Anagram indicator

grind

“grind” 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
grind, grinds, ground, grinding
Subtlety
moderate
Part of speech
verb, participle
Themes
mechanics, cooking

Note: mechanical process.

Worked example

Keep ground salt (4)

Answer: LAST

Definition: "Keep" (to continue or remain). "ground" signals an anagram. Rearrange the letters of "salt". Anagram of SALT gives LAST = "Keep".


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