The difference between Cross-light and Triple acrostic
When used as nouns, cross-light means a word clued by a stanza in a double acrostic or triple acrostic, whereas triple acrostic means a poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. the initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza.
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Cross-light as a noun:
A word clued by a stanza in a double acrostic or triple acrostic; its initial and final letters are used to form the uprights.
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Triple acrostic as a noun:
A poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the third stanza.