Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Lexical Labyrinths of Linguistic Wit
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Words or phrases reading identically backward, a symmetric word trick.
- 2. Marks that change meaning drastically, as when commas save lives (or jokes).
- 3. Words that imitate sounds, often lending comic or poetic pun effects.
- 4. Describes linear combination of linguistic elements forming syntactic structures.
- 7. Master of figurative speech, spinning layered meanings and witty twists.
- 8. Repetitive speech, ironically echoing linguistic pun potential in disorders.
- 10. Pertaining to same-sound words with different meanings, ripe for double entendre.
Down
- 5. One adept at rearranging letters to craft hidden meanings or hidden puns.
- 6. A scholar obsessed with meaning shifts, especially where puns reside.
- 9. Words similar in form but distinct in meaning, often causing slips of the tongue.
- 11. Study of typefaces that can turn a pun into a visual jest.
- 12. Expression style where literal meaning diverges, perfect pun playground.
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