Speaking of reversals, “Reverse-engineered” has its clue type right there, which is confusing when you’re always searching for some kind of trickery. You’re trying to come up with a woman’s name by containing “Ryan” inside of “man”: MARYANN. “Woman or man around Ryan” is an easy container clue. STEVENS requires the translation of the number “five” into a roman numeral, and a couple of others take an initial from a word in the clue. On the other hand, the puns can be pretty wild.īut we can tame them! If you’re unfamiliar with common pun types - containers, double definitions, charades and the like - open up a glossary, which will really help you hone your solving strategy.Īs far as the anagrams in this grid, I think most are pretty straightforward, although there’s always an awkward term or two - RESIDUA and TERMERS are a little less than obvious, for example. There are also far more anagrams, which usually help a solver out. It’s not that “Panda” puzzles are easy, but they do follow regular crossword rules: Every square is crossed by two entries, so you have two chances to figure everything out. If you’ve been wondering about trying cryptics, I think if you can get through this grid, you’ll be ready to try more. ACROSTIC - This puzzle, a tough example of the Puns and Anagrams genre, is by a multitalented Times constructor, Daniel Raymon, who makes cryptic crosswords and daily grids as well.
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