Explore the essential terminology used to decode and craft cryptic crossword puzzles with this thematic crossword.
Enigmatic Codes and Clues Explored
A crossword exploring key terms used in cryptic puzzles, from clue styles to solving tactics.
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Across
- 1. Removal of letters from a word or phrase
- 2. Wordplay relying on humorous double meanings
- 4. Number of letters in the answer shown in clue
- 5. Puzzle where first letters form a word or phrase
- 8. Wordplay where letters are written backward
- 9. Rearrangement of letters to form a new word
- 13. Wordplay involving putting one word inside another
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- 3. Clue type with two meanings for the same answer
- 6. Clue type relying on words that sound alike
- 7. Wordplay formed by combining shorter words
- 10. Part of clue giving the answer's meaning
- 11. Puzzling style characterized by indirect clues
- 12. Signal word that shows a clue's wordplay type
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