Charade indicator
near
“near” is a charade indicator in cryptic crosswords.
The answer is built by placing chunks next to each other in sequence. Charade indicators use the imagery of following, addition, and joining.
- Clue types
- Charade
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- adverb
“Female's weak attack online (5)”
Answer: FLAME
Definition: "attack online". "Female" gives the abbreviation F. "weak" is a synonym for LAME. Charade: F + LAME = FLAME, an attack online.
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