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Mastering Cryptic Clue Techniques
A crossword exploring key strategies and terms used to solve cryptic puzzles effectively.
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Across
  • 1. Encrypted or coded puzzle form
  • 3. Puzzle with symbols representing words
  • 5. Part of a clue giving the answer directly
  • 7. Letters placed inside other letters or words
  • 12. To encode or conceal a clue's true meaning
  • 14. A word with similar meaning used in clues
Down
  • 2. Letters taken from another word in clue
  • 4. Clue element to divert solver's attention
  • 6. Word hinting at a manipulation in the clue
  • 8. Answer concealed within the clue's text
  • 9. Rearranged letters forming a new word
  • 10. Word formed by combining smaller word parts
  • 11. Words that sound alike but differ in spelling
  • 13. Strategy involving reading letters backward
  • 15. Type of definition giving two clues in one

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