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A Crossword Puzzle is a grid of interlocking  words or phrases laid out within a framework of black and white squares. In the top left-hand corner of the first square of each word – some horizontal (“Across”) and some vertical (“Down”) – is a number; sometimes these numbers apply to both an Across and a Down entry.

 In the little example given, the answer to 1 Across is “Cattle” and the answer to 1 Down is “Cow”.

 

You will also be provided with a list of clues; and it is these clues which divide crosswords into categories.

            1 Across:Herd that Tom let stampede (6)

Confused? That’s the idea. But there are rules which compilers stick to, and which you can use to decipher the clue. We’ll have a closer look at them.  You'll find the solution to this clue further on in this tutorial.

 Now we’ll have a look at the different types of clue:  

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