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Issue Six: A Sly Cryptic Themer Hits the Stands

February 11, 2018 by anto 5 Comments

Here we have the sixth issue of the Puzzle Section, which features an excellent and unobtrusive cryptic themer inspired by last year’s events.

Download issue six and get solving.

And if your cryptic career is just starting or you want to come to the answers faster, you can get your cryptic indicators and instructions underlined in issue six’s Courteous Cryptic edition.

Here’s what it looks like:

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Issue Five: Stroll Through a Cryptic Meadow

May 30, 2017 by anto Leave a Comment

The fifth issue of the Puzzle Section has arrived, and this time we’ve made things a bit more leisurely for you.

Download issue five and stroll through a cryptic with an unobtrusive theme. Reckon you’ll spot it?

And if your cryptic career is just starting or you want to come to the answers faster, you can get your cryptic indicators and instructions underlined in issue five’s Courteous Cryptic edition.

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Issue Four: Symptomatic Takes a Star Turn

February 28, 2017 by anto 1 Comment

Here comes the fourth issue of the Puzzle Section — and this time we have Symptomatic making his star cryptic turn and Jorge Luis Borges setting a poetric.

Download issue four straight away to get your cryptic and poetric fix.

And if you’d prefer your solving to be more of a fun romp, where cryptic indicators and instructions are underlined, there’s also issue four’s Courteous Cryptic edition.

Posted in: Issues Tagged: cryptic, poetric, solid, Symptomatic

Issue Three is Up: Can You Crack the Cryptic Themer?

December 13, 2016 by anto Leave a Comment

The third issue of the Puzzle Section is out — and it’s a doozy.

Download issue three and have your way with the cryptic themer.

Should you prefer your grid to have word boundaries and hyphens already marked up, download the helpful edition of issue three.

And if you’d prefer your solving to be more of a fun romp, where cryptic indicators and instructions are underlined, there’s also the Courteous Cryptic edition of issue three.

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Issue Two is Done: Is the Sequel Better Than the Original?

November 21, 2016 by anto Leave a Comment

The second issue is here!

Download issue two right now and have your fun with a cryptic and a poetric, both of which are just a little harder than last issue’s puzzles.

Do you like the idea of having word boundaries and hyphens marked in the grid? If so, download the helpful edition of the second issue.

And if you’d like your solving to be more like a fun jaunt, where words in the clues that should be interpreted as instructions or indicators are underlined, there’s also the Courteous Cryptic edition available.

Get into it!

Posted in: Issues Tagged: anto, cryptic, poetric, tough

Issue One is Out: The Puzzle Section is a Reality

November 6, 2016 by anto 4 Comments

We’ve beavered away to produce the Puzzle Section’s inaugural issue.

Download issue one right away and have your fun with a cryptic and a new kind of puzzle: a Poetric.

We’ve also produced a second edition of the first issue in which we introduce the Courteous Cryptic. The Courteous Cryptic has two novel features:

  1. words in the clues that should be interpreted as indicators or instructions are underlined;
  2. the grid features thicker lines to mark out word breaks for the answers.

So if you want the traditional cryptic, download the standard edition of the first issue.

But if you’d like your solving to be done more quickly, download the Courteous Cryptic edition of the first issue.

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November 5, 2016 by anto Leave a Comment

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The Puzzle Section Begins…

November 4, 2016 by anto Leave a Comment

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