It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Cryptic by Daily Telegraph Staff
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
For over half a century The Daily Telegraph has been baffling, infuriating and entertaining its readers with its cryptic crosswords. Now, in the Daily Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Book 40, the crossword editor, Val Gilbert, has selected another 80 of the best cryptic crosswords to challenge and divert you. As she says, 'I've been crossword editor for more than twenty years and i still enjoy solving cryptic crosswords. You'll never be bored with a crossword book to hand!' (As always, if inspiration fails, we have included the answers as the back).
Cryptic by Daily Telegraph Staff is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.
This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Cryptic aloud.
Cryptic is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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