Cryptoquip

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cryptogram puzzle that leads to a saying or quotation.

    "The other was a cryptoquip that came in the mail, addressed to Allison. There was no letter attached, no return address, only a St. Paul postmark. The clue said that t equalled a."

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"The other was a cryptoquip that came in the mail, addressed to Allison. There was no letter attached, no return address, only a St. Paul postmark. The clue said that t equalled a."

Etymology

From crypto- + quip.

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