Whatever can those clues possibly mean? How can you work out the answers? For those who have felt too daunted to start, here's the friendly, non-critical course for you. We will be using the Telegraph All New Cryptic Crosswords Book , ISBN 9780600629399 £5.99. Please obtain a copy before the course begins. Attendance for the first week is crucial as we'll be going through the basic principles together. Thereafter it'll just be practising those principles, and we won't really have time to go back. If you are unable to attend week one please do not apply.