Across
- 5. – A clue intentionally designed to suggest a false solving path.
- 6. – Working from a guessed answer to reverse-engineer the clue.
- 7. – A playful, free-form style of clueing (from setter Araucaria).
- 9. – Less rigid, more creative clue style (often seen in Guardian puzzles).
- 10. – Slang for a very difficult cryptic puzzle.
Down
- 1. – A clue offering three synonyms for the same answer.
- 2. – Strict, rule-based clueing style.
- 3. – Each letter appears at least twice in the puzzle.
- 4. solver – When the solver can’t make progress due to a few missing crossings.
- 8. – A puzzle that includes every letter of the alphabet at least once.