For Blaugust this year I decided to publish a series of cryptic crossword posts.
I'm aiming for one a day.
Many of our friends over the years have said that cryptic crosswords don't make sense. They certainly do play with your mind, and that is why I take delight in them. I love the surprising discovery inside a puzzle and the challenge of twisting the usual thought patterns and making them do something different.
So here is today's offering...
One of the best ways to improve your ability to solve cryptic crosswords is to improve your general knowledge.
Who was the wife of...
mythology
World capital cities
Mountain ranges
Rivers
Plants
Animals -especially the male, female and young of a species
Famous people (what first name goes with Lincoln?)
Currency of other lands
Musical terms
Dance for fear of being carried by ancient ferryman (10) Advertiser 29/2/16
First you need to know who the ancient ferryman was (across the river Styx in the mythology)-the answer is "Charon"
"Dance" is the straight clue
Put a word meaning "fear of " (lest)
Inside the name of the ancient ferryman (the indicator is "carried by")
And you get to dance the Charleston
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