The Times Cryptic Quintagram 2131

8+ min solve with lots of help on The Times Cryptic Quintagram puzzle published on 21 Dec 2024. Five cryptic clues with the letters provided waiting to be unravelled - solutions explained at end of video.

A channel explaining cryptic crosswords to those wanting to learn to solve them. My journey began in December 2021 - often taking longer than an hour on a puzzle and often resulting in me failing to finish. The depths of my inadequacy were exposed as I struggled to unravel the anagrams, double definitions and other challenging wordplay I encountered. These days I consider myself decent at solving yet I still remember the trials and tribulations these fiendish puzzles presented to me as a beginner and hope my online solves will help you learn too.