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I never got them either - but they seem to be to be like cryptic crosswords, where the logic of the puzzles is a thing that exists divorced from the (apparent)

I never got them either - but they seem to be to be like cryptic crosswords, where the logic of the puzzles is a thing that exists divorced from the (apparent) context, and it's about understanding a bunch of conventions specific to the puzzle designer and the subculture around them.

musicale 4y ago
> cryptic crosswords I still remember the magic of discovering cryptic crosswords. Regular crossword puzzles are fine but cryptics are their own sort of fun.