Printer's Devilry

A Printer's Devilry is a form of cryptic crossword puzzle, first invented by Afrit (Alistair Ferguson Ritchie) in 1937. ^[1]

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Table of Contents

1. 9 relations: Alistair Ferguson Ritchie, Azed, Cryptic crossword, Derrick Somerset Macnutt, José Limón, Printer's devil, Punctuation, The Listener (magazine), Word divider.

2. Crosswords

Alistair Ferguson Ritchie

Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (1890–1954) was a crossword compiler, under the pseudonym Afrit.

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Azed

Azed is a crossword which appears every Sunday in The Observer newspaper. Printer's Devilry and Azed are crosswords.

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Cryptic crossword

A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Printer's Devilry and cryptic crossword are crosswords.

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Derrick Somerset Macnutt

Derrick Somerset Macnutt (1902–1971) was a British crossword compiler who provided crosswords for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Ximenes.

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José Limón

José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a dancer and choreographer from Mexico and who developed what is now known as 'Limón technique'.

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Printer's devil

A printer's devil was a young apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks, such as mixing tubs of ink and fetching type.

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Punctuation

Punctuation marks are marks indicating how a piece of written text should be read (silently or aloud) and, consequently, understood.

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The Listener (magazine)

The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC in January 1929 which ceased publication in 1991.

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Word divider

In punctuation, a word divider is a form of glyph which separates written words.

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See also

Crosswords

• Alice Solves the Puzzle
• Azed
• Cross-figure
• Crossword
• Crossword abbreviations
• Crosswordese
• Cryptic crossword
• D-Day Daily Telegraph crossword security alarm
• Fill-In (puzzle)
• Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words
• Paser Crossword Stela
• Printer's Devilry
• The New York Times crossword
• The Riddle of the Sphinx (Inside No. 9)
• Wordplay (film)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer's_Devilry

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