Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Esoteric Lexicons of Cryptic Decoding
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Three-lobed cryptic emblem intertwined
- 2. Rearranged letters, elusive in disguise
- 4. Shorten word’s length, cryptic shorthand
- 6. Add signs to clarify, an editor’s delight
- 9. Mysterious clue hides truth in plain sight
- 11. Sound alike, written apart—a vocal trap
- 12. Figure of speech cloaked within the clue
Down
- 3. Reads same forwards or backwards, puzzle’s mirror
- 5. Phonetic unit crucial for wordplay’s rhythm
- 7. Word puzzle split to mask the meaning
- 8. Obscure and puzzling, defies surface sense
- 10. Backward reading twists the intended message
- 13. List items to reveal hidden breaks
- 14. Smaller group contained within a larger domain
- 15. Correspondence hints within cryptic parallels
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