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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : E
A dictionary of words and phrases often encountered in cryptic crossword clues - words that may mean something more, or something other, than is indicated by their surface meaning.
EARLY CLOSING
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.
EAST
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
EASTERN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
ECCENTRIC
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ECHO
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).
- Sample clue:
- King discovered echo in ravine (6)
ECSTASY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
EDGES AWAY
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.
EDIT
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EDITED
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EGGHEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
EGO
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter I.
ELEVEN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters XI.
EMBRACING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
EMPLOY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters USE.
EMPTIED
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
EMPTY
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
ENCIRCLE
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
END
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the final letter of a word, for example:
| End of April = L |
| End of term = M |
| Land's End = D |
ENDLESS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.
ENERGY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
ENFOLD
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENFOLDED
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENFOLDING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENFOLDS
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENGENDERING
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ENGINEER
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ENGINEERED
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ENGINEERS
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters RE (Royal Engineers).
ENGLAND
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E or the letters ENG.
ENGLISH
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E or the letters ENG.
ENSEMBLE
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ENTANGLED
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ENTERING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENVELOP
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENVELOPED
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENVELOPING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ENVELOPS
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
ERRATIC
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ERUPTING
Possibly an anagram indicator.
ESSAY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters TRY.
ESSAYIST
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ELIA or LAMB.
ESSENTIALS
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EVACUATED
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
EVENLY
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the selection of alternate letters from a word.
EVENS OUT
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the omission of alternate letters from a word.
EVERYONE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ALL.
EVERY OTHER
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the selection of alternate letters from a word.
EVERY SECOND
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the selection of alternate letters from a word.
EVERYTHING
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ALL.
EVIL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters SIN.
EXCITED
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXCLAMATION
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O or the letters AH or OH etc..
EXHIBITING
Possibly a hidden word indicator.
EXIST
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters BE or ARE.
EXISTS
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IS.
EXOTIC
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXPERT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ACE.
- Sample clue:
- Expert covering right amount of land (4)
EXPLODE
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXPLODED
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXPLODING
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXTERNAL
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
EXTRACT
Possibly a hidden word indicator.
EXTRAORDINARY
Possibly an anagram indicator.
EXTREMELY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the first and letters of a word, for example:
| Extremely rude = RE |
| Extremely silly = SY |
EYE-OPENER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter E.
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