This easy crossword puzzle introduces 3rd–5th grade kids to common terms used in cryptic crossword clues. Perfect for beginners learning clue parts and basic puzzle ideas.
Esoteric Lexicon of Cryptic Conundrums is a hard crossword puzzle with 10 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Esoteric Lexicon of Cryptic Conundrums
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Words or phrases that read identically reversed
- 2. Indicator specifying word length in clue structure
- 3. Sound-alike words confounding cryptic clue setters
- 4. Pertaining to a cryptic rearrangement of letters
- 5. Cryptic puzzles often presenting logical paradoxes
- 7. Opposite point could invert a puzzle’s direction
Down
- 6. Subtle deception that leads solver astray initially
- 8. Suggestive form often hinting at definition part
- 9. Composite clue piece forming new word fragments
- 10. Puzzle element using pictures to substitute words
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