Cracking Cryptic Crosswords by Colin Dexter

Signed by Colin Dexter

Published November 2009 by Offox Press, RRP £7.99.

ISBN 978-1-904202-04-2

Colin Dexter, the creator of Inspector Morse (a crossword addict), has written a new book on how to understand and interpret cryptic crossword clues. The book opens with a very short new Morse and Lewis story.

Recognising that many people who enjoy crosswords find it hard, if not impossible, to progress beyond those of the usually easier 'coffee-break' variety, Colin Dexter has written Cracking

Cryptic Crosswords. The aim of the book is two-fold: first, to guide solvers and would-be solvers to advance to the delights of the cryptic variety, and second, to offer a succession of tips to those already in the promised land on how better to approach such puzzles, and how to improve their existing skills.

The 'rules of the game' are comparatively few and fairly easy to learn. In Cracking Cryptic Crosswords, Colin Dexter provides a very personal and masterful guide to recognizing and interpreting the various types of crossword clues – an essential pre-requisite to success in filling in any crossword grid.