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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : H
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.
HAPHAZARD
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HARBOUR
1. Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
2. Possibly a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PORT.
HARBOURED
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HARBOURING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
- Sample clue:
- Stretch of river harbouring vessels (7)
HARBOURS
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Post Office harbours stolen picture (5)
- Indian region harbours unknown painter (4)
HARD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HASH
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HAVOC
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HAYWIRE
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating an initial letter, for example:
| Head of department = D |
| Beachy Head = B |
| King's Head = K |
| Roundhead = R |
HEADFIRST
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HEADLESS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.
HEAD OFF
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.
HEAD START
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HEALTH CENTRE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters AL.
- Sample clues:
- Asian health centre established in a month (5)
- Place next to health centre or allotment (10)
HEARD
Possibly a homophone indicator.
HEARING
Possibly a homophone indicator.
HEARSAY
Possibly a homophone indicator.
- Sample clues:
- A lord, according to hearsay, is to show up (6)
- The team, according to hearsay, expressed discontent (6)
HEART
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the central letter(s) of a word, for example:
| Heart of glass = A |
| Broken heart = OK |
HEARTLESS
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
HEARTS
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HEAVYWEIGHT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ALI or TON.
- Sample clues:
- Heavyweight with boy or girl (6)
- Singing John, the Spanish heavyweight (5)
- Fighting heavyweight somewhere in Cheshire (10)
HEIGHT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H or the letters HT.
HELD
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HELIUM
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters HE.
(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).
- Sample clue:
- Serfs requiring helium - bucketloads (6)
HELP
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters AID or SOS.
HELPING TO MAKE
Possibly a hidden word indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Group helping to make house tidy (3)
- Appalled - but helping to make Branagh a star (6)
HENRY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H or the letter HAL.
HER MAJESTY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ER or HM.
HEROIN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HESITATION
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ER or UM.
HIDDEN
Possibly a hidden word indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Mineral hidden in forest (3)
- Everything hidden by manual labourer (6)
HIDE
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HIDES
Possibly a hidden word indicator.
- Sample clue:
- Afraid, Lydia hides in vain (4)
HIDING
1. Possibly an anagram indicator.
- Sample clue:
- Still hiding in attics? (6)
2. Possibly a hidden word indicator.
- Sample clues:
- Hiding in bushes to attack an animal (5)
- Protagonist hiding somewhere in New Zealand (6)
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY
Possibly an anagram indicator.
HILL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters TOR.
HINDHEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HOGSHEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HOLD
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOLDING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOLDS
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOLIDAY CENTRE
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter I.
HOLLOW
Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of one or more central letters from a word.
HOME
Home or at home may be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IN.
HOME COUNTIES
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters SE.
HOSPITAL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat) or WARD.
HOT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HOTEL
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).
- Sample clue:
- Hotel signs at random in seaside resort (8)
HOTHEAD
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HOUR
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H or the letters HR.
HOUSE
1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters HO.
2. Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOUSED
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOUSES
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HOUSING
Possibly a container-and-contents indicator.
HUNDRED
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter C or the letters TON.
HUNGARY
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
(See International Vehicle Registrations).
HYDRANT
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
HYDROGEN
May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter H.
(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).
- Sample clue:
- Influx of hydrogen after iodine runs out (6)
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