A crossword featuring 17 essential slang terms used in cryptic crossword solving to enhance your puzzle vocabulary.
Inside Jargon of Cryptic Crosswords
A crossword exploring the unique slang and terminology used by cryptic crossword enthusiasts.
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Across
- 1. Removal of letters to form the answer, cryptic operation
- 4. Slang for clue type where the answer is spelled backwards
- 6. Abbreviation for 'and' or a connecting element in clues
Down
- 2. Cryptic slang for a tricky or deceptive clue (a stretch usage)
- 3. Word signaling a specific cryptic operation in a clue
- 5. Word formed by joining smaller words or parts, common clue type
- 7. A type of clue where one word is placed inside another
- 8. Slang for the part of the clue that contains the definition
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