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cryptics vs quick crosswords: is one of them actually harder or is it a different skill

asked by @walt_crosswordguy · Aug 15, 2026 · 178 votes · 3 comments

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Cryptics are harder Different skill entirely

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@walt_crosswordguy+141

Fifty years in and it's a different skill. I'll add that quicks are better company and cryptics are better on your own.

@owenf_64square+126

different skill and it's the same as chess tactics vs endgames. people who say one is harder are just saying which one they learned first.

@priya_escapesmith+118

Different skill. Cryptics are a language you learn once and then never lose. Quicks are just knowledge.

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