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See also: lit, Lit, lít, līt, lit., -lit, and Lit.

&lit ‎(not comparable)

(of a cryptic crossword clue) That can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate".

&lit ‎(plural &lits)

A clue of this type.
Perfect &lits are hard to create.
- 2006, Nikki Katz, Zen and the Art of Crossword Puzzles: A Journey Down and Across, page 63:
  &Lit: This word play means "and take it literally." In these clues, the word play and literal definition are one and the same. &Lit clues are marked with an exclamation point at the end.