Anagram indicator
disturb
“disturb” 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.
- Clue types
- Anagram
- Forms
- disturb, disturbs, disturbed, disturbing
- Subtlety
- moderate
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, participle
- Themes
- emotion
“Disturbed a hornet? One more! (7)”
Answer: ANOTHER
Definition: "One more" — an additional one. "Disturbed" signals an anagram. Anagram fodder: "a hornet" (7 letters). Rearranging A-H-O-R-N-E-T gives ANOTHER.
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