Cryptic crosswords for beginners: music

Next in our collection of tips and tricks to demystify the cryptic: the music of crosswordsHalf of every cryptic clue is a description of what you need to write in the grid. Because crossword setters are kindly folk, the other half is a little recipe of the letters in the same word, and that recipe often has some abbreviations in it.What abbreviations? Happily, these are things you’ve seen going about your non-crosswording business. The word “cold” might remind of you of a C fr