Hidden word indicator
covers
“covers” is a hidden word indicator in cryptic crosswords.
The answer sits unbroken across the letters of consecutive words. A hidden-word indicator points to something held, buried, or partly visible.
- Clue types
- Hidden word
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- verb
- Themes
- concealment
“Camera gear covers period (3)”
Answer: AGE
Definition: "period" — a span of time, as in an AGE. "Camera gear" — "covers" tells you the answer is hidden inside these words. Spelling out "cameragear" letter by letter, the middle stretch reads...er-AGE-ar... Lift out that hidden span: AGE, giving the answer.
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- a bit of
- a little of
- amid
- amidst
- among
- amongst
- appearing in
- belonging to
- bit of
- buried in
- central to
- characters in
- concealed in
- contained in
- content of
- contents of
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