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: High-quality puzzles often use a "revealer"—a long answer that ties all the other themed answers together to tell a coherent joke or story [25]. For instance, an April Fool’s Day puzzle might have a story-driven trick where black squares are "missing," requiring the solver to deduce their locations [25]. Common "Story" Clues and Answers
: These are specific types of puzzles where the grid is integrated into a narrative or biographical passage [27]. Solvers must identify missing words based on the context of the story or by cross-referencing the grid [27].
In standard crosswords, clues about stories often refer to classical literature or specific narrative terms: