Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Cryptic Classics of Puzzle Periodicals
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Rearranging letters for secret phrase or pun, a classic technique
- 3. Originator of intricate enigmas featured in legacy magazines
- 5. Ciphered inscription awaiting decipherment in vintage prints
- 7. Art of print design influencing puzzle aesthetics and clarity
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- 2. Describes cryptic allure common in early brainteasers
- 4. Visual enigma combining images and letters for cerebral decoding
- 6. Puzzles transforming words by letters, famed in early periodicals
- 8. Matrix of words reading identically across and down
- 9. Algebraic letter puzzles popular in early challenge compendiums
- 10. Tiny printed units impacting grid precision in puzzles
- 11. Hidden vertical verses artfully encrypted in text
- 12. Middle-letter acrostic sometimes embedded for cryptic flourish
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