Anagram · Container indicator

break

“break” is an anagram indicator in cryptic crosswords.

An anagram clue gives you the exact letters of the answer in a jumbled order, plus a word that signals the mix-up — words suggesting disorder, change, or breakage.

Depending on the clue, “break” can also act as a container indicator.

Clue types

Anagram, Container

Forms

break, breaks, broken, breaking, breaking into

Subtlety

moderate

Part of speech

verb, participle, phrase, adjective

Themes

destruction, containment

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