Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : L

LABOUR

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LAB.

LABOUR LEADER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LACKING FINISH

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.

LACKING WINGS

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.

LAIR

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DEN.

LAKE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters ERIE.

LAND'S END

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter D.

LARGE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LARGE AMOUNT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LOT or TONS

LARGE NUMBER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating a Roman numeral: C or D or M.

Sample clue:

Satan makes a large number wicked (5)

LATIN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LAWLESS

Possibly an anagram indicator.

LAWRENCE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DH or TE.

LAWYER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DA.

LAWYERS

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters BAR.

LEADER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an initial letter, for example:

LEADERLESS

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

LEARNER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LEFT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LEGEND

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter G.

LEGISLATOR

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters MP.

LENGTH

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LETTERHEAD

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LETTERS

1. Possibly an anagram indicator.

Sample clues:

Are red letters more highly valued? (6)

This may reproduce letters from clients (7)

2. Possibly a hidden word indicator.

Sample clues:

Last letter or letters from some garage (5)

Letters from Oscar certainly seem few and far between (6)

LIBERAL

1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters LIB.

2. Possibly an anagram indicator.

LIEUTENANT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LT.

LIFTED

Possibly a reversal indicator (in a Down clue).

LIMA

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).

Sample clue:

Cut off in Lima with Oscar and Papa (3)

LIMB

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters strong>ARM or LEG.

LIMITLESS

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.

LIMITS

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the first and last letters of a word. For example:

LINCOLN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ABE.

Sample clue:

Competent learner in Lincoln (4)

LINE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters RY (railway).

LINING

Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.

LIQUID

Possibly an anagram indicator.

LIRA

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LISTEN

Phrases such as if you listen may be homophone indicators.

LISTENER

1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters EAR.

2. Phrases such as for the listener or to the listener may be homophone indicators.

LITHIUM

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LI.

(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).

Sample clue:

Lithium crystals initially applied to birds or plants (7)

LITRE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

LITTLE BOY

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an abbreviated boy's name, e.g. AL, ERN, TIM, TOM, etc.

LITTLE DEVIL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IMP.

LITTLE GIRL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an abbreviated girl's name, e.g. NAN, PEG, SAL, SUE, etc.

LITTLE WOMAN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters JO or AMY or BETH (characters in Louisa Alcott's Little Women).

LOCAL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PUB.

LONG

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PINE.

LONG TIME

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters AGE or AGES or EON.

LOOK

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LO.

LOOKING BACK

Possibly a reversal indicator.

LOOKING UP

Possibly a reversal indicator (in a Down clue).

LOOSE

Possibly an anagram indicator.

LOOSELY

Possibly an anagram indicator.

LOSING HEART

1. Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.

2. Possibly a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters SI.

LOSING MARGINS

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.

LOSING OPENER

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

LOUD

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter F. Very loud may indicate the letters FF.

LOVE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O or the letters NIL.

LUNATIC

Possibly an anagram indicator.

LUXEMBOURG

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.

(See International Vehicle Registrations).

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