Timeshift
Season 8 Episode 5 - How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword
7.0 ?
2002
Documentary
Don Manley reveals the tricks that compilers use to bamboozle and entertain cryptic crossword solvers, while fans including Prunella Scales explain why they enjoy them.
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1
How to Be a Good President
60 min
2
Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film
60 min
3
Last Days of Steam
60 min
4
How to Write a Mills and Boon
60 min
5
How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword
60 min
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