Mental Judo: A Cryptic Blog (11)

This is the fifth of a series of small puzzles meant to introduce the conventions of cryptic crosswords to the uninitiated. It introduces and uses only a single clue type: the container clue.  (You can see the instructions again by clicking the "Info" button at the top right.) [ fullscreen ]

This is the fourth of a series of small puzzles meant to introduce the conventions of cryptic crosswords to the uninitiated. It introduces and uses only a single clue type: the reversal clue.  (You can see the instructions again by clicking the "Info" button at the top right.) [ fullscreen ]

This is the third of a series of small puzzles meant to introduce the conventions of cryptic crosswords to the uninitiated. It introduces and uses only a single clue type: the homophone clue.  (You can see the instructions again by clicking the "Info" button at the top right.) [ fullscreen ]

This is the second of a series of small puzzles meant to introduce the conventions of cryptic crosswords to the uninitiated. It introduces and uses only a single clue type: the anagram clue.  (You can see the instructions again by clicking the "Info" button at the top right.) [ fullscreen ]

This is the first of a series of small puzzles meant to introduce the conventions of cryptic crosswords to the uninitiated. It introduces and uses only a single clue type: the hidden clue. (You can see the instructions again by clicking the "Info" button at the top right.) [ fullscreen ]