Hidden word indicator
interior
“interior” 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
- adjective
- Themes
- concealment
“Shoddy interior of niche apartment (5)”
Answer: CHEAP
Definition: "Shoddy" — poor quality, cut-price. "interior of" signals a hidden word. The carrier is "niche apartment". Run the letters together and look inside: niCHE APartment. The hidden run gives CHEAP.
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- a bit of
- a little of
- amid
- amidst
- among
- amongst
- appearing in
- belonging to
- bit of
- buried in
- central to
- characters in
- concealed in
- contained in
- content of
- contents of
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