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Words with Friends is a multiplayer computer word game developed by Newtoy. Players take turns building words crossword -puzzle style in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble . The rules of the two games are similar, but Words with Friends is not associated with the Scrabble brand.
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:
For setters, sometimes the boundary conditions they set with a Nina or a Themed Crossword pose a more interesting problem and produce a more entertaining, challenging or varied crossword. Conversely, sometimes for solvers, spotting a Nina or Theme can help solvers to guess answers or unchecked letters that are proving tough to decode and can ...
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I think this article should be titled "Crossword Puzzle" because the term is a more accurate description of the subject. The word "Crossword" can refer to any words that cross per se, for example as the words cross within a game of Scrabble. Whereas "Crossword Puzzle" refers more specifically to the puzzle game which is the subject of this article.
The 'crossword language' I know is very much that of the author of the webpage. All of which means there are likely to be similarities between the two lists of crossword abbreviations, but I'd argue that would be the case of any extensive alphabetical list of crossword abbreviations - particularly as the definitions can only be one or two letters.