What do you call a crossword puzzle player?

What do you call a crossword puzzle player?

Someone who has a specific interest in crossword puzzles however, should strictly speaking be described as a cruciverbalist. Bizarrely, a very common use of the word is as a crossword solution to a clue such as: 'crossword puzzle fan (14 letters)'.

What are the circles in a crossword puzzle?

Circle-in-the-square is a type of crossword puzzle in which circles appear in some of the Answer squares. The letters that will appear in the circles when the Answers are written in spell out words related to the puzzle's theme.

What does anag mean in a crossword puzzle?

Anagram'Anag' is short for 'Anagram'. An anagram is. a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.” In crossword clues, anagrams form a significant part. Sometimes, the clue may contain the word “anag.” to indicate that you can get the answer by rearranging a word