Words such as we hear, by the sound of it, so it's said, what sounds like, reportedly. Words such as some of, caught in, part of, housed by. Look for back ...

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, ...

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 repository is for tracking tracking changes to a list of abbreviations and indicators commonly found in cryptic crosswords. This is a slightly modified ...

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 ...

Anagram indicator · Insertion indicator (container and contents) · Charade indicator (letters next to each other) · Hidden word indicator · Reversal indicator.

The solver can spot this type of clue by identifying the anagram indicator, a word that implies change, disarray, uncertainty or failure.

This is an incomplete list of letter selection indicators. Most of these are either used possessively, postpositively or in two-word compounds.

Cryptic Indicators · Anagrams: around/about, possibly/could be, distributed, bad, sick, crazy, lost, confused, broken, fresh, off, cryptic, organised, sad, new, ...

Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution.