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perimetrical jigsaw

perimetrical jigsaw noun: a type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.

Noun

perimetrical jigsaw (plural perimetrical jigsaws)

  1. (crosswording) A type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.
    • See title2016 April 30, Lavatch, “2258: Perimetrical jigsaw”, in The Spectator
    • This issue sees the return of Skipjack with a puzzle for which you’d be advised to seek help, a celebration of a discovery from Grackle, a perimetrical jigsaw from Cutter which should raise a smile, and one of Chalicea’s circular puzzles.2017, “March 2017”, in 1 Across crossword magazine

Forms of perimetrical jigsaw

pluralperimetrical jigsaws

Questions about perimetrical jigsaw

What does perimetrical jigsaw mean?
Perimetrical jigsaw means a type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.
What part of speech is perimetrical jigsaw?
Perimetrical jigsaw is a noun.
What is the plural of perimetrical jigsaw?
The plural of perimetrical jigsaw is perimetrical jigsaws.

Words near perimetrical jigsaw in the dictionary

  1. perimeters
  2. perimethamine
  3. perimetrial
  4. perimetric
  5. perimetrical
  6. perimetrical jigsaw
  7. perimetrical jigsaws
  8. perimetrically
  9. perimetries
  10. perimetrist
  11. perimetrists

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