&lit

名词 n.
发音 ănd lĭt

英文释义

名词 n.
  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". attributive,sometimes
    — Perfect &lits are hard to create.

词形变化

&lits plural & lit. alternative

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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