Anagram indicator
excite
“excite” 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
- excite, excited, excites, exciting
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, participle
- Themes
- emotion
“Excited elk, I fancy (4)”
Answer: LIKE
Definition: "fancy". "excited" is the anagram indicator, telling you to rearrange letters. The fodder is "elk" plus "I" — four letters to jumble. Rearrange ELK + I to spell LIKE, meaning fancy.
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