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Historic Roots of Cryptic Crosswords
Explore the intriguing history and essential elements that shaped the art of cryptic crosswords.
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- 2. Pioneer British magazine known for early cryptic clues
- 3. Common cryptic clue device rearranging letters
- 5. Newspaper that helped popularize cryptic crosswords
- 8. Method to conceal or encode a message, like clues
- 9. Basic unit of pronunciation used in word components
- 13. The vertical orientation of crossword entries
Down
- 1. A game or problem designed to test ingenuity
- 4. Chess champion and cryptic crossword pioneer, Wynne ___ White
- 6. Hint or wordplay guiding to an answer
- 7. One of two main directions for crossword answers
- 10. Country where cryptic crosswords first gained popularity
- 11. Word showing how to interpret parts of a clue
- 12. Playful manipulation of words in cryptic clues
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