1) Buy Tim Moorey's book: www.amazon.co.uk/Times-How-Crack-Cryptic-Crosswords/dp/0007546521
2) Buy The Times and do the Quick Cryptic
3) You'll be able to do that pretty well after about 5-6 weeks; then have a crack at the main puzzle. Mondays are generally (but not always) easier.
Plus, once you've finished, you're left with what remains a (mostly) decent newspaper.
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