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名詞

extended definition (plural extended definitions)

1. (crosswording) A cryptic clue with both a definition and a wordplay, but in which the wordplay can also be read as part of the definition.

   Synonym: semi-&lit

   • 2017 April 17, PeterO, “Guardian Cryptic 27,173 by Brendan”, in Fifteensquared‎:

     Pass on education, primarily, in this (7)
     A charade of COL (‘pass’) plus LEG (‘on’ side in cricket) plus E (‘Education, primarily’), with an extended definition.

   • 2024 August 23, Peter Biddlecombe, “Sunday Times clue writing contest 2032: Stir-fry”, in Sunday Times‎:

     Cooking that’s fuss-free, requiring no bits of expensive equipment before you start (4,3) [...]
     As woks are fairly cheap equipment and stir-fry cooking is a fairly simple process, the whole clue is an extended definition, so a “semi-&lit”.

   • 2024 December 2, “i Cryptic Crossword 4313 Peter”, in idothei‎:

     I want to highlight two delightful surface readings, where the whole clue acts as an extended definition.