What name is given to the word puzzle in which a phrase, quotation or fact must be deduced from numbers and letters in the clue (eg 52 C in a P = 52 cards in a pack)?
Ditloid Ditloid A ditloid is a type of word puzzle, in which a phrase, quotation, date, or fact must be deduced from the numbers and abbreviated letters in the clue. Common words such as 'the', 'in', 'a', 'an', 'of', 'to', etc. are not normally abbreviated. The name 'ditloid' was given by the "Daily Express" newspaper, originating from the clue: 1 = DitLoID ≡ "1 Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich". Will Shortz originated the current form of this puzzle and first published it in the May–June 1981 issue of "Games" magazine, calling it the Equation Analysis Test. In its annual
Acrostic (puzzle) be "and", "any", "all", or even a proper name like "Ann". One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be. If the answer to clue "B" is "IDLE", one could narrow down the 5/6/7 word to "AND" and the following word starting with "JI". Some people might already begin to recognize the phrase "Jack and Jill went up the hill." The numbers in the quotation are generally followed by letters corresponding to the clue answers, to aid solvers in working back and forth from the clues to the puzzle. Elizabeth Kingsley is credited with inventing