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Ximenean

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hɪˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ Spanish-influenced
  • /ˌzɪməˈniːən/ chiefly crosswording

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used and defined by "Ximenes" (Derrick Somerset Macnutt), whereby an acceptable cryptic clue must have a precise definition, a fair and strictly grammatical subsidiary indication, and no redundant elements beyond these.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: crosswording

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the religious teachings and publications of Ximénez de Cisneros.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1911, Arthur Cayley Headlam (Bishop of Gloucester), The Church Quarterly Review The Orationale is a MS. of the highest antiquity, bearing throughout a character consistent with an older date than the MSS. which underlie the Ximenean Missal and Breviary

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A cruciverbalist or crossword fan who shares Ximenes's beliefs about fair crossword setting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Ximénez or Ximenes + -an