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One doesn't need to read the clues to recognize a Neyartha crossword. Glance at The Hindu crossword two feet away and you can still tell. Chances are there'll be a line in bold at the top mentioning the theme, or asterisks prefixed to clues. When...
The very first letter of a crossword clue is in uppercase by default. This provides some nifty wordplay opportunities to the setter.
In the previous article False Capitalization, we saw how the initial capital can create the illusion that the clue's...
False capitalization is the setter's trick of making a word in the clue look like a proper noun, by changing the case of its initial letter.
Example:
FT 13209 (Alberich): Chap at university's given introduction to Thomas Hardy (6) ROB U'S T
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Some interesting facts about crosswords by compiler Gridman in The Hindu.
Top-12 Most Clued Words
The words most often clued are ERATO, EXTRA and INERTIA - 11 times each.
If you aren't familiar with the word ERATO yet, commit it to...
Part 2 of guest author Tony Le’s articles about anagrams in cryptic clues.
Part 1 (Camouflaging Anagrams) talked about how to write creative anagrams, with techniques like “balancing” in the clue and using...
