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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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