Cryptic
Both words in one sentence
- Her last words lead to another remote planet with the same girl (or her body double), another accident, and another cryptic message.
Source: Creator / Sergey Lukyanenko -
British crosswords resemble snaking mazes with clues that require a working knowledge of mythology and literature, with cryptic clues layered with double meanings (non-cryptic crosswords are known as "quickie" crosswords).
Source: Crossword Puzzle -
In the Young Bond novel Double or Die, a kidnapped teacher/crossword compiler plants clues to his abduction in his final cryptic crossword.
Source: Crossword Puzzle
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Double and Cryptic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/double
Cryptic & Double. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/double>.
Double or Cryptic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/double.
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