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Arcane Linguistic Enigmas and Cipher Lore
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Compulsive repetition of another’s spoken words
  • 2. One skilled in transposing letters to conceal meaning
  • 6. Mistaken use of a word sounding similar to intended
  • 8. Words reversible, reading same forwards and backwards
  • 9. Describes a statement seemingly self-contradictory yet true
  • 10. Puzzles formed from letters rearranged to new meaning
  • 13. Encoded, concealed in a secret script or system
  • 15. Rhetorical inversions crossing phrase elements for effect
Down
  • 3. State of producing words with close equivalence
  • 4. Expert decoding hidden language structures and codes
  • 5. Scholars analyzing meaning beyond surface syntax
  • 7. Figurative devouring of another’s ideas or culture
  • 11. Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words
  • 12. Creators of riddles veiling truths in obscurity
  • 14. Quality of pompous, grandiose speech or style
  • 16. Cryptic symbolism carved or engraved with hidden sense
  • 17. Phrases where every word starts with the same letter

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