For example, the following clue is an anagram: “Dress suiting a saint.” “Saint” is the definition and “dress suiting a” is the wordplay.The words you will need to jumble will be located either directly before or after the indicator word.Common anagram indicator words include “transfer,” “cook,” “dress,” “out,” “off,” “moved,” or “lost.” Spot an anagram by looking for words that indicate change or modifications.As with the previous clue, “edict” becomes “cited” after you shuffle the letters in the wordplay around. Solve an anagram by rearranging the letters of a word to reveal the hint, which, along with the definition, will help you find the clue’s answer. Rearrange the clue's letters when dealing with anagram clues. Before you are ready to start solving clues, you’ll need to memorize the common indicator terms and their corresponding clue devices!.The new word, as we already know, is “cited” which is the answer because it is a synonym for “quoted from,” the clue definition. In this case, “wrongly” refers to “edict,” so you know you’ll need to scramble the letters to reveal a new word.“Wrongly” and other words such as "broken," "confused," etc., indicate that the letters of a word need to be rearranged to reveal the answer, which is how an anagram works.Once you’ve studied the common clue devices and indicator words, you’ll be able to tell right away that this clue is using an anagram! For example, within “edict wrongly,” “wrongly” is the indicator term.Once the indicator term has led you to the clue device, you’ll be able to apply its rules in order to solve the puzzle.
This term will help you guess which wordplay device is being used. Look at the wordplay portion of the clue to locate the indicator term. Guess the “indicator term” by memorizing common indicator words. Think about synonyms or other descriptive words that relate to your definition once you have found it. However, the definition should shape your thinking. It is impossible to solve the clue with the definition alone.In “Desire for Japanese money,” the definition could be “desire” or “Japanese money.” "Japanese money” is the definition and a synonym of “Yen,” which is the answer to this particular clue. When the definition is less obvious, identify the two possibilities then eliminate one by considering the rest of the clue.The definition is often a synonym of the clue's answer, which is “cited” in this case. Consider the following clue: “Quoted from edict wrongly.” “Quoted from” is the definition because it comes at the beginning of the sentence and hints at the clue's answer.The clue’s definition is very important because it tells you the literal meaning of the answer you are looking for. Definitions are almost always located near the beginning or end of the sentence. Pick out the clue's “definition." Look near the beginning or end of the sentence to determine which word in the clue is the definition.
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