Misprints
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misprints is a noun meaning plural of misprint.
Meaning
plural of misprint.
More Meanings
- (crosswording) A crossword puzzle in which clues or answers have one letter changed.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of misprint
Example Sentences
I had a go at setting more of his specialised crosswords and then one day I had the luck to hit the jackpot. I set a Misprints puzzle and, when he returned it, Ximenes enclosed a four page letter.
Ximenes introduced several new types of crossword including 'Misprints' in which misprints occur in either the clues or the answers; he also started competitions for clue-setting which became very popular among solvers.
A few used TOAST (again with drinking connotations) as misprint for ROAST, failing to spot perhaps that it is itself a passable definition of SWEAL and therefore less effective, if acceptable at all, in a misprints clue.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include typo, erratum, literal, miscut, mislabel, misspellings.
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