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Arcane Lexicon of Cipher Savants
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Related to rearranging letters that hide secret meanings
  • 6. Study of meaning, key for unraveling layered puzzle hints
  • 9. A symmetrical word or phrase, reversible as in some clues
  • 13. Figurative language element; cryptic clues often play upon these
Down
  • 2. Clue device with two interpretations, often risqué or sly
  • 3. Illusory or fanciful, like some wildly deceptive clues
  • 4. Encrypted message often decoded by puzzle solvers
  • 5. Deliberate false lead essential in complex cryptic clues
  • 7. One who thrives on obscurity, master of perplexing riddles
  • 8. Expert who composes or solves enigmatic word puzzles
  • 10. The condition of similarity in meaning, a solver’s tool
  • 11. A complex maze, much like convoluted cryptic clues
  • 12. A restriction, like the rigid rules governing cryptic clues

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