Hidden word indicator
showing
“showing” 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
- subtle
- Part of speech
- participle
- Themes
- concealment
“Cube steaks showing top quality (4)”
Answer: BEST
Definition: "top quality" — means BEST. "showing" signals a word hidden in the surface. The answer lurks across "Cube steaks": cuBE STeaks. Reading those consecutive letters spells BEST.
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