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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : Q

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.


QUAKER LEADER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter Q or the letters FOX or PENN.


QUART

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


QUARTER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N or E or S or W.

Sample clue:
Have plenty of food - but about a quarter have no food! (5)

QUEBEC

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

(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).

Sample clue:
Quebec - possibly a truer locality (7)

QUEEN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter Q or the letters ER.


QUEER

Possibly an anagram indicator.


QUEERLY

Possibly an anagram indicator.


QUERY

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


QUESTION

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter Q or the letters QU.


QUESTIONABLE

Possibly an anagram indicator.


QUICK START

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


QUIET

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter P (as in music notation) or the letters SH or MUM.


QUIRKY

Possibly an anagram indicator.


QUITE

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


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