Puzzle within a puzzle (like the one in this puzzle) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Puzzle within a puzzle (like the one in this puzzle) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is META.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% META Puzzle within a puzzle (like the one in this puzzle) (4)
11% ATSEA Puzzled (5) LA Times Mini Sep 25, 2025
11% ENIGMA Puzzle (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 11, 2025
11% VEX Puzzle (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 30, 2025
11% BEMUSED Puzzled (7) New York Times Aug 24, 2025
11% PERPLEX Puzzle (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 16, 2025
10% LITMUSTEST Theme of the puzzle (10) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
10% THEMED Like this crossword puzzle (6) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
10% RIDDLE Sieve puzzle (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
10% POSER Tricky puzzle (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
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