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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : J

A dictionary of words and phrases often encountered in cryptic crossword clues - words that may mean something more, or something other, than is indicated by their surface meaning.


JACK

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J or the letters AB or TAR.


JAIL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters CAN or PEN.


JAPAN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J.

(See International Vehicle Registrations).


JITTERY

Possibly an anagram indicator.


JOB CENTRE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O.


JOINER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter AND or WITH.


JOINT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J.


JOLLY

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters RM (Royal Marines).


JOLSON

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters AL.


JONSON

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters BEN.


JOURNALIST

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ED.


JOURNALISTS

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PRESS.

Sample clues:
Down with legal document constraining journalists (9)
Midwest journalists love coffee (8)

JOURNEY'S END

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter Y.


JUDGE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J.


JUGGLED

Possibly an anagram indicator.


JULIET

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J.

(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).

Sample clue:
Juliet and Romeo separated by a conflict (3)

JUMBLED

Possibly an anagram indicator.


JUMPING

Possibly an anagram indicator.


JUMP START

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter J.


JUNCTION

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter T.


JUNIOR

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters JR or possibly SON.


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