This document provides an introduction to cryptic crosswords and outlines three strategies to help solve them: 1. Synonyms - where a word is represented by a synonym or related term. 2. Anagrams - where the letters of a word are scrambled and must be unscrambled. 3. Hidden words - where the letters of the answer word are concealed within a phrase but in the correct order. Learning these strategies can help cryptic crosswords seem less difficult.

1. Not as Hard as you think! Cryptic Crosswords

3. To learn 3 strategies to help you complete a Cryptic Crossword

4. To know where to find more basic Cryptic CrosswordsOUtcomes

5. You might think Cryptic Crosswords are only for the very clever! Wrong! They are not all that hard once you know a few tricks and are lots of Fun! Five key strategies will get you on your way Introduction

7. Examples:Slope = gradient By way of = via Sometimes there 2 synonyms Tear a current = RIP Limits jumps= Bounds Your Turn: Darling is expensive (4 letters) Dear Wicked to live backwards (4 letters) Evil 1. Synonyms

9. For example: Gretta goes out for a goal = target

10. Sometimes the anagram is composed of several words

11. For example: It isn’t an ode arrangement where you end up = destination

12. Suspect an anagram when you see the words “goes out”, twisted, mad, arrangement, change, movement, about, agitated etc

13. Your turn:

14. Damaged peach doesn't cost much (5) Cheap

15. Stop changing the mail! (4) PostThe Anagram

17. For example: The darkest thingshad I established within = shadiest

18. By scanning the individual letters, ignoring capitals and word break you can see the letters of the answer.". Hidden words