crossword enigma

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A puzzle in the form of a poem with successive lines hinting at the individual letters of a word. dated

词形变化

词源

From crossword + enigma. The term predates the modern crossword puzzle and takes its name from an older meaning of crossword, referring to the words from which the letters of an acrostic are to be taken.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary