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.

Among the most challenging crossword puzzles are those in which the answers are hidden in the clues themselves. These are aptly called cryptic. For example, what is the answer to Used to be healthy, ...

Welcome to Fifteen Minutes first-ever (to my knowledge) cryptic crossword. Cryptics are the trickier and weirder British cousin of normal crosswords. Whereas a normal crossword’s clues only have a ...

Alan Arbesfeld branches out with a tricky cryptic challenge. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — Daily crossword solvers might recognize this puzzle’s constructor, Alan Arbesfeld, who has been ...

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 ...

For nearly a century, the Guardian has been challenging and delighting its readers with these puzzles. Here’s to 30,000 more Late in 1928, the Guardian made plans to give its readers a weekly cryptic ...