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semi-&lit

semi-&lit noun: an extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.

Noun

semi-&lit (plural semi-&lits)

  1. (crosswording) An extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.
    • 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
    • Who published articles in German about scientific topics originally? (8)
      EIN + EIN ("articles in German") about S(cientific) T(opics) [originally] and semi &lit.2024 March 20, Loonapick, “Guardian Cryptic 29,335 by Jack”, in Fifteensquare

Forms of semi-&lit

pluralsemi-&lits

Origin of semi-&lit

From semi- + &lit.

Questions about semi-&lit

What does semi-&lit mean?
Semi-&lit means an extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.
What part of speech is semi-&lit?
Semi-&lit is a noun.
What is the plural of semi-&lit?
The plural of semi-&lit is semi-&lits.

Words near semi-&lit in the dictionary

  1. semi rig
  2. semi rigs
  3. semi truck
  4. semi trucks
  5. semi-
  6. semi-&lit
  7. semi-&lits
  8. semi-acoustic
  9. semi-active
  10. semi-affordable
  11. semi-algorithm

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