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indirect anagrams

indirect anagrams is the plural of indirect anagram.

Meaning of indirect anagram

Noun

indirect anagram (plural indirect anagrams)

  1. (crosswording) A cryptic device, forbidden in most publications, in which the word to be anagrammed is not present in the wordplay.
    • ... the importance of sound clues: how they must be syntactically correct and how we must shun the indirect anagram and other unfair devices.1977, Games & Puzzles

Questions about indirect anagrams

What is indirect anagrams the plural of?
Indirect anagrams is the plural of indirect anagram.

Words near indirect anagrams in the dictionary

  1. indioside
  2. Indira
  3. Indira Nagar
  4. indirect
  5. indirect anagram
  6. indirect anagrams
  7. indirect cost
  8. indirect costs
  9. indirect democracy
  10. indirect discourse
  11. indirect dye

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