Araucarian

See also: araucarian

English

Etymology

Araucaria +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Araucarian (comparative more Araucarian, superlative most Araucarian)

1. Alternative letter-case form of araucarian
2. Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality.
   • 2008 January 23, Colin Blackburn, “Independent crossword online”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords‎^[1] (Usenet):

     They vary as much as the Guardian but generally exclude the more Araucarian style of puzzle.

   • 2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words:

     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.

   • 2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime, page 156:

     The clues were close to Ximenean standards, with just the occasional superfluous "to" or "a". But solvers detected another, Araucarian layer of meaning

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “crosswords”): Ximenean