Anagram indicator

remodel

“remodel” is an anagram indicator in cryptic crosswords.

An anagram clue gives you the exact letters of the answer in a jumbled order, plus a word that signals the mix-up — words suggesting disorder, change, or breakage.

Clue types
Anagram
Forms
remodel, remodels, remodelled, remodelling
Subtlety
moderate
Part of speech
verb, adjective, participle
Themes
construction
Worked example

Caved and remodelled — sophisticated (8)

Answer: ADVANCED

Definition: "sophisticated" — meaning advanced or refined. "remodelled" signals an anagram. The fodder is "Caved and" (8 letters: C, A, V, E, D, A, N, D). Rearrange those letters to spell the answer. Anagram of CAVED AND gives ADVANCED.


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