Sentence examples for its clue from inspiring English sources

My vote for Most Interesting Entry is 1 Down's PAIN and its clue "What a dolorimeter measures".

The solution to 5 down, cryptic crossword 24,480 by Pasquale, 15 November, page 47, was "moralists", which was ill-served by its clue: Group of celebs in endless confusion, we ponitificate (9).

Crossword-puzzle addicts will remember 2007 as the year that The Times's puzzle offered as its clue to an eight-letter word: " 'acoustic guitar' or 'push lawn mower.' " The word to fill the boxes, as readers of a column in this space 11 months ago instantly knew, was retronym.

Even if the theorists do come to pore over its clues, Batmanglij is confident it will hold up: they've tried to "earthquake-proof" the series.

During the paper shortages of the second world war, it was suggested that the Times should make its clues shorter.

All that aside, this grid offered some clever wordplay in its clues.

In February Watson, a supercomputer devised by IBM, trounced two human champions at "Jeopardy!", an American quiz show renowned for the way its clues are laden with ambiguity, irony, riddles and puns.

The puzzle itself is fairly easy, but the theme, with its clues hinting at the entries, with the circled letters further hinting at the answers, is a brain bender suitable for a relaxing holiday Sunday.

Her visual memory strengthened over the next few weeks, until she found that she was able to hold the entire crossword and its clues in her mind after a single, intense inspection — and then solve it mentally.

Devotees of The New York Times crossword puzzle know all too well that its clues get tougher as the week marches on.

The route and its clues are programmed in by the gift giver themselves, by way of a super simple Google Maps-powered route planner.