Hidden word indicator
sheltered by
“sheltered by” 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
- moderate
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Themes
- concealment
“Funding sheltered by belief in ancestry (7)”
Answer: FINANCE
Definition: "Funding" — money provided to support something. "sheltered by" signals a hidden word, concealed inside the surrounding words. The carrier is "belief in ancestry". Run the letters together and read across the word breaks: belie-F-IN-ANCE-stry. The hidden run in "belief in ancestry" gives FINANCE.
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