An anagram indicator (or anagrind) tells the solver to rearrange the letters of text within the clue (eg 'Drunken men are more despicable' for MEANER).

We have put together a number of lists to assist crossword solvers, containing such things as abbreviations, anagram indicators, deletion indicators etc.

This is an incomplete list of the most common anagram indicators used in cryptic crosswords. Note that almost any word indicating activity, movement or ...

30 янв. 2024 г. · My question is, is there a "master" list of indicators or is it more or less up to the setter of the puzzle to decide what words could be reasonably construed ...

3 мар. 2009 г. · Here's a compilation of frequently seen anagram indicators. A huge set when compared to other indicators, and yet there are many more possibilities. Не найдено: clinic | Нужно включить: clinic

13 мая 2023 г. · Build up bespoke lists of abbreviations, reversal indicators, anagram indicators etc, a great repository of which is at the online Clue Clinic.

1 авг. 2023 г. · Tightly clued, full of single letter insertions/deletions & with a couple of less than familiar anagram indicators.

The solver can spot this type of clue by identifying the anagram indicator, a word that implies change, disarray, uncertainty or failure. Examples include ... Не найдено: clinic | Нужно включить: clinic

18 нояб. 1998 г. · Indirect anagram A cryptic clue in which the subsidiary indication contains a synonym for an anagram of the answer, plus anagram indicator, e.g.

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