Reversal indicator
turn
“turn” is a reversal indicator in cryptic crosswords.
The letters of the wordplay are reversed. Indicators use the imagery of going back, returning, or turning over (and direction in down clues).
- Clue types
- Reversal
- Forms
- turn, turns, turned, turning, turned around
- Subtlety
- subtle, moderate
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, phrase, participle
- Themes
- movement
“Gossip does a U-turn for the money (3)”
Answer: PAY
Definition: "the money" — what you take home for work. Gossip → YAP (to chatter away). "does a U-turn" signals a reversal. YAP reversed spells P-A-Y. YAP backwards gives PAY.
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