Cryptics involve anagramming, hidden words, reversals, homophones, letter deletions and other forms of wordplay.
The New York Times Magazine includes about six cryptic puzzles a year, printed below the regular Sunday crossword. Diagramless crossword puzzle: A diagramless crossword grid is Blank, requiring the solver to deduce the location of all the Black squares. General rules governing symmetry, fill and Cluing apply, though diagramless puzzles typically have many more black squares.
The New York Times Magazine includes one of these about nine times a year, printed beneath the regular Sunday crossword. Editor: The person who selects crosswords for publication, edits clues to comply with house style, accuracy and the intended level of difficulty, and polishes the fill as needed. Entry: Any answer that's written in a crossword grid. Fill: The general term for the words and phrases that fill a crossword grid. #Past new york times crossword editor how to#Įntries that are not part of a theme are referred to as fill entries. Fill-in-the-blank: A clue that contains a blank space, for which the answer is the word that occupies that space (e.g., for AGO). Gimme: Any answer a solver knows instantly.
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