A Crash Course in Cracking Cryptic Crosswords - Softcover

MacTier, Arthur

 
9781857766677: A Crash Course in Cracking Cryptic Crosswords
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1857766679 ISBN 13: 9781857766677
Verlag: Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Are you frustrated at never quite finishing a cryptic crossword? Or have you never attempted one because you don't know where to start? Help is now at hand in this easy-to-follow course which will enable you to tackle the craftiest clues a compiler can throw at you. Arthur MacTier uncovers the secrets behind those fiendish clues, breaking them down into categories which he teaches you how to recognise. Ploys, such as hidden words, puns and extremes of lateral thinking, are all revealed to make the cryptic crossword an enjoyable challenge which you can master. So, if you want to learn how to solve clues like: One professional turns up in disorderly disco with a sting in his tail? (9) or Properly dressed schoolboy should have a chicken (5) or any others for that matter, then just follow the course lessons in this book.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Arthur MacTier worked for 34 years as a professional banker before taking early retirement. He then became qualified as an insurance broker and worked in that industry for five years before retiring for a second time! He is a semi-professional magical entertainer and lives in Royal Leamington Spa.

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Verlag
Book Guild Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1857766679
ISBN 13 
9781857766677
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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