Add to ORKGWords embedded in unrelated words are a frequent source of word play. When the embedded word occurs in reverse order, the surprise factor is further increased. For example, a recent cryptic crossword included the punning clue We sent up plant monster . The answer was WEREWOLF, i.e., WE followed by FLOWER reversed. Another answer in the same puzzle was DAIRYMAID. It\u27s clue dissected the answer into AID preceded by the reversal of MYRIAD
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Since the common crossword puzzle is currently the most popular of all word games, it becomes the lo...
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When we were children, many of us went through a phase -- much to the dismay and embarrassment of ou...
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During the ten years I have subscribed to Word Ways, I have been amazed at the emphasis placed on th...
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In the February 1973 issue of Word Ways, Mary Youngquist challenged readers to find opposites (such ...
A form of wordplay antedating the start of the twentieth century, but still alive and well, is that ...
In the August 1970 issue of Word Ways, I introduced the reader to the charade crossword puzzle. (Act...
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The easy (?) crossword puzzle with which we started this issue of WORD WAYS was a typical American p...
Cryptic crosswords, the dominant crossword variety in the UK, are a promising target for advancing N...
Cryptic crosswords, the dominant crossword variety in the UK, are a promising target for advancing N...
Since the common crossword puzzle is currently the most popular of all word games, it becomes the lo...
The crossword puzzle below has deliberately tough clues, because one can use a special property of t...
When we were children, many of us went through a phase -- much to the dismay and embarrassment of ou...
You are working on a crossword puzzle and the grid shows _EAR. Without an additional clue you woul...
During the ten years I have subscribed to Word Ways, I have been amazed at the emphasis placed on th...
In the May 1993 Word Ways, Kickshaws editor David Morice asked Have you every run across any senten...
Most Word Ways readers are aware of alphabet poems. Nyr Indictor gave a brief history of them in th...
Of all crossword puzzles, I find the charade crossword the most enjoyable. in this type of crosswor...
In the February 1973 issue of Word Ways, Mary Youngquist challenged readers to find opposites (such ...
A form of wordplay antedating the start of the twentieth century, but still alive and well, is that ...
In the August 1970 issue of Word Ways, I introduced the reader to the charade crossword puzzle. (Act...
Many words are conspicuous for their repetitions of a single letter, like the S in SASSAFRASS, the O...
The easy (?) crossword puzzle with which we started this issue of WORD WAYS was a typical American p...
Cryptic crosswords, the dominant crossword variety in the UK, are a promising target for advancing N...
Cryptic crosswords, the dominant crossword variety in the UK, are a promising target for advancing N...
Since the common crossword puzzle is currently the most popular of all word games, it becomes the lo...
The crossword puzzle below has deliberately tough clues, because one can use a special property of t...