Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Cryptic Clue Crafting Essentials
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Word sounding like another, but different spelling
- 2. Clue based on similar pronunciation
- 3. Wordplay where one word holds another
- 5. Word with similar meaning hinted at
- 8. Intentional error to mislead solver
- 11. To point out a clue's mechanism
- 14. Jumbled letters reveal another word
- 16. Type of clue often mysterious and indirect
Down
- 4. Part of clue giving explicit meaning
- 6. Wordplay involves reading back to front
- 7. Word hinting at the operation to perform
- 9. A clue type involving two parts at once
- 10. Adding letters inside another word
- 12. Collection of specialized terms explained
- 13. Puzzle made of parts forming a whole
- 15. Word formed from initial letters
- 17. Comparison suggesting similarity in clueing
- 18. Small selection taken within a larger set
- 19. Something puzzling or difficult to understand
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