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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anyone know what the circles mean when they’re like this in a crossword?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

means it's part of a clue. in this case it's 6 above's clue which is "Approximate shape of this puzzle's white squares... and a synonym of the circled letters"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh ok thanks. When I did this puzzle I finished it before the vertical clues so I never saw that I guess.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No problem. If you want another tip: when a clue ends in a question mark, perhaps, or maybe it means that the answer or clue is a pun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I play the Sunday as a group and my God. Crosswords have some of the most bullshit rules.

You can put multiple letters on a single square? Reebus. You can also have an answer that's a whole phrase instead of a word.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sundays are fucked up tbh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

YEAH i hate rebuses. I did almost a puzzle daily last year and have only gotten 1 rebus without help.

[–] Timecircleline 2 points 11 months ago

That's helpful, thanks!