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.

Prepare for a steep ascent while solving Richard Silvestri’s tricky puns. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — This is a hearty, crunchy grid from one of our longtime regulars. Richard Silvestri ...

One oddity of cryptic crosswords is that they rely on shorthand that may not be obvious to foreign, or even just modern English, solvers. “Sailor” for instance, can refer to the letters AB, as in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doug Peterson takes a spin on the cryptic red carpet. By Caitlin Lovinger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD — This is a nice surprise: The return of a crossword veteran to the cryptic fold after more than a decade’s ...