My Main tip: Keep your incomplete crosswords, get the answers, and fill them out with a different pen. Try to understand the answers you didn't get. Other bi

My Main tip: Keep your incomplete crosswords, get the answers, and fill them out with a different pen. Try to understand the answers you didn't get. Other bits: Always try to think of different ways to read words. "flower" to mean "river" (i.e. thing that flows) is an obvious, and common, one. Learn the vocabulary of particular setters. Private Eye (my favourite, link below) has a very distinct language. Regarding cult references - many of the trickier setters are fond of Shakespeare and Biblical references. Either accept that you won't get them, or try to get acquainted with the principal characters. http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=crossword http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=cross...