double definition

plural double definitions

1. crosswordingA type of cryptic clue in which there is no wordplay and both halves of the clue define homonymous words.

   Double definitions are always easier when you know some letters of the answer.

   2020 August 20, Telegraph Media Group Ltd, The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword: Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy, Hachette UK, →ISBN

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   A less demanding example is given by "Lost, as a dog may be" (6) . This is a double-definition type with the answer ASTRAY.

   2015 January 1, B. J. Holmes, Pocket Crossword Dictionary, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

   It's a double definition! A word that is both a "Marvel hero" and a "morbid bet" is DEADPOOL.

   2016 September 13, Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, Chris Kohler, Good Job, Brain!: Trivia, Quizzes and More Fun From the Popular Pub Quiz Podcast, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 205