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BSEB Cryptic Crossword Contest 2020

The why and how of

Cryptic Crosswords.

1. Enhances vocabulary

2. Improves language

3. Sharpens analytical skills

4. Promotes lateral thinking

5. Checks Alzheimer’s disease

6. Prevents boredom

7. Enhances mental alertness

1. Buy a book on understanding crosswords

2. Go through it slowly and patiently

3. Start solving crymple (cryptic-simple) crosswords

4. Do a daily newspaper cryptic crossword

5. Go through the solutions the following day

6. Understand the logic behind the solutions

7. Persevere and practice

Crosswords, in their primary form, are nothing but a 'word-meaning' exercise. ‘Words/phrases’ form the 'clues' while their respective ‘meanings’ form the 'solutions’. Solutions have to be inserted in the blank portions of the grid

The question would be something like this:-
Find the meaning of the following words, having the number of letters mentioned in the brackets

• 1. Ship (5)
• 2. Dehydrated (5)
• 3. Razor (5)
• 4. Our country (5)
• 5. Honour (5)

CLUES:
Across	Down
4.Ship (5)	1. Razor (5)
5. Dehydrated (5)	2. Our country (5)
	3. Honour (5)

In ‘Word- Meaning’ format

• 1. Ship (5)
• 2. Dehydrated (5)
• 3. Razor (5)
• 4. Our country (5)
• 5. Honour (5)

In ‘Crossword’ format

CLUES:
Across	Down
4.Ship (5)	1. Razor (5)
5. Dehydrated (5)	2. Our country (5)
ANAGRAMS DOUBLE MEANING HIDDEN WORDS HOMOPHONES FIRST AND LAST/ODD AND EVEN LETTERS LETTERS IN REVERSE ORDER DELETIONS CHARADE CONTAINER Anagrams are jumbled words. Some examples are:- broken vase = save out there = three/ether stewed meat = tame/mate Example of an Anagram Clue Animal art damaged (3) Anagram Clue: Animal art damaged (3) Solution RAT RAT is an animal ART when damaged (jumbled) becomes RAT Many words in English have entirely different meanings when read in different contexts. For example the word ‘spot’ can mean (a) to identify and (b) a dot. Example of a Double Meaning Clue College file (9) Double Meaning Clue College file (9) Solution INSTITUTE 9 letter synonym common to both, COLLEGE and FILE In this kind of a clue, the solution is hidden in some of the contiguous letters given in the clue. Favourite hiding in Begumpet (3) PET, meaning favourite is hidden in BegumPET Example of a Hidden Word Clue Cap worn by Kanha tourists (3) Hidden Word Clue Cap worn by Kanha tourists (3) Solution HAT Hidden inside ‘Kan HA Tourists’ A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word. Some pairs of homophones are as follows:- Bold-bowled Main-mane Peak-peek Deer-dear Plane-plain Bare-bear Soul-sole Meat-meet Blue-blew Example of a Homophone Clue Festival’s sacred, we hear (4) Homophone Clue Festival’s sacred, we hear (4) Solution HOLI HOLI sounds like HOLY (sacred) The first or the last letter of the words of the clue can be joined together to form the solution, or just a part of it. Huge/ bed is grand/at the outset (3) The solution is 'big' Example of First letter Clue Britain’s artificial turf initially used in cricket(3) First letter Clue Britain’s artificial turf initially used in cricket (3) Solution BAT FIRST LETTERS (initials) of Britain’s artificial turf – BAT - is used in cricket Reversals are words formed when the letters of the original words are reversed. For example when the letters of the word 'ban' is reversed, it becomes 'nab'. Example of Reversal Clue Hundred not coming back (3) Reversal Clue Hundred not coming back (3) Solution TON Reversal of letters of NOT is TON, which means hundred Many a time, when a letter or more than one letter is deleted from a word, a new letter is formed. The letters from a word can either be removed from the front, middle or end. Examples of words formed by deletions are: 'fair' becomes 'air', when its first letter is deleted Example of Deletion Clue Cut head out, jump (3) Deletion Clue Cut head out, jump (3) Solution HOP CHOP = cut, minus the first letter, becomes HOP = jump Two words can be joined together to form a third word. This is called a Charade. For example, CAR + PET = CARPET COT + TON = COTTON Example of Charade Clue Ban profit to get a good deal (7) Charade Clue Ban profit to get a good deal (7) Solution BARGAIN BAR = ban GAIN = profit BARGAIN means to get a good deal ANAGRAMS DOUBLE MEANING HIDDEN WORDS HOMOPHONES FIRST AND LAST/ODD AND EVEN LETTERS LETTERS IN REVERSE ORDER DELETIONS CHARADE CONTAINER Anagrams are jumbled words. Some examples are:- broken vase = save out there = three/ether stewed meat = tame/mate Example of an Anagram Clue Animal art damaged (3) Anagram Clue: Animal art damaged (3) Solution RAT RAT is an animal ART when damaged (jumbled) becomes RAT Many words in English have entirely different meanings when read in different contexts. For example the word ‘spot’ can mean (a) to identify and (b) a dot. Example of a Double Meaning Clue College file (9) Double Meaning Clue College file (9) Solution INSTITUTE 9 letter synonym common to both, COLLEGE and FILE In this kind of a clue, the solution is hidden in some of the contiguous letters given in the clue. Favourite hiding in Begumpet (3) PET, meaning favourite is hidden in BegumPET Example of a Hidden Word Clue Cap worn by Kanha tourists (3) Hidden Word Clue Cap worn by Kanha tourists (3) Solution HAT Hidden inside ‘Kan HA Tourists’ A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word. Some pairs of homophones are as follows:- Bold-bowled Main-mane Peak-peek Deer-dear Plane-plain Bare-bear Soul-sole Meat-meet Blue-blew Example of a Homophone Clue Festival’s sacred, we hear (4) Homophone Clue Festival’s sacred, we hear (4) Solution HOLI HOLI sounds like HOLY (sacred) The first or the last letter of the words of the clue can be joined together to form the solution, or just a part of it. Huge/ bed is grand/at the outset (3) The solution is 'big' Example of First letter Clue Britain’s artificial turf initially used in cricket(3) First letter Clue Britain’s artificial turf initially used in cricket (3) Solution BAT FIRST LETTERS (initials) of Britain’s artificial turf – BAT - is used in cricket Reversals are words formed when the letters of the original words are reversed. For example when the letters of the word 'ban' is reversed, it becomes 'nab'. Example of Reversal Clue Hundred not coming back (3) Reversal Clue Hundred not coming back (3) Solution TON Reversal of letters of NOT is TON, which means hundred Many a time, when a letter or more than one letter is deleted from a word, a new letter is formed. The letters from a word can either be removed from the front, middle or end. Examples of words formed by deletions are: 'fair' becomes 'air', when its first letter is deleted Example of Deletion Clue Cut head out, jump (3) Deletion Clue Cut head out, jump (3) Solution HOP CHOP = cut, minus the first letter, becomes HOP = jump Two words can be joined together to form a third word. This is called a Charade. For example, CAR + PET = CARPET COT + TON = COTTON Example of Charade Clue Ban profit to get a good deal (7) Charade Clue Ban profit to get a good deal (7) Solution BARGAIN BAR = ban GAIN = profit BARGAIN means to get a good deal	3. Honour (5)