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Advanced Vocabulary Cryptic Puzzle Crossword for ESL Learners is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Advanced Vocabulary Cryptic Puzzle Crossword for ESL Learners
Challenge your cryptic clue solving skills with this hard-level vocabulary crossword. Perfect for ESL learners seeking to master advanced cryptic puzzle terminology and strategies.
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Across
  • 1. Puzzle where parts of the word are clued separately (7)
  • 2. Part of clue providing a straightforward meaning (10)
  • 3. Two identical letters appearing together (9)
  • 6. Mysterious or puzzling in nature (9)
  • 7. Term often used to signal non-English word in clue (7)
  • 8. Arrangement of words and phrases in sentences (6)
  • 12. Concise statement expressing a general truth (8)
  • 13. Cryptic device to read letters backward (8)
  • 15. Word made from initial letters of a phrase (7)
Down
  • 4. Technique to distract solver from correct answer (12)
  • 5. Word or phrase that reads the same backwards (10)
  • 9. Word inside another, hidden neatly (9)
  • 10. Words sounding alike but spelt differently (9)
  • 11. Word giving a hidden clue to anagram or reversal (9)
  • 14. Milder word or phrase replacing an unpleasant one (9)
  • 16. Rearranged letters forming a word or phrase (7)
  • 17. To remove letters as part of clue manipulation (8)
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