Anagram indicator
tailor
“tailor” 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
- tailor, tailors, tailored, tailoring
- Subtlety
- subtle
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, participle
- Themes
- fashion, textile
“Type of tailored grey coat (8)”
Answer: CATEGORY
Definition: "Type" — a class or grouping. "tailored" signals an anagram. Anagram fodder: "grey coat" (8 letters). Rearrange G-R-E-Y-C-O-A-T to spell the answer. GREY COAT tailored gives CATEGORY.
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