had?


 
Posted : September 21, 2025 7:45 pm