Charade Indicator Words

Charade indicators join pieces of wordplay end to end.

The answer is built by placing chunks next to each other in sequence. Charade indicators use the imagery of following, addition, and joining.

Worked example

“Female's weak attack online (5)”

Answer: FLAME

Definition: "attack online". "Female" gives the abbreviation F. "weak" is a synonym for LAME. Charade: F + LAME = FLAME, an attack online.

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