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Background information Introduction to cryptic crosswords History of the cryptic crossword Cryptic clue Clue-answer notation Printer's devilry (more variants) Famous setters List of setter aliases Comparison of cryptic crosswords more...

Setting and solving aids List of reversal indicators List of homophone indicators List of anagram indicators List of container and contents indicators List of hidden word indicators List of abbreviations more...

Important newspapers and books The Times The Guardian The Independent Private Eye The Observer Financial Times Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword

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I'm back! After many years of neglect, I'm finally able to return to Cryptipedia to make it the wiki I originally envisioned. Watch this space, for great changes are afoot! --Ignis Umbrae 20:27, July 20, 2012 (UTC)