Araucarian

araucarian English Etymology From en Araucaria -ian. Adjective en araucarian. en crosswording Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality. en They vary as much as the Guardian but generally exclude the more Araucarian style of puzzle. Colin Blackburn 23-01-2008 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.puzzles.crosswords/lD3TUrU8hVw/GqWsmce0VS4J Independent crossword online rec.puzzles.crosswords en True-blue Ximeneans would be appalled – a rubbery clue, a deviant whim, not a verb in sight – but I reckon it's funny, and inventive, and Araucarian – the other word to describe libertarians. David Astle Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words 2012 en The clues were close to Ximenean standards, with just the occasional superfluous "to" or "a". But solvers detected another, Araucarian layer of meaning On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime 156 T. Campbell 2013 Antonyms crosswords en Ximenean Anagrams en aaaacinrru auracarian en eponyms