Hidden word indicator

found in

“found in” 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
moderate
Part of speech
phrase
Themes
concealment
Worked example

News found in a square portrait (6)

Answer: REPORT

Definition: "News" — a report relays the news. "found in" signals the answer is hidden inside the surrounding words. The carrier "square portrait" conceals it: squaREPORTrait. Reading straight across the join gives REPORT.


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