Packed with examples from the Guardian's celebrated compilers - from Araucaria and Rufus to Bunthorne and Janus - "Secrets of the Setters" explains how all the different types of cryptic clue work and shows how to spot the tricks of the compiler's trade. It also includes practice puzzles and handy lists of words and abbreviations that setters commonly use as their cryptic building blocks.
- ISBN10 1843544695
- ISBN13 9781843544692
- Publish Date 10 May 2007 (first published 10 November 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 September 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Guardian Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English