perimetrical jigsaw

noun

A type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.

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Meanings

nounperimetrical jigsaw (plural perimetrical jigsaws)

plural perimetrical jigsaws

  1. crosswordingA type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.

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    2016 April 30, Lavatch, “2258: Perimetrical jigsaw”, in The Spectator
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    This issue sees the return of Skipjack with a puzzle for which you’d be advised to seek help, a celebration of a discovery from Grackle, a perimetrical jigsaw from Cutter which should raise a smile, and one of Chalicea’s circular puzzles.

    2017, “March 2017”, in 1 Across crossword magazine
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APA

perimetrical jigsaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrical%20jigsaw

MLA

“perimetrical jigsaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrical%20jigsaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perimetrical jigsaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perimetrical%20jigsaw.

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