P8 GIANT CRYPTIC CROSSWORD I THE GLOBE AND MAIL | SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 P8 GIANT CRYPTIC CROSSWORD I THE GLOBE AND MAIL | SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020

BY FRASER SIMPSON #GLOBECROSSWORD BY FRASER SIMPSON #GLOBECROSSWORD HOW TO DO CRYPTIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CROSSWORDS HOW TO DO CRYPTIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CROSSWORDS 18 19 20 Cryptic crosswords are the wordplay-packed relatives of 21 18 22 1923 24 20 regularCryptic crosswords. crosswords If you’re are the new wtoordplay-packed the game, you relativesneed of 2125 26 2227 23 28 24 to learnregular the differencecrosswords. be- If you’re tweennew regular to the clues game, and you their need to learn the difference be- 29 25 26 30 27 31 2832 33 cryptic cousins. tween regular clues and their 29 30 31 32 33 The importantcryptic cousins. distinction is 34 35 36 37 38 39 that every clue has two parts: a definitionThe important of the answer distinction and is 40 34 41 35 42 43 44 36 37 3845 46 39 47 anotherthat way every of cluearriving has attwo the parts: answera definition through wordof the play. answer and 48 40 49 41 50 51 52 42 43 4453 54 4555 46 56 57 47 Thesea nothertwo parts way are of putarriving next at the to oneanswer another: through You must word play. 58 48 49 59 50 51 52 5360 54 61 55 56 57 figureT heseout where two parts one partare put next ends tando one the another: other begins. 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(5) 6. Homophone: 59. Trailblazer one found in fishing spot (7) 44. Fruit growers engaging last of tough crowds? (6) like this: BA(KIN)G. 55. Oakland ballplayer urges H. H.? (7) 41. Starts to tidy up rain forest territory (4) Burn prophet, we hear (4) 60. Tiger moth carries microbe (4) 45. Fiend ultimately ruined Alaskan city to the north (5) 58. Come back about mongrel (5) 43. Amusing story one acted on the rocks (8) A homophone clue tells you 63. Family treasure I stored in her tower (8) 47. Resistance units circle Her Majesty’s Ship (4) 6. Homophone: 59. Trailblazer one found in fishing spot (7) 44. Fruit growers engaging last of tough crowds? (6) that the answer has the same 64. Rousseau's final nudes somehow fresh (6) 49. Here in Montreal, most of staff sign holiday decoration (6) Burn prophet, we hear (4) 60. Tiger moth carries microbe (4) 45. Fiend ultimately ruined Alaskan city to the north (5) sound as another word or 65. Miner’s tool was up front, smashed (7) 50. Clear opening in variety show (9) A homophone clue tells you 63. Family treasure I stored in her tower (8) 47. Resistance units circle Her Majesty’s Ship (4) phrase. SEAR (“burn”) sounds 66. Took the bike path, we hear (4) 51. Dropping line, sourly changed letter closing (5) that the answer has the same 64. Rousseau's final nudes somehow fresh (6) 49. Here in Montreal, most of staff sign holiday decoration (6) like SEER (“prophet”) when 68. Military unit ordered to carry equipment (7) 52. Tinfoil conceals dirt (4) sound as another word or 65. Miner’s tool was up front, smashed (7) 50. Clear opening in variety show (9) “we hear” the word. Every 70. You glisten, holding wrinkly fruit (5) 54. He’s a brute because of this uprising (4) phrase. SEAR (“burn”) sounds 66. Took the bike path, we hear (4) 51. Dropping line, sourly changed letter closing (5) homophone clue has a signal 72. Diocese leaders truncated big stores (7) 56. More compact container of sardines? That is right (6) like SEER (“prophet”) when 68. Military unit ordered to carry equipment (7) 52. Tinfoil conceals dirt (4) like “to the audience,” “by the 73. Target of NBA players before Los Angeles commotion (6) 57. They hack audit of organization's money (8) “we hear” the word. Every 70. You glisten, holding wrinkly fruit (5) 54. He’s a brute because of this uprising (4) sound of it” or “reportedly” 76. Liturgical language, cold and visionary? (6) 61. Seems bias affected common protest sites (9) homophone clue has a signal 72. Diocese leaders truncated big stores (7) 56. More compact container of sardines? That is right (6) that indicates that people hear 79. Entertaining woman laughs with Miss Trueheart (7) 62. Encounter is hot behind sort of boot room (8) like “to the audience,” “by the 73. Target of NBA players before Los Angeles commotion (6) 57. They hack audit of organization's money (8) or say the two words the 81. Quantity of paper wrapped around large sphere (5) 67. Radical popes not put off (8) sound of it” or “reportedly” 76. Liturgical language, cold and visionary? (6) 61. Seems bias affected common protest sites (9) same way. This homophone 82. Animates error-free, swivelling legs (7) 69. Considered deprived of freedom? (11) that indicates that people hear 79. Entertaining woman laughs with Miss Trueheart (7) 62. Encounter is hot behind sort of boot room (8) signal is always beside the 85. Begin to move pen (4) 71. In a way, ascend to Eastern religion (6) or say the two words the 81. Quantity of paper wrapped around large sphere (5) 67. Radical popes not put off (8) definition of the homophone, 87. Sign incomplete score, a bit more than three to zero (7) 72. Incredibly lazy Leo in bed, shaking (4,4) same way. This homophone 82. Animates error-free, swivelling legs (7) 69. Considered deprived of freedom? (11) not beside the definition of 90. Tack stuck into petition facing upward (6) 74. Du Maurier conclusively analyzed a ringless phone (6) signal is always beside the 85. Begin to move pen (4) 71. In a way, ascend to Eastern religion (6) the actual answer word. 92. 75. definition of the homophone, 8Attempt7. Sign incompleteGordon Sumner score, meeting a bit more (8) than three to zero (7) People72. Incredibly in a group lazy mess Leo inup, bed, trapped shaking in well (4,4) (8) 95. I had each concept (4) 77. Motherlode initially put at your disposal in record time (3,4) not beside the definition of 90. Tack stuck into petition facing upward (6) 74. Du Maurier conclusively analyzed a ringless phone (6) 7. Reversal: 96. Mostly talk about this instant item in a stir-fry (4,3) 78. Cheats Chicago’s train system (7) the actual answer word. 92. Attempt Gordon Sumner meeting (8) 75. People in a group mess up, trapped in well (8) Beloved animals pace back (4) 97. Centre of knee jammed into lower back, long in the past? (5) 79. Island pumpkin clipped close (6) 95. I had each concept (4) 77. Motherlode initially put at your disposal in record time (3,4) A clue may hint that the 98. Techniques satisfied brick carriers (7) 80. Clean up first bit of the blow (5) 7. Reversal: 96. Mostly talk about this instant item in a stir-fry (4,3) 78. Cheats Chicago’s train system (7) answer word spells some- 99. Anglican headdress initially tossed into swamp (5) 83. Groom, strait-laced and quiet (5) Beloved animals pace back (4) 97. Centre of knee jammed into lower back, long in the past? (5) 79. Island pumpkin clipped close (6) thing when reversed. The 100. Bugs old-time comedian Arnold from the east (5) 84. Sports celebrity tells running back (4) A clue may hint that the 98. Techniques satisfied brick carriers (7) 80. Clean up first bit of the blow (5) answer PETS (“beloved 101. Idolize midnight messenger (6) 86. I love Washington state (4) answer word spells some- 99. Anglican headdress initially tossed into swamp (5) 83. Groom, strait-laced and quiet (5) animals”) is STEP (“pace”) 102. With courage, journalist Nellie hosts all-night party (7) 88. Gulf cops restricted Iraq’s leader, a political asset (8) thing when reversed. The 100. Bugs old-time comedian Arnold from the east (5) 84. Sports celebrity tells running back (4) reversed. A reversal clue 104. Rules out styling deep curls (9) 89. Ancient type of opportunity not initiated (5) answer PETS (“beloved 101. Idolize midnight messenger (6) 86. I love Washington state (4) always contains a signal (like 109. Bygone delivery person seen in service manual (6) 91. Sandwich bread — father eats it (4) animals”) is STEP (“pace”) 102. With courage, journalist Nellie hosts all-night party (7) 88. Gulf cops restricted Iraq’s leader, a political asset (8) “back,” “returned” or “from 112. Scrambled to repeat Gilbert and Sullivan production (8) 93. Crude cartel deal, heading to the lowest point (4) reversed. A reversal clue 104. Rules out styling deep curls (9) 89. Ancient type of opportunity not initiated (5) the east”) that suggests the 115. Purists upset about restricted saddle attachments (8) 94. Get handbag put on a scale, you might say (8) always contains a signal (like 109. Bygone delivery person seen in service manual (6) 91. Sandwich bread — father eats it (4) reversal in a playful way. In 117. Strike down small arachnid (5) 103. At first, edit a page, in essence words carved in stone (7) “back,” “returned” or “from 112. Scrambled to repeat Gilbert and Sullivan production (8) 93. Crude cartel deal, heading to the lowest point (4) down clues, which refer to 119. Ambitious climber? Uh-huh, crusty one (6) 105. Overturn one concern of a jockey’s outfitter? (7) the east”) that suggests the 115. Purists upset about restricted saddle attachments (8) 94. Get handbag put on a scale, you might say (8) vertical entries, look for 121. Name from the Bible is, to a Mexican, gold (4) 106. Separate Summer Olympics competitor, for example, reversal in a playful way. In 117. Strike down small arachnid (5) 103. At first, edit a page, in essence words carved in stone (7) indicators like “up,” “north- 123. Location for a dartboard, positioned near TV (6) coming up (7) down clues, which refer to 119. Ambitious climber? Uh-huh, crusty one (6) 105. Overturn one concern of a jockey’s outfitter? (7) ward” and “rising.” 124. Blocks slim 136-Across, in part (7) 107. Sparring boxers might pull these fruity beverages (7) vertical entries, look for 121. Name from the Bible is, to a Mexican, gold (4) 106. Separate Summer Olympics competitor, for example, 125. Place to get clean hit, finally hit in centre (7) 108. Quickly say it, interrupting gush (4,3) indicators like “up,” “north- 123. Location for a dartboard, positioned near TV (6) coming up (7) 8. Deletion: 126. Unusual tie score understood by few (8) 110. Green part of ephemeral design (7) ward” and “rising.” 124. Blocks slim 136-Across, in part (7) 107. Sparring boxers might pull these fruity beverages (7) Almost tan forehead (4) 128. A pair in Madrid fusses (4) 111. Put in a dither, have possession of part of a city (6) 125. Place to get clean hit, finally hit in centre (7) 108. Quickly say it, interrupting gush (4,3) A clue may suggest that a 129. Harassing electoral district (6) 113. Some film archives containing Belgrade’s first insurgents (6) 8. Deletion: 126. Unusual tie score understood by few (8) 110. Green part of ephemeral design (7) word could lose its “head” 130. Repeat end of dialogue with comedian Margaret (4) 114. Inferior backing includes $100 cash set aside (6) Almost tan forehead (4) 128. A pair in Madrid fusses (4) 111. Put in a dither, have possession of part of a city (6) (first letter), “heart” (central 131. Rage consumes one ghostly apparition (6) 116. Again peruse dearer novel (6) A clue may suggest that a 129. Harassing electoral district (6) 113. Some film archives containing Belgrade’s first insurgents (6) letter) or “tail” (last letter) to 132. A game soldier with gusto making amends for lateness, 117. Tears up a large type of notebook (6) word could lose its “head” 130. Repeat end of dialogue with comedian Margaret (4) 114. Inferior backing includes $100 cash set aside (6) form a new word. Or the clue perhaps (11) 118. Book about a queen makes the rounds for a stretch (6) (first letter), “heart” (central 131. Rage consumes one ghostly apparition (6) 116. Again peruse dearer novel (6) may tell you not to start the 133. Female pair from Europe waste time following a system from 120. Love securing university money from overseas (5) letter) or “tail” (last letter) to 132. A game soldier with gusto making amends for lateness, 117. Tears up a large type of notebook (6) word, or not to finish it. BROW the Middle Ages? (8) 122. In the morning, I leave Enrique’s friend (5) form a new word. Or the clue perhaps (11) 118. Book about a queen makes the rounds for a stretch (6) (“forehead”) is almost BROWN 134. Closet invaders keeping ultimate in fashion quite a while (6) 123. Bracing for last half of picnic (5) may tell you not to start the 133. Female pair from Europe waste time following a system from 120. Love securing university money from overseas (5) (“tan”). The word “almost” 135. Cursed southwestern Oregon (5) 125. Soothing lotion in herbal medicine (4) word, or not to finish it. BROW the Middle Ages? (8) 122. In the morning, I leave Enrique’s friend (5) suggests that you need 136. Leads pet off base (8) 127. Farm structure 0715 rotated 180 degrees? (4) (“forehead”) is almost BROWN 134. Closet invaders keeping ultimate in fashion quite a while (6) 123. Bracing for last half of picnic (5) almost all of the word. That is, 137. Gloomy widow’s inheritance announced (4) (“tan”). The word “almost” 135. Cursed southwestern Oregon (5) 125. Soothing lotion in herbal medicine (4) you drop the last letter. suggests that you need 136. Leads pet off base (8) 127. Farm structure 0715 rotated 180 degrees? (4) almost all of the word. That is, 137. Gloomy widow’s inheritance announced (4) Giant cryptic crossword solutions will be in next Saturday’s Arts & Pursuits section. you drop the last letter.

Giant cryptic crossword solutions will be in next Saturday’s Arts & Pursuits section. P8 GIANT CRYPTIC CROSSWORD I THE GLOBE AND MAIL | SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020

BY FRASER SIMPSON #GLOBECROSSWORD

HOW TO DO CRYPTIC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CROSSWORDS

18 19 20 Cryptic crosswords are the wordplay-packed relatives of 21 22 23 24 regular crosswords. If you’re new to the game, you need 25 26 27 28 to learn the difference be- tween regular clues and their 29 30 31 32 33 cryptic cousins. The important distinction is 34 35 36 37 38 39 that every clue has two parts: a definition of the answer and 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 another way of arriving at the answer through word play. 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 These two parts are put next to one another: You must 58 59 60 61 figure out where one part ends and the other begins. There are eight main types of 62 63 64 word-play hints, each with its own special signals that 65 66 67 68 69 indicate what to do to pro- duce the answer a different 70 71 72 73 74 way.

75 76 77 78 79 80 81 1. Anagram: Coldest cities rebuilt (6) In an anagram clue, the letters 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 that make up the answer are given in scrambled form. 90 91 92 93 Beside them is an anagram signal, a figurative word or 94 95 96 97 phrase that indicates that you must anagram letters. (As 98 99 100 101 well, as in any cryptic clue, there is a normal definition of 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 the answer.) In the clue above, the answer ICIEST (“coldest”) is a rebuilt (i.e., 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 anagrammed) version of CITIES. The digit 6 in paren- 119 120 121 122 123 124 theses tells you the answer is a six-letter word. 125 126 127 2. Charade: 128 129 130 131 Churchill gains weight (7) In a charade, the answer is broken into pieces and clued 132 133 piece by piece. WINSTON (“Churchill”) is a charade of 134 135 136 137 WINS (“gains”) + TON (“weight”).

3. Hidden Word: State in Balkans assailed (6) Sometimes, the clue-writer gives the answer spelled out ACROSS DOWN in its correct order right in the clue. No rearranging is neces- sary. What “state” is hidden in 1. 100 or 500 twisted strands? (4) 1. Public announcers eviscerate animals? (6) BALKANS ASSAILED? Look 4. Sequestered, so behind schedule in documents (8) 2. Hard to get burger order (4) closely, and you’ll see KAN- 10. Word of woe, according to Calvin Klein (5) 3. Finishes off drab cult with a vampire (7) SAS. 14. Idiosyncrasy captures a court stratagem (6) 4. Ladies developed high standards (6) 18. Fashion designer Pierre meets a left winger? (8) 5. Most populous province shaped Iran too (7) 4. Two Meanings: 19. “Romanian mounts vehicle trail,” I answer (11) 6. One of the Argonauts arranged actual backing (7) Doesn’t take pages 21. Jordan’s neighbour is retro character with daughters (6) 7. Clutching part of your body, kitty recalled place to land (6) from a book (6) 22. Drop level coming from speakers (4) 8. Swimming orca due somewhere on the equator (7) Some words have two mean- 23. Bend leaves in tree (6) 9. One with MacLean’s golf clubs (5) ings from different origins. 24. Smile cut short dull routine (4) 10. Shows up without Romeo, free at last, calm (7) For these words, the clue- 27. Principal surrounded by tall grass didn’t leave (8) 11. A Starbucks size for any reason (2,3) writer may just give the two 28. Not crazy about whine, precious? (7) 12. Finish church site of St. Peter’s (6) definitions side by side. 29. Even German pistol recoils with a bit of resistance (7) 13. Stopper sending up cry in midst of endless hike (6) LEAVES means both “doesn’t 30. TDs are fantastic sports news (6) 14. Pack a location in Florida (5) take” and “pages from a 31. The foreign Microsoft group that’s shady? (4) 15. Quash half of army forming a ring (7) book.” 32. Maintain a shelf in the auditorium (6) 16. You are texted, flanked by high schooler serving dish (6) 34. Markets monastery lodgings to an audience (5) 17. Element of change no longer transmitted to the audience (4) 5. Container: 35. I located mixed drink (4,4) 20. Informed on actor Richard in discovery (8) Hot relatives caught in trap (6) 37. Dotty adores hugging that fellow bellyacher (8) 25. Understand froth of a frivolous nature (3,3,5) In a container, the solution is 40. A fruit-filled pastry’s reversed layers (6) 26. Pair of barmaids spot troublemaker (3,5) formed by putting one part of 42. Having a collaborator return bag, visibly embarrassed (9) 33. Series composition is included in lyric poems (8) the answer inside (or outside) 46. Date for foolish folks instead, I assumed (1,6) 36. Suffering, become depressed, not using head (7) another. BAKING (“hot”) is 48. Greek character interrupts flake: “Don’t despair” (4,2) 38. Prepare to try again rope rug weaving (7) formed when KIN (“relatives”) 50. Initially very good including Chinese female in competition (5) 39. Empty photos excluding true foodies (8) is caught inside BAG (“trap”), 53. 62.5% of beautiful stuff (5) 40. Fight a wasted detachment? (5) like this: BA(KIN)G. 55. Oakland ballplayer urges H. H.? (7) 41. Starts to tidy up rain forest territory (4) 58. Come back about mongrel (5) 43. Amusing story one acted on the rocks (8) 6. Homophone: 59. Trailblazer one found in fishing spot (7) 44. Fruit growers engaging last of tough crowds? (6) Burn prophet, we hear (4) 60. Tiger moth carries microbe (4) 45. Fiend ultimately ruined Alaskan city to the north (5) A homophone clue tells you 63. Family treasure I stored in her tower (8) 47. Resistance units circle Her Majesty’s Ship (4) that the answer has the same 64. Rousseau's final nudes somehow fresh (6) 49. Here in Montreal, most of staff sign holiday decoration (6) sound as another word or 65. Miner’s tool was up front, smashed (7) 50. Clear opening in variety show (9) phrase. SEAR (“burn”) sounds 66. Took the bike path, we hear (4) 51. Dropping line, sourly changed letter closing (5) like SEER (“prophet”) when 68. Military unit ordered to carry equipment (7) 52. Tinfoil conceals dirt (4) “we hear” the word. Every 70. You glisten, holding wrinkly fruit (5) 54. He’s a brute because of this uprising (4) homophone clue has a signal 72. Diocese leaders truncated big stores (7) 56. More compact container of sardines? That is right (6) like “to the audience,” “by the 73. Target of NBA players before Los Angeles commotion (6) 57. They hack audit of organization's money (8) sound of it” or “reportedly” 76. Liturgical language, cold and visionary? (6) 61. Seems bias affected common protest sites (9) that indicates that people hear 79. Entertaining woman laughs with Miss Trueheart (7) 62. Encounter is hot behind sort of boot room (8) or say the two words the 81. Quantity of paper wrapped around large sphere (5) 67. Radical popes not put off (8) same way. This homophone 82. Animates error-free, swivelling legs (7) 69. Considered deprived of freedom? (11) signal is always beside the 85. Begin to move pen (4) 71. In a way, ascend to Eastern religion (6) definition of the homophone, 87. Sign incomplete score, a bit more than three to zero (7) 72. Incredibly lazy Leo in bed, shaking (4,4) not beside the definition of 90. Tack stuck into petition facing upward (6) 74. Du Maurier conclusively analyzed a ringless phone (6) the actual answer word. 92. Attempt Gordon Sumner meeting (8) 75. People in a group mess up, trapped in well (8) 95. I had each concept (4) 77. Motherlode initially put at your disposal in record time (3,4) 7. Reversal: 96. Mostly talk about this instant item in a stir-fry (4,3) 78. Cheats Chicago’s train system (7) Beloved animals pace back (4) 97. Centre of knee jammed into lower back, long in the past? (5) 79. Island pumpkin clipped close (6) A clue may hint that the 98. Techniques satisfied brick carriers (7) 80. Clean up first bit of the blow (5) answer word spells some- 99. Anglican headdress initially tossed into swamp (5) 83. Groom, strait-laced and quiet (5) thing when reversed. The 100. Bugs old-time comedian Arnold from the east (5) 84. Sports celebrity tells running back (4) answer PETS (“beloved 101. Idolize midnight messenger (6) 86. I love Washington state (4) animals”) is STEP (“pace”) 102. With courage, journalist Nellie hosts all-night party (7) 88. Gulf cops restricted Iraq’s leader, a political asset (8) reversed. A reversal clue 104. Rules out styling deep curls (9) 89. Ancient type of opportunity not initiated (5) always contains a signal (like 109. Bygone delivery person seen in service manual (6) 91. Sandwich bread — father eats it (4) “back,” “returned” or “from 112. Scrambled to repeat Gilbert and Sullivan production (8) 93. Crude cartel deal, heading to the lowest point (4) the east”) that suggests the 115. Purists upset about restricted saddle attachments (8) 94. Get handbag put on a scale, you might say (8) reversal in a playful way. In 117. Strike down small arachnid (5) 103. At first, edit a page, in essence words carved in stone (7) down clues, which refer to 119. Ambitious climber? Uh-huh, crusty one (6) 105. Overturn one concern of a jockey’s outfitter? (7) vertical entries, look for 121. Name from the Bible is, to a Mexican, gold (4) 106. Separate Summer Olympics competitor, for example, indicators like “up,” “north- 123. Location for a dartboard, positioned near TV (6) coming up (7) ward” and “rising.” 124. Blocks slim 136-Across, in part (7) 107. Sparring boxers might pull these fruity beverages (7) 125. Place to get clean hit, finally hit in centre (7) 108. Quickly say it, interrupting gush (4,3) 8. Deletion: 126. Unusual tie score understood by few (8) 110. Green part of ephemeral design (7) Almost tan forehead (4) 128. A pair in Madrid fusses (4) 111. Put in a dither, have possession of part of a city (6) A clue may suggest that a 129. Harassing electoral district (6) 113. Some film archives containing Belgrade’s first insurgents (6) word could lose its “head” 130. Repeat end of dialogue with comedian Margaret (4) 114. Inferior backing includes $100 cash set aside (6) (first letter), “heart” (central 131. Rage consumes one ghostly apparition (6) 116. Again peruse dearer novel (6) letter) or “tail” (last letter) to 132. A game soldier with gusto making amends for lateness, 117. Tears up a large type of notebook (6) form a new word. Or the clue perhaps (11) 118. Book about a queen makes the rounds for a stretch (6) may tell you not to start the 133. Female pair from Europe waste time following a system from 120. Love securing university money from overseas (5) word, or not to finish it. BROW the Middle Ages? (8) 122. In the morning, I leave Enrique’s friend (5) (“forehead”) is almost BROWN 134. Closet invaders keeping ultimate in fashion quite a while (6) 123. Bracing for last half of picnic (5) (“tan”). The word “almost” 135. Cursed southwestern Oregon (5) 125. Soothing lotion in herbal medicine (4) suggests that you need 136. Leads pet off base (8) 127. Farm structure 0715 rotated 180 degrees? (4) almost all of the word. That is, 137. Gloomy widow’s inheritance announced (4) you drop the last letter.

Giant cryptic crossword solutions will be in next Saturday’s Arts & Pursuits section. HOW TO DO CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS

ryptic crosswords are the wordplay-packed relatives of regular crosswords. If you’re new to the game, you need to learn the difference between regular Cclues and their cryptic cousins. The important distinction is that every clue has two parts: a definition of the answer and another way of arriving at the an- swer through word play. These two parts are put next to one another: You must figure out where one part ends and the other begins. There are eight main types of word-play hints, each with its own special signals that indicate what to do to produce the answer a different way.

1. Anagram: Coldest cities rebuilt (6) In an anagram clue, the letters that make up the answer are given in scrambled form. Be- side them is an anagram signal, a figurative word or phrase that indicates that you must anagram letters. (As well, as in any cryptic clue, there is a normal definition of the answer.) In the clue above, the answer ICIEST (“coldest”) is a rebuilt (i.e., anagrammed) version of CITIES. The digit 6 in parentheses tells you the answer is a six-letter word.

2. Charade: Churchill gains weight (7) In a charade, the answer is broken into pieces and clued piece by piece. WINSTON (“Churchill”) is a charade of WINS (“gains”) + TON (“weight”).

3. Hidden Word: State in Balkans assailed (6) Sometimes, the clue-writer gives the answer spelled out in its correct order right in the clue. No rearranging is necessary. What “state” is hidden in BALKANS ASSAILED? Look closely, and you’ll see KANSAS.

4. Two Meanings: Doesn’t take pages from a book (6) Some words have two meanings from different origins. For these words, the cluewriter may just give the two defini- tions side by side. LEAVES means both “doesn’t take” and “pages from a book.

5. Container: Hot relatives caught in trap (6) In a container, the solution is formed by putting one part of the answer inside (or outside) another. BAKING (“hot”) is formed when KIN (“relatives”) is caught inside BAG (“trap”), like this: BA(KIN)G.

6. Homophone: Burn prophet, we hear (4) A homophone clue tells you that the answer has the same sound as another word or phrase. SEAR (“burn”) sounds like SEER (“prophet”) when “we hear” the word. Every homophone clue has a signal like “to the audience,” “by the sound of it” or “reportedly” that indicates that people hear or say the two words the same way. This homophone signal is always beside the definition of the homophone, not beside the definition of the actual answer word.

7. Reversal: Beloved animals pace back (4) A clue may hint that the answer word spells something when reversed. The answer PETS (“beloved animals”) is STEP (“pace”) reversed. A reversal clue always contains a signal (like “back,” “re- turned” or “from the east”) that suggests the reversal in a playful way. In down clues, which refer to vertical entries, look for indicators like “up,” “northward” and “rising.”

8. Deletion: Almost tan forehead (4) A clue may suggest that a word could lose its “head” (first letter), “heart” (central letter) or “tail” (last letter) to form a new word. Or the clue may tell you not to start the word, or not to finish it. BROW (“forehead”) is almost BROWN (“tan”). The word “almost” suggests that you need almost all of the word. That is, you drop the last letter.