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If you have ever looked at a cryptic crossword puzzle and felt your eyes glaze over, then a new group at the Mahurangi East Library might be just what you are looking for.
The group will provide instruction on how to solve the puzzles, which unlike regular crosswords that typically ask the solver to find a synonym for a word or phrase, use clues that are deliberately misleading. Cryptic crossword solvers have to look instead for a grammatical set of coded instructions to lead them to the correct answer.
An organiser of the Mahurangi East Library group, Neil Anderson, says it can be fun to work through a cryptic crossword with someone else as all brains work slightly differently.
“We see different things in cryptic crossword clues to get the answer,” he says. “We promise you will get hooked on these little critters!
“Once you have worked out a cryptic crossword, you always know you have the correct answer; it is not a guess like simple crosswords or other word games can be.”
And there is no doubt that solving a cryptic crossword gives the brain a good workout.
The group meets at the library in Snells Beach on the first Wednesday of the month, at 1pm. All welcome.
Info: Neil on 027 661 1898 or Ann on 027 661 1900.
