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Quirky Twists in Cryptic Crossword Craft
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Sound-alike clue type in cryptics
  • 2. A word clue often used for substitution
  • 3. To place letters inside another word
  • 5. Clue word signalling a cryptic operation
  • 9. Word formed by parts placed side by side
  • 11. To take out parts from a word or phrase
Down
  • 4. Reads same forwards and backwards
  • 6. Cryptic trick involving twice the meaning
  • 7. Letters rearranged to form new word
  • 8. First letters form a hidden word or phrase
  • 10. Direction often indicated for hidden words
  • 12. Hidden message or secret code device

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