Hidden word indicator
part of
“part of” 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
- obvious
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Themes
- concealment
“Brief part of winter season (5)”
Answer: TERSE
Definition: "Brief". "part of" signals a hidden word — look inside the words around it. The letters are concealed across "winter season": winTER SEason. Reading those consecutive letters straight out gives TERSE.
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- a bit of
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- amid
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- 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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