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Compile Crosswords For Money Payment
Information on how to compile crosswords for newspapers and magazines for money payment or to solve
crosswords for cash prizes:
If you love words and crosswords then you can earn money from compiling crosswords for newspapers and magazines.
Some of the broad sheet newspapers like The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Sunday Times have their own team of regular
crossword puzzle compilers. They also have people who compile their sudoku and other word or number puzzles. However
there are still some great magazines and newspapers that will pay you to compile a crossword grid, the crossword clues
and answers for quick and easy crosswords and cryptic crosswords. An example of such a paper is the Scottish newspaper
The Sunday Post.
When compiling a crossword you should follow standard rules. The most widely recognised rules and regulations for cryptic
and quick crosswords is laid out in books such as
Chambers Concise Crossword Dictionary,
Collins Bradford's Crossword Lists,
Chambers Crossword Completer,
Chambers Crossword Lists, Chambers Crossword Completer and the Collins Complete Crossword Companion. These
books contain helpful advice about the standard rule of the grid, how to set out clues and common cryptic clue
meanings.
There are special software programmes that can help you compile crosswords and their clues. Some editors don't mind
you using these, whilst others prefer original and unique crosswords using the writers own style. There are examples of these at
Amazon.
Earn Money From Solving A Crossword
Another method of earning money form crosswords is to complete them and send them into the various newspaper and
magazine competitions and prize draws. Some of these can be for top prizes in the hundreds of pounds. You will be
competing against other crossword and competition fans, but because a high level of skill and knowledge if required
the number of entrants can be low. This increases your chances of winning the prize crosswords. You can increase your
chances further still by sending in a tidy grid, ensuring it is fully completed and comply by the closing date. Prize
crosswords can be found in most Saturday newspapers like The Telegraph and Sunday papers like The Sunday Express. Local papers
usually have prize crosswords and though the prizes are less in value they attract fewer entrants so you could
win often.
Income earnt from compiling crosswords should be declared on your income tax self assessment forms. However you can
add any expenses such as a crossword completer, dictionaries, thesauruses, paper, postage, etc to your expense
sheets. I think prizes from crossword competitions are free from income tax and need not be declared but do please
check with your local tax office.
Examples Of Cryptic Crossword Clues
Below are some examples of cryptic crossword clues with a breakdown of how the answer is reached. If you want to learn more about the many
crossword cryptic clues and their solutions then I do recommend reading the
Chambers Crossword Completer.
"American backing given to church of that kind" (4) - The answer to this clue are two abbreviations from American and church which give you US and CH. The clue then
directs the solver to reverse the answer to American from the word "backing" to give the answer SUCH. This clever clue has what crossword compilers call a reversal.
Another example of a reversal cryptic crossword clue is "Sounds a little canine, so stop bitch producing litter in reverse" (4) The word "reverse" indicates
that it is a reversal cryptic crossword clue. The first part of the clue implies a small dog making a noise which gives you YAPS. Reversal of the word gives you SPAY which
gives you the meaning for stopping a dog from having puppies.
"Blades inform on others" (5) - This type of clue has two meanings for the clue. This is known as a double definition. So the answer GRASS gives the two meanings, one slang
another a true meaning.
"Twisting Canada? No: S American water snake" (8) - The word "Twisting" indicates that this is an anagram clue. The next 8 words form the answer and "American water
snake" is the solution. So this gives an anagram of the words Canada No S to give the answer ANACONDA.
Some clues have hidden words where the solution is contained within the sentence. For example
Collect military information in topless pyjamas (3) gives the hidden word and solution SPY which lies within the words topless pyjamas.
Other cryptic crossword definitions and types of clues include:
Homophone which is a word that sounds like another. Hints to this form of clue are the words twin, pair or we hear being in the sentence.
Deletion clues are those where the solver has to get one word and take off part to form another answer.
Rates Of Pay For Crossword Compilers
Rates of pay for crossword compilers is something I have been unable to learn. If you would like to share your experience of getting paid to write and compile crosswords to help other readers of this compile crosswords for money payment then please
contact me
so that I can include this information on this page.
Findextrawork heard from one crossword compiler who was paid by the Daily Record newspaper to compile their giant crossword which appeared in the Saturday magazine. The Daily Record paid £150 for each crossword nine years ago. The compiler did find it a time consuming job. The crossword was a mixture of cryptic and easy clues.
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The first crossword puzzle book was published on the 10 April 1924 in New York.
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