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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : L
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.
LABOUR
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LAB.
LABOUR LEADER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LACKING FINISH
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.
LACKING WINGS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.
LAIR
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DEN.
LAKE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters ERIE.
LAND'S END
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter D.
LARGE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LARGE AMOUNT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LOT or TONS
LARGE NUMBER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating a Roman numeral: C or D or M.
- Sample clue:
- Satan makes a large number wicked (5)
LATIN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LAWLESS
Possibly an anagram indicator.
LAWRENCE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DH or TE.
LAWYER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DA.
LAWYERS
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters BAR.
LEADER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an initial letter, for example:
| French leader = F |
| Great leader = G |
| Leader of men = M |
LEADERLESS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.
LEARNER
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LEFT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LEGEND
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter G.
LEGISLATOR
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters MP.
LENGTH
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LETTERHEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LETTERS
1. Possibly an anagram indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Are red letters more highly valued? (6)
- This may reproduce letters from clients (7)
2. Possibly a hidden word indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Last letter or letters from some garage (5)
- Letters from Oscar certainly seem few and far between (6)
LIBERAL
1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters LIB.
2. Possibly an anagram indicator.
LIEUTENANT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LT.
LIFTED
Possibly a reversal indicator (in a Down clue).
LIMA
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).
- Sample clue:
- Cut off in Lima with Oscar and Papa (3)
LIMB
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters strong>ARM or LEG.
LIMITLESS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.
LIMITS
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the first and last letters of a word. For example:
| City limits = CY |
| Speed limits = SD |
| Limits of exploration = EN |
LINCOLN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ABE.
- Sample clue:
- Competent learner in Lincoln (4)
LINE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L or the letters RY (railway).
LINING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
LIQUID
Possibly an anagram indicator.
LIRA
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LISTEN
Phrases such as if you listen may be homophone indicators.
LISTENER
1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters EAR.
2. Phrases such as for the listener or to the listener may be homophone indicators.
LITHIUM
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LI.
(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).
- Sample clue:
- Lithium crystals initially applied to birds or plants (7)
LITRE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
LITTLE BOY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an abbreviated boy's name, e.g. AL, ERN, TIM, TOM, etc.
LITTLE DEVIL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IMP.
LITTLE GIRL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an abbreviated girl's name, e.g. NAN, PEG, SAL, SUE, etc.
LITTLE WOMAN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters JO or AMY or BETH (characters in Louisa Alcott's Little Women).
LOCAL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PUB.
LONG
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PINE.
LONG TIME
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters AGE or AGES or EON.
LOOK
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters LO.
LOOKING BACK
Possibly a reversal indicator.
LOOKING UP
Possibly a reversal indicator (in a Down clue).
LOOSE
Possibly an anagram indicator.
LOOSELY
Possibly an anagram indicator.
LOSING HEART
1. Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
2. Possibly a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters SI.
LOSING MARGINS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of first and last letters.
LOSING OPENER
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.
LOUD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter F. Very loud may indicate the letters FF.
LOVE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O or the letters NIL.
LUNATIC
Possibly an anagram indicator.
LUXEMBOURG
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L.
(See International Vehicle Registrations).
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