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Cryptic Lexicon of Puzzle Jargon
Explore the hidden terminology unique to obscure puzzles with this challenging crossword.
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Across
  • 1. Word or phrase reading the same backwards
  • 3. Rare crossword fill; type of tropical weevil
  • 4. Shape made of four connected squares
  • 8. Puzzle using pictures to represent words or parts of words
  • 10. Type of crossword clue that's obscure or mysterious
  • 11. Letter that appears exactly twice in a word
  • 13. Poem or puzzle where first letters form a word
Down
  • 2. Puzzle style with words circling a central answer
  • 5. Cipher splitting symbols into two parts
  • 6. Rearranged letters forming a new word
  • 7. Number of letters in each answer indicated by numbers
  • 9. Riddle or puzzle with a pun or tricky answer
  • 12. Exposed rocky peak surrounded by ice, sometimes used metaphorically in puzzles
  • 14. Diagonal word placement in crosswords
  • 15. Foreign word inserted as a clue answer
  • 16. Word with no repeating letters

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