Across
- 4. – The actual answer as written into the grid.
- 6. – Explanation of how the clue leads to the solution.
- 8. – Words like "returns," "reflected," or "either way."
- 9. – The answer reads the same forward and backward.
- 10. – Using phonetic spelling to disguise an answer.
Down
- 1. – The letters or phrase used in the wordplay (especially anagrams).
- 2. – Taking alternate letters to form a new word.
- 3. – A word or phrase with all different letters (used in tricky clues).
- 5. – Misleading hyphenation in a clue’s surface reading.
- 7. – A clue where only some letters are reused multiple times.
