Anagram indicator

suffer

“suffer” 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
suffer, suffers, suffering
Subtlety
moderate
Part of speech
verb, participle
Themes
illness
Worked example

Manage ravaged corn lot (7)

Answer: CONTROL

Definition: "Manage" — to direct or have command over. "ravaged" signals an anagram. Anagram fodder: "corn lot" (7 letters). Rearranging C-O-R-N-L-O-T gives the answer. CONTROL.


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