The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Crosswords 1

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It's a fairly recent coinage, as for many years this kind of wordplay was known as a cognate anagram, "cognate" meaning "derived from the same root". With Sudoku, PlusWord and much more, we have lots of great ways to keep you busy over this cold week. Puzzles probably can’t stop the onset of dementia, but keeping mentally active may contribute to people being affected only later, or more slowly.

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Of course, while Cross Atlantic looks across the ocean for inspiration, it is resolutely British in the detail of its clues and solutions, exploring our culture, language, general knowledge and mores. The game has been such a success that it made it to the small screen, and so we mark that success today with our very own tribute.If you’re a Digital Subscriber, or you haven’t yet joined us, download the Puzzles app today to try 14 days free, no payment details required. There’s a little something for everyone, no matter what your skill level or how much time you have; our Mini Crossword and PlusWord should only take a couple of minutes of your time each day. Perhaps you can finish the puzzle before England take on Italy this afternoon; now, that would be impressive. This year, I’m already trying to be better about my eating habits, so I’ve not got a whole lot to give up.

Play the Cross Atlantic, a new free daily crossword

There are many famous (or infamous) anagrams out there, some of my own favourites being OLD WEST ACTION, which unjumbles to CLINT EASTWOOD; the well-known I'M TORY PLAN B, which becomes TONY BLAIR, MP; and of course ELVIS, who, according to some, LIVES. So today, to mark the 100th Cross Atlantic we’ve got a special themed crossword puzzle for you to solve. Many of our new Cross Atlantic puzzles, which are US-style crosswords with a distinctive British flavour, take on personalities of their own by having themes running through them. These all belong to a specific class of anagrams that provides more entertainment than most: the aptagram. That will be a feature of Cross Atlantic too, which has far fewer black squares than a conventional British crossword.It’s made quite the wave, the furthermost ripples of which have found their way into today’s Telegraph puzzles. Chances are you’ll be sitting next to someone in their 20s glued to their mobile phone zapping away at a puzzle game like Candy Crush.