Cryptic Crossword — Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Every clue in a cryptic crossword is a mini-puzzle. Clues have two parts: a literal definition, and components of wordplay. Wordplay examples include anagrams (signals for this might be “crazy”, “mixed”, or “mingled”), indicators of word position (words such as “in”, “behind”, or “contained”), stringing words together to make a longer word, homophones, double definitions, reversals (indicated by words like “backwards” or “returned”), and insertions/deletions (signals might include “within” or “without”). Combine the definition and wordplay modifiers to determine each answer!