perimetrical jigsaw

English

Noun

perimetrical jigsaw (plural perimetrical jigsaws)

  1. (crosswording) A type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.
    • 2016 April 30, Lavatch, “2258: Perimetrical jigsaw”, in The Spectator‎[1]:
      See title
    • 2017, “March 2017”, in 1 Across crossword magazine‎[2]:
      This issue sees the return of Skipjack with a puzzle for which you’d be advised to seek help, a celebration of a discovery from Grackle, a perimetrical jigsaw from Cutter which should raise a smile, and one of Chalicea’s circular puzzles.
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