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cryosphere
cryostat
cryosurgery
cryotherapy
crypt
crypt-
cryptanalysis
cryptic
cryptic crossword
crypto-
cryptoclastic
cryptococcosis
cryptococcus
cryptocrystalline
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cryptic crossword
cryp·tic cross·word (plural cryp·tic cross·words)


noun 
Definition:
 
crossword whose clues are not straightforward: a crossword which uses obscure clues to indicate the solutions indirectly
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