Anagram indicator
run
“run” 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
- run, runs, running
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- verb, participle
- Themes
- sport
“Run Ed ragged below (5)”
Answer: UNDER
Definition: "below" — meaning beneath or lower. "ragged" signals an anagram. The fodder is "Run Ed" → the letters R, U, N, E, D. Rearranging R-U-N-E-D gives UNDER.
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