Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Esoteric Wordplay and Cryptic Enigmas
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Sudden grammatical shift for emphasis in phrasing
- 3. Witty, often paradoxical poetic one-liner
- 6. Concealed metaphorical sense in wordplay
- 9. Sound alike but differ in sense and spelling
- 10. Word with meaning similar to another
- 12. Guide word signaling manipulation within clue
- 14. Sentence sporting every letter at least once
- 15. Mysteriously veiled; the hallmark of tricky clues
Down
- 2. Picture or symbol puzzle substituting sounds
- 4. Phrase with dual meanings, one often risqué
- 5. Counting letters to narrow down solutions
- 7. Algebraic cryptic puzzle using letters as digits
- 8. Clue composed of parts forming a word in layers
- 11. Reads same forwards and backwards, a symmetrical tease
- 13. A puzzling riddle that defies easy logic
- 16. A twisted rearrangement hides meaning anew
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