Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Lexical Labyrinth of Linguistic Rarities
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Word or phrase that reads backwards identical
- 2. Scientific study of human language
- 4. Artistry behind letterform arrangement
- 5. Form and structure of words studied
- 8. Conventional spelling rules codified
- 10. Phrases whose meanings evade literal logic
- 15. Dictionary's tacit inhabitant
- 16. Smallest unit bearing lexical meaning
- 18. Softening harsh realities linguistically
Down
- 3. Rearranged letters reveal a new meaning
- 6. Words alike in form but differing sense
- 7. Sound imitation in written form
- 9. Informal speech's familiar shade
- 11. Rules that structure a sentence’s skeleton
- 12. Minimal sound unit distinguishing meaning
- 13. Study of meaning beyond words
- 14. Tracing word ancestry through time
- 17. Fresh coinage entering the lexicon
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