| ACR | Horiz., as a crossword clue |
| EDIT | Rewrite, as a crossword clue |
| ANSWER | A solution to a crossword clue, dilemma or problem, for example; or, a response to a question (6) |
| META | Like a crossword clue about crossword clues, say |
| SOLUTION | From "loosen, unfasten", word for something dissolved, or that resolves or unravels, as in a crossword clue (8) |
| LIGHT | Frivolous answer to a crossword clue |
| CAPITALLETTER | What a crossword clue typically starts with |
| SIRI | "___, find me a crossword clue for yourself" |
| PUN | Many a crossword clue |
| SYN | Many a crossword clue: Abbr. |
| SWORD | Long blade turns up in a crossword clue (5) |
| TEXT | Contents of a crossword clue, usually |
| EDITS | Tweaks a crossword clue, say |
| GRID | A network of intersecting lines forming a pattern of squares, observed in everyday things such as a crossword puzzle, map, piece of graph paper, spreadsheet or trellis (4) |
| THEMED | Focused on a subject, as a crossword |
| EMBED | Insert, as a crossword puzzle on a website |
| RECLUE | Find a better hint for, as a crossword entry |
| AHAMOMENT | Possible part of the process of solving a crossword clue |
| DOWN | Word for a crossword clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid (4) |
| MISLED | How one might feel when a crossword clue is tricky |
