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cryptic definitions

cryptic definitions is the plural of cryptic definition.

Meaning of cryptic definition

Noun

cryptic definition (plural cryptic definitions)

  1. (crosswording) A cryptic crossword clue with no wordplay element.
    • Cryptic definitions are the clues you see with question marks in American puzzles, denoting Burns and Allen-style puns.2013 May 1, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime, Morgan James Publishing, →ISBN, page 150

Questions about cryptic definitions

What is cryptic definitions the plural of?
Cryptic definitions is the plural of cryptic definition.

Words near cryptic definitions in the dictionary

  1. cryptexes
  2. cryptic
  3. cryptic crossword
  4. cryptic crosswords
  5. cryptic definition
  6. cryptic definitions
  7. cryptic ovulation
  8. cryptic species
  9. cryptical
  10. cryptically
  11. cryptices

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