&lit

发音

/ænd lɪt/

词形变化

&lits 复数 &lits

别名

& lit.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cryptic crossword clue that can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate".

    定语 游戏

    Perfect &lits are hard to create.

词源

From & + clipping of literal or literally, referring to the fact that the clue both forms a traditional cryptic clue and can be read literally as a straight clue. Coined by "Ximenes" (Derrick Somerset Macnutt) in his 1966 book Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword.

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