26 апр. 2016 г. · They are words that give a sense of reversal (not surprisingly!) such as around, backslide, brought about, come back, flipped over, going west, ...

CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS: CLUE TYPES and INDICATORS. Examples are in Italics. CLUE TYPE. 1 Anagrams: a mixture of some letters. Wild West food (4). 2 Sandwich: one ...

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

This list is a reformatted and slightly updated version of one # compiled by Ross Beresford and posted to rec.puzzles.crosswords in # 1992.

5 сент. 2008 г. · Most cryptic clues have "indicators" that help you identify the clue type. The links under the Indicators column will give you a list of common ...

Indicators include words that give a sense of things being spoken, broadcast, noisy, or listened to.

4 сент. 2024 г. · This list contains the coded expressions used to select letters from a word or words in cryptic clues (eg 'a little crossword' = C).

Anagram indicators are a very important indicator in cryptic clues. They indicate that the order of the letters should be changed.

31 июл. 2013 г. · The components of charade clues may include various types of cryptic clues, including abbreviations, reversals, containers, anagrams, etc. When ...

As always, an indicator should alert you to what kind of cryptic clue it is. Common indicators to suggest a word should be put inside or outside another are:.