extended definition

English

Noun

extended definition (plural extended definitions)

  1. (crosswording) A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.
    Synonym: semi-&lit
    • 2017 April 17, PeterO, “Guardian Cryptic 27,173 by Brendan”, in Fifteensquared‎[1]:
      Pass on education, primarily, in this (7)
      A charade of COL (‘pass’) plus LEG (‘on’ side in cricket) plus E (‘Education, primarily’), with an extended definition.
    • 2024 August 23, Peter Biddlecombe, “Sunday Times clue writing contest 2032: Stir-fry”, in Sunday Times‎[2]:
      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 December 2, “i Cryptic Crossword 4313 Peter”, in idothei‎[3]:
      I want to highlight two delightful surface readings, where the whole clue acts as an extended definition.
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