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Crosswords and other wordy puzzles
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I've been meaning to ask someone in the " know" for years about the phenomenominom of cyptic clues and anagrams and other ways of juggling OUR English language for clues to puzzles of all kinds.
Is ENGLISH unique in this ability or do all the nations of our wonderful planet have the same opportunity with their languages?
I would really like to know. I haven't looked at any foreign newspapers or puzzle books but I don't suppose we are unique.
Many thanks
GoGo the Clown
Is ENGLISH unique in this ability or do all the nations of our wonderful planet have the same opportunity with their languages?
I would really like to know. I haven't looked at any foreign newspapers or puzzle books but I don't suppose we are unique.
Many thanks
GoGo the Clown
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The ones I've seen abroad have been very different. French and Spanish crosswords I've looked at (in quality newspapers, not downmarket) contained a lot of short words, abbreviations, chemical symbols etc - nothing at all cryptic. I even managed to solve a Spanish one with the help of a dictionary... and a bit of cheating!
An American friend who's a keen puzzler says that she really doesn't understand the concept of British cryptic crosswords at all.
Symmetrical grids also appear to be an English (or English-speaking) convention.
An American friend who's a keen puzzler says that she really doesn't understand the concept of British cryptic crosswords at all.
Symmetrical grids also appear to be an English (or English-speaking) convention.
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