Explore the essential terminology used to decode and craft cryptic crossword puzzles with this thematic crossword.
Intricate Clues and Cryptic Conventions
A crossword exploring essential terminology found in cryptic crosswords, testing knowledge of puzzle mechanics and techniques.
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Across
- 1. Replacing one letter or part
- 3. Word concealed within clue text
- 5. Part of clue giving direct meaning
- 9. Instruction to read backwards
- 10. Clue type combining word parts
- 13. Rearrangement indicator in cryptics
Down
- 2. Unit of sound used in wordplay
- 4. Type of definition found at clue ends
- 6. Number of letters in answer
- 7. Type of crossword with indirect clues
- 8. Word signaling an operation or action
- 11. Word placed inside another word
- 12. Rules affecting clue parsing
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