Cryptic crossword clue
More than one Lexus, possibly, ahead of carbon science — it’s semantics 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LEXICOLOGY

L
E
X
I
C
O
L
O
G
Y

Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "semantics" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case semantics = lexicology.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does LEXICOLOGY mean?

LEXICOLOGY noun
  1. The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
  2. A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

Latest crossword clues with full explanations