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Cryptic crossword
A crossword variant in which each clue is a piece of wordplay yielding the answer (e.g. "Flowering plant for me at lunchtime (5)" = TULIP, an anagram of "lit up").
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What is Cryptic crossword?
A crossword variant in which each clue is a piece of wordplay yielding the answer (e.g. "Flowering plant for me at lunchtime (5)" = TULIP, an anagram of "lit up").
What's related to Cryptic crossword?
Related puzzle terms include Crossword. See the linked entries for full definitions.