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Here's an attempt to demystify this site with answers to often-asked questions about it.

Q: What is this site about?
A: This site focuses on crosswords of the cryptic kind. It has solving tips, descriptions of clue types, analysis of clueing trends/patterns in publications and lots of crossword trivia.

Q: I want to learn how to solve cryptic crosswords. Where should I start?
A: Start here on this site: Tackling Cryptic Crosswords. Look up the Index page next for further reading.

Q: How can I keep track of updates to Crossword Unclued?
A: That's easy! You can:

• Signup to receive updates by email
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• Join Crossword Unclued on Facebook
• Follow @ShuchiU on twitter

Q: Which published crosswords are discussed here?
A: There are occasional references to various published cryptic crosswords, most commonly:
- The Hindu Crossword (THC)
- The Economic Times/The Daily Mail Crossword (ET)
- The New Indian Express Crossword (NIE)
- The Times Crossword
- The Guardian Crossword
- The Financial Times Crossword (FT)

Q: Is it all right if I use the clues from this site for a crossword contest in my university/company?
A: The clues here are either referenced from copyrighted published sources with their permission, or they're my own. The clues may not be used elsewhere without direct permission from the owner(s) of the clues.

Q: Where do you get all these images from?
A: Some I create, some I get from licensed sources. The filled-in grids images have been put up with permission from their publications. (Do not take any images from the site without asking me - you could be infringing a copyright.)

Q: I cannot figure out how a clue led to its solution. Can you help?
A: Post the clue in the section Want Help Deconstructing Clues?, and I'll surely try.

Q: The solutions to clues seem to be following some standard notation. What is this notation?
A: Solutions carry annotations with them to explain how the are derived from their clues. The annotation format is described here: Annotation Reference Link.

Q: I wrote a comment on this site but it didn’t show up. Why?
A: Comments go through approval before they are published on the site, I get a lot of spam otherwise. Normally they'll appear within a few minutes if I'm online, or at most a couple of hours. If your comment only has external link(s) with nothing relevant to the post, it will not get published.

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