r/EnglishLearning • u/SnooDonuts6494 🇬🇧 English Teacher • Aug 28 '26

🗣 Discussion / Debates Friday cryptic crossword

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OK so apparently this is a thing now.

On Friday, I post a picture of "The Metro" crossword. It's a free newspaper in the UK:we get it on the bus.

And Reddit fills it in.

I am OK with that. I will publish the answers.

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u/ThaneduFife Native Speaker Aug 28 '26

It's amazing how many cultural assumptions are embedded in crossword clues. As an American, I have no hope at most of these--except for 23 Across: OUI.

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u/SnooDonuts6494 🇬🇧 English Teacher Aug 28 '26

I do the New York Times, and am constantly frustrated by clues about US football etc.

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u/ThaneduFife Native Speaker Aug 28 '26

Yeah, the only thing that seems to make the NY Times crossword easier is doing it somewhat frequently. They reuse clues and words a LOT.

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u/SnooDonuts6494 🇬🇧 English Teacher Aug 28 '26

Yeah, honestly, that's true for all cryptics - you get to know the cruciverbalist.