Beginner's step-by-step guide to Solving a Cryptic Crossword - No.50

In this video I solve the Cryptic Crossword from the Daily Telegraph from 3rdJuly 2024.
60sec guide to cryptic crosswords to help explain the fundamentals before getting started with the solve here -- • The Basics of Cryptic ...
I take you through each clue, explaining how you can get to the answer, discussing common types of clue and how to spot them.
An ideal watch for any beginner looking for tips and tricks of cryptic crossword solving.
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[@adnanshorts130]

Keep up the hustle 💪

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Thank! Will do :)

[@arthursharp9903]

That was a great solve. I’ve found the Telegraph “Toughie” a little too tough for me but I look forward to seeing Toughies tackled. This channel is becoming unmissable for cryptic crossword fans.

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Thank you! That's great to hear - I really appreciate you saying that :)

[@MattSwain1]

I got very stuck in the top left corner but once you solved TOFFEE I figured out most of what had stumped me. Hattie Jacques was in a lot of the Carry On films, oooh matron and all that 😂

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

😂 Yes - that's her. Eric Sykes was the name of the actor I was trying to remember. I've just read that she used to be married to John Le Mesurier (Sgt Wilson from Dads Army)

[@salfordnurse]

Hattie Jacques, worded with Eric Sykes, on three TV series Sykes and a…, Sykes and a Big Big Show, and finally on Sykes

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Yes - Sykes was the name that escaped me :) Remember watching that with my dad

[@bigjim6408]

Tight is a synonym for drunk so would work as an anagram indicator.

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Thanks! that makes sense - good one to remember

[@bjornbeng]

Why is soccer kit = strip?

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Strip is just another word for a football kit. Not sure of the etymology but it's a commonly used in the UK

[@plum80]

13 Across (the shearer clue), why does keeping quiet mean keeping “p”? Great video :)

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Thank you! Quiet can mean P as Piano is used in musical notation to mean quiet (Piano is Italian for quiet/soft). On a musical score it's written as 'p'. Likewise loud can be code as F.. which is an abbreviation of Forte (in music meaning loud/strong)

[@plum80]

@@The_Cryptic_Mystic ah, music notation is a blind spot I need to work on! Thanks :)

[@bjornbeng]

Hard clues in this one. And many UK specific ones.

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Yes - and 3 different UK female celebrities(alive and dead) to know the surnames of too!

[@gargibanerjee2494]

Somehow I got elevator

[@The_Cryptic_Mystic]

Brilliant! Well done! That was a great cryptic definition