IME the way to learn cryptic crosswords is to get someone to explain clues and answers to you, which you may think counts as "hinting" but I think counts more as "teaching the rules" :-)
You may (or may not) also find rec.puzzles.crosswords helps in this regard, as people quite often post and say "Apparently X is the solution to Clue Y, can anyone explain?".
There are so many conventions and "tricks" and whatnot that it can be almost impossible to figure out on your own!
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Date: 2005-02-09 01:23 pm (UTC)You may (or may not) also find rec.puzzles.crosswords helps in this regard, as people quite often post and say "Apparently X is the solution to Clue Y, can anyone explain?".
There are so many conventions and "tricks" and whatnot that it can be almost impossible to figure out on your own!