"cryptic crossword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cryptic crosswords [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptic crossword (plural cryptic crosswords)
  1. A type of crossword involving wordplay and misleading definitions. Wikipedia link: cryptic crossword Related terms: Crossword abbreviations Translations (type of crossword): 謎中謎縱橫填字遊戲 (Chinese Mandarin), 谜中谜纵横填字游戏 (mízhōngmí zònghéng tiánzì yóuxì) (Chinese Mandarin), piilosana (Finnish), kryptisches Kreuzworträtsel [neuter] (German), kryptisk kryssord [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kryptisk kryssord [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-cryptic_crossword-en-noun-KJiBorwX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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