Anagram indicator
strange
“strange” 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
- strange, strangely
- Subtlety
- moderate
- Part of speech
- adjective, adverb
- Themes
- madness
“Regret is strangely put on record (8)”
Answer: REGISTER
Definition: "put on record" — to enter into a register. "strangely" signals an anagram. The fodder is "Regret is" (8 letters). Rearranging REGRET IS gives REGISTER.
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