Does anyone here understand cryptic crosswords

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I've tried so many times to 'get' it, but its like reading another language.

Is there some key you need to know first? How do you do it?! Or is it just a talent?

Welcome to the odd community of cryptic lovers, hours of entertainment for years to come.

Yes, teasing and battlement.

My wife does the Saturday Globe and Mail cryptic, which is too clever for its own good. Even after she gets an answer I can't figure it out.