Terminology

This page lists all items of crossword jargon which, while of note, do not warrant their own page.

A

 * Anagram fodder: the letters from which an anagram is or must be made.
 * Anagrind: an.

C

 * Cryptic: a cryptic crossword.

F

 * Fodder: see anagram fodder.

L

 * Light: a 'white square'; a square in which part of an answer is to be written.

U

 * Unch: an unchecked letter.