Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Arcane Lexicons of Cryptic Wordplay
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Relating to the art of crossword construction
- 2. Symmetrical phrase that reads unchanged backwards
- 3. Intricate woven story or word network
- 4. Marking words to clarify cryptic meanings
- 8. Picture word puzzle with cryptic symbolism
- 9. Puzzling, like a riddle in ciphered form
- 12. Word puzzle acted out piece by piece
Down
- 5. A pronounceable but sometimes meaningless word
- 6. Cross-sensory metaphor often used figuratively
- 7. Rearranged letters reveal hidden meaning
- 10. Two-letter combination repeated once
- 11. Single-stone, or solitary complex clue element
- 13. Same spelling, different sound and meaning
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