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Mastering Cryptic Puzzle Decoding
A crossword exploring key terms and concepts used by adept cryptic puzzle solvers.
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Across
  • 1. Encrypted text to decode
  • 2. Word that sounds like another
  • 3. Word that signals wordplay
  • 5. Removing letters from a word
  • 7. Wordplay exploiting multiple meanings
  • 11. Type of definition that’s oblique
  • 12. Person who cracks cryptic puzzles
  • 13. Letters added without meaning
  • 15. Word formed by rearranging letters
  • 16. Type of definition and wordplay clue part
Down
  • 4. Abbreviation for the definition part
  • 6. Sign representing a concept or letter
  • 8. Number of letters indicated in clue
  • 9. To put letters inside others
  • 10. Hidden message formed by initial letters
  • 14. Breaking down clues systematically
  • 17. To read backward in a clue
  • 18. Part of the answer hidden inside
  • 19. Central idea linking answers
  • 20. Hint within the cryptic clue

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