extended definition

Noun

extended definition (plural extended definitions)

1. (crosswording) A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.
   • Pass on education, primarily, in this (7)
     A charade of COL (‘pass’) plus LEG (‘on’ side in cricket) plus E (‘Education, primarily’), with an extended definition.2017 April 17, PeterO, “Guardian Cryptic 27,173 by Brendan”, in Fifteensquared
   • Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...]
     As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”.2024 August 23, Peter Biddlecombe, “Sunday Times clue writing contest 2032: Stir-fry”, in Sunday Times

   Synonyms:

   semi-&lit