Possible Clues:

• A verse that's initially puzzling
• Twitch after description of some clues unfinished in puzzle
• Word puzzle of convoluted sort one found in a small volume
• Poem that's initially enlightening
• Psalm 119, e.g.
• Not a crossword, but a cross way of playing with a cane, by the sound of it
• Puzzle almost like this clue with curtailed credit
• Crossword cousin
• Word puzzle like clues above mostly getting habitual response
• A reptile, its inside churning, presents a puzzle