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語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /ænd lɪt/, enPR: ănd lĭt

名詞

&lit (plural &lits)

1. (crosswording, sometimes attributive) 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".

   Perfect &lits are hard to create.

   • 2006, Nikki Katz, Zen and the Art of Crossword Puzzles: A Journey Down and Across, page 63:

     &Lit: This word play means "and take it literally." In these clues, the word play and literal definition are one and the same. &Lit clues are marked with an exclamation point at the end.

派生語

• semi-&lit

Further reading

• Cryptic crossword § "&lit." on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Notes

アナグラム

• 'til, TIL, TLI, til