14 дек. 2009 г. · In the letter exchange clue type, two letters switch positions to give the solution. That's a variation on letter shifting, in which a single letter changes ...

22 авг. 2023 г. · Cryptic crosswords for beginners: replacing one thing with another. It's a swap shop in our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics.

Letter Swap. The answer is created by swapping a single letter from a word in the clue. Q: “Don't think so,” rope making RN (4). A: NOPE (letter swap). NOPE is ...

This is an incomplete list of substitution and movement indicators, covering anything which suggests swapping or movement of letters in a word.

Replacement indicators tell the solver that one sequence of letters in an element of the wordplay should be replaced by another sequence.

For example, you might be told to swap letters, rotate the letters in a word from one end to the other, or perform some other operation on the words or letters.

o Switch letters – Letters in the clue are switched either in their order – first letter to last, swap the middle letters around or one letter replaces another, ...

7 дек. 2009 г. · The letter shifting device moves a letter within a word, to form a new word. Some words that can be used with this clue type: SCORE: move S from the end of ...

17 авг. 2012 г. · This is an example of a letter shifting clue. Letter shifting involves moving a letter within a word to form another word. As per normal you ...

Swap the letters or sounds in the words 'his' and 'mandle' and 'mishandle' results – bad treatment by hand. Compass bearings. A reference to the compass ...