"diagramless" meaning in English

See diagramless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From diagram + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diagram|less}} diagram + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diagramless (not comparable)
  1. (crosswords) Having a blank grid, so that the solver must determine the positions of the black (non-lettered) squares as well as the answers to the clues. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-diagramless-en-adj-F-~AMj9G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Noun

Forms: diagramlesses [plural]
Etymology: From diagram + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diagram|less}} diagram + -less Head templates: {{en-noun}} diagramless (plural diagramlesses)
  1. (crosswords) A puzzle of this kind.
    Sense id: en-diagramless-en-noun-gS2IJTJO

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 June 28, “The Redesign”, in New York Times:",
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