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We call them anagram puzzles, crosswords puzzles are for us other words with the same meaning.

• alisonkisk 5y ago
  It's not an anagram, it was portmanteau (in this case, but other wordplay is seen too). Also, folks in the thread are ignoring Henry Hook, a famous UK constructor who used plenty of "non-standard" wordplay.
  • zem 5y ago
    henry hook was american (and wrote american style cryptics, which are very similar to uk cryptics but have a few stylistic differences) also i'd say portmanteau clues (and rebuses) are standard wordplay for an nyt crossword, they just unfamiliar to people who don't do that kind.