Anagram indicator
rough
“rough” 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
- rough, roughly
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- adjective, adverb
- Themes
- weather
“Our DNA evolved roughly (6)”
Answer: AROUND
Definition: "roughly" — meaning approximately. "evolved" signals an anagram. The fodder is "Our DNA" (O, U, R, D, N, A). Rearranging those six letters gives the answer. Anagram of OUR DNA = AROUND.
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