Verity Or Falsity Of A Proposition Crossword Clue (2024)

FAQs

What are the parts of a cryptic crossword clue? ›

The clue will probably have the usual three elements: a definition at the start or the end, an indicator that the answer is hiding, and next to that a word or string of words in which you can find the answer.

Today's Theme

Asterisks, which are also called stars when they are included in crossword clues, are a fairly common feature in puzzles. They typically indicate that the clue and its answer are part of the theme.

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of deceitful are dishonest, mendacious, and untruthful.

Some common synonyms of pretend are affect, assume, counterfeit, feign, sham, and simulate.

A typical cryptic clue consists of the definition, which is usually at the beginning or the end of the clue, and the subsidiary indication, or wordplay, which makes up the rest of the clue and has to be unravelled in order to derive the answer.

Look for signals such as "caught in," "buried in," "part of," and "housed by." For example, CAT could be clued as: "Lover of birds imprisoned in Alcatraz (3)." Here's another example: "Karen always displays an engagement ring? (5)" (As in standard crosswords, a question mark at the end of a clue typically signals a ...

“new york times”

Force = f, n. Former = ex. Fort = ft. French = fr.

In crosswords, that usually means that the answer to the dashed clue is the continuation of another entry. In today's puzzle, it's the end of the previous entry. Now take a closer look at the grid and you will see the complete answers, with black squares splitting up the P's on either side of them.

What is a synonym for lies and deception? ›

betrayal, deceit, disinformation, duplicity, falsehood, fraud, hypocrisy, lying, mendacity, treachery, trickery, untruth.

Some common synonyms of disloyal are faithless, false, perfidious, traitorous, and treacherous.

“Cruciverbalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruciverbalist.

cruciverbalist. noun (1) Word History and OriginsQuiz.

Velocipede became a term for any wheeled vehicle propelled by the rider in English, including early bicycles.

A typical cryptic crossword grid is generally 15×15, with half-turn rotational symmetry. Unlike typical American crosswords, in which every square is almost always checked (that is, each square provides a letter for both an across and a down answer), only about half of the squares in a cryptic crossword are checked.

Containers will always have an indicator that references either one thing going inside another, or one thing going around another. Words for around include: Words related to eating or consumption: “eat,” “swallow,” “gobble up,” “consume” Words like “take”, “grab,” “get”

The keys to solving Cryptic Crosswords are recognizing where the two parts separate and which is standard definition and which is wordplay. Types of wordplay common in Cryptic Crosswords are anagrams, reversal, charades, concealment, container, hom*ograph, hom*ophone, deletion, lettering, and literal.

If one clue finishes with an ellipsis and the next clue starts with one, the inference is that the two clues are connected. Sometimes they are and you will have to solve one in order to solve the other but in many cases the two clues can be read independently.