Anagram indicator

wild

“wild” 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
wild, wildly
Subtlety
subtle
Part of speech
adjective, adverb
Themes
weather, nature
Worked example

College wildly rives unity (10)

Answer: UNIVERSITY

Definition: "College" — a place of higher learning. "wildly" signals an anagram. The fodder is "rives unity" (10 letters). Rearranging the letters of RIVES UNITY gives the answer. UNIVERSITY.


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