Reversal · Container indicator
hold
“hold” is a reversal indicator in cryptic crosswords.
The letters of the wordplay are reversed. Indicators use the imagery of going back, returning, or turning over (and direction in down clues).
Depending on the clue, “hold” can also act as a container indicator.
- Clue types
- Reversal, Container
- Forms
- hold, holds, held up, holding
- Subtlety
- moderate
- Part of speech
- phrase, verb, participle
- Themes
- containment
“Produced when cheese turns (4)”
Answer: MADE
Definition: "Produced". "cheese" gives a Dutch variety: EDAM. "turns" says to reverse it. EDAM reversed spells MADE = produced.
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