Editing Crossword (section)

=== Metapuzzles ===
Some crossword designers have started including a metapuzzle, or "meta" for short, a second puzzle within the completed puzzle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Gaffney's Weekly Crossword Contest Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://xwordcontest.com/faq|last=Gaffney|first=Matt|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> After the player has correctly solved the crossword puzzle in the usual fashion, the solution forms the basis of a second puzzle. The designer usually includes a hint to the metapuzzle. For instance, the puzzle ''Eight Isn't Enough'' by Matt Gaffney gives the clue "This week's contest answer is a three-word phrase whose second word is 'or'."<ref>{{cite web |title=Eight Isn't Enough |url=http://xwordcontest.com/2015/08/mgwcc-376-friday-august-14th-2015-eight-isnt-enough.html |first=Matt |last=Gaffney |date=14 August 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The crossword solution includes the entries "BROUGHT TO NAUGHT", "MIGHT MAKES RIGHT", "CAUGHT A STRAIGHT", and "HEIGHT AND WEIGHT", which are all three-word phrases with two words ending in -ght. The solution to the meta is a similar phrase in which the middle word is "or": "FIGHT OR FLIGHT".

Since September 2015, the [[Wall Street Journal]] Friday crossword has featured a crossword contest metapuzzle, with the prize of a WSJ mug going to a reader randomly chosen from among those submitting the correct answer.<ref name="WSJContestCrosswords101">{{cite web |last1=Gaffney |first1=Matt |title=Contest Crosswords 101 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/contest-crosswords-101-how-to-solve-puzzles-11625757841 |website=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |access-date=18 Feb 2024}}</ref><ref name="XWordMugglesForum_Past">{{cite web |last1=PastWSJCCsolutions |title=Past WSJ Crossword Contests & Solutions |url=https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=277 |website=XWord Muggles Forum |access-date=18 Feb 2024}}</ref>