Puzzling

At the suggestion of dear Chris Coleman (my radio host on ABC Statewide Afternoons), I now have a Twitter account. My handle is @PuzzlingDenise . I'm posting one cryptic clue a day. Plus occasional random content about indexing, funny things, and noms. Please follow me and tweet your solutions, if you're interested, and retweet my clues to your network  :) You can blame Chris.

I'm so happy to announce that our latest app, CrypticGuide, has been approved by Apple today, and is now available on the App Store ! CrypticGuide has a cryptic dictionary with over 6,900 entries in it, with cryptic synonyms, indicator words, abbreviations, and homophones. So you can type in a word or short phrase from a cryptic clue, like 'see' - and the app will tell you that see  can lead to the words ELY (a UK diocese, or see , name), LO, or VIDE ( see in Latin); the abbreviations C (sounds like see ), V, or VID ( see in Latin again); it can indicate a container or hidden word wordplay device; and it's a homophone for sea ! So this will hopefully help you a lot with cracking cryptic clues. The app also has a wildcard search for filling in gaps in the grid you really can't get out, and an anagram solver, which brings up exact anagrams and subwords. Very helpful if you feel like getting a little cheaty in Scrabble ®, Words With Friends , Boggle , ...