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Cryptic Puzzle Vocabulary Crossword for Adults is a hard crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Cryptic Puzzle Vocabulary Crossword for Adults
Challenge your cryptic puzzle expertise with this hard vocabulary crossword. Perfect for adults looking to deepen understanding of specialized cryptic clue terminology and techniques.
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Across
  • 1. Number of letters given to solve clue length
  • 2. Wordplay involving removing letters
  • 3. Part of clue providing straight meaning
  • 9. Word enclosed within another in clue
  • 10. Word with a similar meaning used in clues
  • 11. Clue formed by stringing smaller word parts
  • 16. Rearrangement indicating letters reshuffled
Down
  • 4. Clue with two meanings leading to one answer
  • 5. Often ignored clues disrupting surface reading
  • 6. Word hinting at wordplay type or operation
  • 7. Word or phrase reading same forwards/backwards
  • 8. Puzzle where initials form a word or phrase
  • 12. Clue uses words that sound alike but differ
  • 13. Describes the type of enigmatic clue style
  • 14. Answer read backward as part of clue device
  • 15. Word formed from initial letters of a phrase
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