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David Baddiel seeks to understand the puzzling phenomenon of cryptic crosswords. A leading crossword compiler and a crossword champion try to help him.

Continuing his new series where he tries to make sense of apparently puzzling matters, David Baddiel seeks to understand something which is meant to be puzzling: cryptic crosswords.

David gets help from a crossword champion and and also from a leading compiler who sets him a special crossword. Can he put his learning into practice and complete it?

Producer: Giles Edwards.

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15 minutes

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Tue 11 Aug 201512:04
BBC Radio 4 FM

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  • Wed 14 Jan 201520:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 18 Jan 201505:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 11 Aug 201512:04
    BBC Radio 4 FM

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