Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mere mention of “cryptic” crossword clues can be enough to put an amateur puzzler off their game before pencil has hit paper.

Cryptic crosswords might seem like gibberish at first glance, but there is method to the madness, with patterns that you can ...

Cryptic crossword solvers are accustomed to seeking out words in clues that might signal an anagram. In cryptic circles these are called anagram “indicators” — basically, they’re represented by any ...

Richard Silvestri’s latest cryptic puzzle tries to leave us in the dark. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — At first glance, this is one of the more imposing cryptic puzzles that I’ve seen in a ...

Hello fellow cryptic-solvers! Welcome to a brand new section of The Daily: Cardinal Cryptic! The Cardinal Cryptic is a fun crossword puzzle that contains a hidden word. You can find our first puzzle ...