advanced cryptic

English

Noun

advanced cryptic (plural advanced cryptics)

  1. (crosswording) A cryptic crossword which includes an additional puzzle which must be solved using the completed grid or which transforms entries in the grid.
    • 2012 September 7, Chambers, The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Consideration has been given to the differing needs of various kinds of crosswords, from concise to advanced cryptics, and nothing has been excluded simply on the grounds of obscurity.
    • 2014 July 10, Alan Connor, The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief, Penguin, →ISBN:
      And then there are his puzzles, modeled on those he and Bernstein had enjoyed so much in The Listener. These are as enjoyable examples as any of the eye-wateringly arcane "advanced cryptic."
    • 2020 January 31, Philip Fine, Amory H. Danek, Kathryn Friedlander, Ian Hocking, William Forde Thompson, Novel Approaches for Studying Creativity in Problem-Solving and Artistic Performance, Frontiers Media SA, →ISBN, page 21:
      Advanced cryptic crosswords are found in weekend newspapers and some magazines, and the grids generally use bars rather than blocked grids (Friedlander and Fine, 2016).
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