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Cryptic Clues and Puzzle Parlance
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Word formed by rearranging letters of another
  • 2. Puzzle using every letter of the alphabet at least once
  • 5. Hint or explanation revealing the puzzle’s trick
  • 6. Hint or question leading to an answer in a puzzle
  • 8. Type of puzzle known for obscure and indirect clueing
  • 10. Easiest clue in a puzzle, often a giveaway
  • 11. Clue that leads to an answer with two meanings or parts
  • 13. An answer or its corresponding clue in a crossword
  • 14. Crossword clue indicator often signaling wordplay or instructions
  • 15. Abbreviation for 'federal,' common crossword shorthand
Down
  • 3. Where the answers intersect in a crossword puzzle
  • 4. A typographical error within a puzzle
  • 7. Narrow passage, sometimes used metaphorically in clueing
  • 9. Puzzle using pictures to represent words or parts of words
  • 12. Letters shared between answers in a crossword grid
  • 16. Abbreviation for enumeration, showing lengths of answers
  • 17. Unifying idea or concept behind a puzzle’s answers
  • 18. Puzzle style where answers revolve around a central theme

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