Hidden word indicator
harbouring
“harbouring” 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
- participle
- Themes
- concealment
“Tokyo ungovernable, harbouring the immature (5)”
Answer: YOUNG
Definition: "the immature" — describes those not yet grown up. "Tokyo ungovernable" — run the two words together as the hiding place for the answer. "harbouring" signals a hidden word buried inside that span. Spell it out: toKYO UNGovernable — the consecutive letters Y-O-U-N-G sit right across the join. Lift those letters out: YOUNG.
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- contained in
- content of
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